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Raman Jit Singh Chima

Asia Policy Director, Senior International Counsel

Raman Jit Singh Chima serves as Asia Policy Director and Senior International Counsel at Access Now, leading the organisation's work in protecting an open internet and advancing the rights of users at risk across the region. He is a founding volunteer with the SaveTheInternet.in Net Neutrality Coalition and assisted the legal team involved in the Supreme Court of India's landmark Shreya Singhal v. Union of India judgment on internet free speech. Prior to this, he served as Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Manager with Google based in Delhi across 2010-2014 and advised government, industry bodies and academia on technology policy issues. He is an India qualified lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and clerked for Justice V.S. Sirpurkar of the Supreme Court of India, in addition to training with India's National Judicial Academy and National Human Rights Commission. Raman has studied internet regulation as an independent research fellow with the Sarai programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, and contributed to Freedom House's inaugural Freedom on the Internet report in 2009. He holds a Bachelors in Arts and Law (Honours) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, where he was Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology.
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023

20 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023
20 Apr 2023
UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 7 discussion regarding Mechanism of Implementation 20 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 6 discussion regarding Preventive Measures 19 Apr 2023

19 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 6 discussion regarding Preventive Measures 19 Apr 2023
19 Apr 2023
UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 6 discussion regarding Preventive Measures 19 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 5 Technical Assistance 18 Apr 2023

18 Apr 2023
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UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 5 Technical Assistance 18 Apr 2023
18 Apr 2023
UN AHC Cybercrime Fifth Session Access Now Remarks Item 5 Technical Assistance 18 Apr 2023
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Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression

12 Apr 2023

Access Now and partners are hosting a media briefing on the grave threat to human rights posed by ongoing UN cybercrime treaty negotiations.

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Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression
12 Apr 2023
Media briefing: proposed UN cybercrime treaty negotiations sidestepping human rights protections and threatening free expression
Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.

Open letter: the government of India must review and reform of the legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns

6 Apr 2023

Access Now and partners call on the government of India to review and reform the legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.

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Open letter: the government of India must review and reform of the legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns
6 Apr 2023
Open letter: the government of India must review and reform of the legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns
Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.

Global coalition to Indian government: reform legal framework on internet shutdowns 

6 Apr 2023

Access Now and partners call on the Indian government to review the current legal and regulatory framework governing internet shutdowns.

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Global coalition to Indian government: reform legal framework on internet shutdowns 
6 Apr 2023
Global coalition to Indian government: reform legal framework on internet shutdowns 
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Submission on the Revised Draft Industry Codes, under the Online Safety Act

24 Mar 2023

Access Now’s submission on the revised Draft Industry Codes under the Online Safety Act.

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Submission on the Revised Draft Industry Codes, under the Online Safety Act
24 Mar 2023
Submission on the Revised Draft Industry Codes, under the Online Safety Act
#KeepItOn 2022 Report: Weapons of control, shields of impunity - internet shutdowns in 2022

लगातार पांच साल: भारत 2022 में इंटरनेट बंद करने वाला सबसे बड़ा दोषी है

28 Feb 2023

2022 में भारत ने कम से कम 84 बार इंटरनेट बंद किया जो लगातार पांच साल में दुनिया के किसी भी देश की तुलना में सबसे अधिक है।

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लगातार पांच साल: भारत 2022 में इंटरनेट बंद करने वाला सबसे बड़ा दोषी है
28 Feb 2023
लगातार पांच साल: भारत 2022 में इंटरनेट बंद करने वाला सबसे बड़ा दोषी है
#KeepItOn 2022 Report: Weapons of control, shields of impunity - internet shutdowns in 2022

Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender

28 Feb 2023

In 2022, India shut down the internet at least 84 times — more than any country, for the fifth consecutive year. Read “Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022.”

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Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender
28 Feb 2023
Five years in a row: India is 2022’s biggest internet shutdowns offender
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IT Rules amendments: Indian government bids to tighten control over online content

27 Jan 2023

Access Now is alarmed by the Indian authorities’ new draft amendment to the IT Rules.

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IT Rules amendments: Indian government bids to tighten control over online content
27 Jan 2023
IT Rules amendments: Indian government bids to tighten control over online content