In letter, human rights activists urge that Cellebrite not be permitted to provide its equipment to Kampala regime, claiming it is used to suppress dissidents and LGBT community

Move comes after powerful Israeli-made surveillance tools reportedly used against journalists and activists by countries around the world under the guise of fighting terror, crimes

Aversion to arming human rights violators often trumped by political expediency; only new legislation can keep Israeli firms from selling wares to bad actors, activists say

National Infrastructure Committee, which had initially rejected project, approved it in February under pressure from Transportation Minister Smotrich

Israel Democracy Institute warns tech used to violate human rights brings 'disgrace' to Startup Nation, but ex-security official says new technologies are essential to fight terror