Suspicion of "abuse" that human rights organizations appeal to IT companies to cancel the listing

　In response to listing to the US stock market planned by Israeli companies under the umbrella, 28 international human rights organizations, which are more than 18 countries, including the United States, Britain, and France, have stopped listing due to human rights concerns.I issued a public letter to be asked.It has been pointed out that the company's products that extract personal information from smartphones have been abused by some exports, such as Hong Kong and Myanmar, and are abused by opposition.Human rights issues are increasingly calling for social responsibilities.

　This company is an IT company in Israel, Sele Bright.He is a top company in the digital forensic field.They have unlocked smartphones and handle devices to extract encrypted information, and provide them to investigators in 140 countries around the world.There is also a Japanese version.

　The company was acquired in 2007 by Japanese electronic equipment manufacturer "San Electronics" (listed in Jasdaq, Aichi Prefecture) and became a subsidiary.In 2005, it is the core that earns more than 70 % of the group sales.

　Celvrite announced in April this year that it would list the shares in the Nasdaq Market in the U.S. to expand business.Use a method called "SPAC", which is listed by investment funds and other investment funds that do not do business, and later merges with business companies.Initially, the procedure was completed in June, but it was late.The reason is not clear, but it seems that it takes time to judge.As a subsidiary of a Japanese company, it may be the first listed on SPAC.

　On the other hand, 28 leading citizenship and human rights organizations, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation (US) and the International Human Rights Federation (France), have violated human rights on the 13th of this month to US securities authorities and Nasdaq markets and investors.We issued a public letter calling for postponement and cancellation of the listing procedure until the specific measures to prevent.The company has pointed out that the company's products are sold to repressive governments, enabling reporters, human rights activists, dissident, and minority restraint. "

　In June, U.S. Representative Tom Marinouski submitted a public letter to US Securities Authorities and others in June.He criticized Cele Bright that he has delayed human rights issues.He called for postponing the listing procedures until the company clarified the trading standards.

　It has been pointed out that the company's unlocking technology has been useful for criminal investigations, while some countries have been abused by political repression and uncertainty criminal proceedings based on a warrant.

In Myanmar, in Hong Kong ... pointed out that it was abuse of crackdowns to citizens

　US newspaper New York Times ...