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Namrata Maheshwari

Asia Pacific Policy Manager and Global Encryption Policy Lead

Namrata Maheshwari serves as the Asia Pacific Policy Manager and Global Encryption Policy Lead at Access Now. She leads Access Now’s policy and advocacy work across the Asia Pacific region. She also leads the organization’s work on encryption policy globally. Namrata engages with stakeholders including industry, civil society, and governments to promote rights-respecting approaches to internet governance. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School where she focused on technology policy and digital governance, and is an India-qualified lawyer. Prior to her current role, she worked with the Center for Democracy & Technology, and practiced law in India.

Australia’s Privacy Act

India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill jeopardizes privacy — it must not be enforced

6 Apr 2022 •

The Parliament of India has passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill which will jeopardize privacy and expand the scope for surveillance — it must not be enforced.

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India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill jeopardizes privacy — it must not be enforced
6 Apr 2022
India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill jeopardizes privacy — it must not be enforced
Sierra Leone

The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

4 Apr 2022 •

Access Now calls upon authorities in Sri Lanka to commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media.

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The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
4 Apr 2022
The government must commit to ensuring access to an open internet and free social media in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Access Now theme

Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul

7 Mar 2022 •

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.

Press Release
Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul
7 Mar 2022
Bangladesh’s proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation needs a complete overhaul
Access Now theme

Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms

7 Mar 2022 •

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organizations are urging Bangladesh to withdraw the proposed digital, social media, and OTT platforms regulation.

Press Release
Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
7 Mar 2022
Letter to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission: withdraw the Regulation for Digital, Social Media, and OTT Platforms
Australia’s Privacy Act

Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka

18 Feb 2022 •

This brief breaks down the steps necessary to ensure Sri Lanka’s Personal Data Protection Bill is a rights-respecting data protection legislation.

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Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka
18 Feb 2022
Policy Brief: Nine steps to protect our data and privacy in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar

28 Jan 2022 •

Access Now and a coalition of human rights organisations are calling on Bangladesh to immediately release Nusrat Shahrin Raka.

Press Release
Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar
28 Jan 2022
Bangladesh: release Nusrat Shahrin Raka, sister of Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar
Australia's privacy laws

Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend

19 Jan 2022 •

Australians’ privacy hangs in the balance as the government reviews the Privacy Act 1988. Here are the legal changes Australians should fight for.

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Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend
19 Jan 2022
Australia’s privacy laws are getting an update — here’s what we recommend
Australia's privacy laws

Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988

17 Jan 2022
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Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988
17 Jan 2022
Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department on the Review of the Privacy Act 1988
Encryption and messaging services

Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight

12 Jan 2022 •

Access Now is joining the Global Encryption Coalition in the fight to prevent this critical technology from being weakened. 

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Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight
12 Jan 2022
Access Now joins Global Encryption Coalition and continues to fight the good fight
Australia’s Privacy Act

Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs

16 Dec 2021 •

Access Now is calling on the Indian Parliament to protect people’s right to privacy and amend the recently tabled Personal Data Protection Bill.

Press Release
Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs
16 Dec 2021
Personal Data Protection Bill: this is not the privacy law India needs

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