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Raman Jit Singh Chima (Archived Bio)

Asia Pacific Policy Director, Senior International Counsel

Raman Jit Singh Chima is Senior International Counsel and Asia Pacific Policy Director at the international non-profit organisation Access Now, where he also serves as the organisation’s Global Cybersecurity Lead. He co-founded India’s SaveTheInternet.in campaign for net neutrality, and later helped co-found the Article 21 Trust and the Internet Freedom Foundation. He assisted the legal team involved in the Supreme Court of India’s landmark Shreya Singhal v. Union of India judgment on Internet free speech, and has been included in Forbes Magazine’s 30-Under-30 list of leaders in India under the Law and Policy category in 2016. He previously served as Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Manager in Google’s Asia Pacific team and held senior roles in industry associations. In 2019, he was awarded a Chevening Cybersecurity Fellowship and completed a programme of study at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. Raman is a graduate of the National Law School of India University at Bangalore, where he co-founded and was later elected chief editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology.

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Access Now’s submission on Taiwan AI Basic Law

16 Sep 2024

Access Now welcomes the progressive approach taken in this current preview draft text of Taiwan’s AI Basic Law, including the importance laid on protecting human rights and the concerns of individuals and vulnerable communities.

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Access Now’s submission on Taiwan AI Basic Law
16 Sep 2024
Access Now’s submission on Taiwan AI Basic Law
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Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done

13 Sep 2024
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Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done
13 Sep 2024
Access Now welcomes first set of amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act, but more needs to be done
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The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan

21 Aug 2024

The Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan, witnessed by Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun of Executive Yuan, signed a Letter of Intent with Access Now.

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The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan
21 Aug 2024
The Ministry of Digital Affairs welcomes RightsCon to Taiwan
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展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行

20 Aug 2024

由公民社會發起的全球最大科技與人權會議 RightsCon,將於明(114)年2月24至27日來臺舉辦,數位發展部今(20)日與該會議主辦單位 Access Now,簽署合作意向書,預期將有150國、3,000名產官學專業人員來臺,共同探討人工智慧、數位治理等議題。

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展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行
20 Aug 2024
展現數位民主實力 全球最大數位人權會議明年在臺舉行
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

Access Now’s oral statement at 18th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes

12 Aug 2024
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Access Now’s oral statement at 18th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes
12 Aug 2024
Access Now’s oral statement at 18th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

Letter to negotiating states regarding the UN AHC Chair’s proposal on main pending provisions of proposed cybercrime convention

7 Aug 2024
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Letter to negotiating states regarding the UN AHC Chair’s proposal on main pending provisions of proposed cybercrime convention
7 Aug 2024
Letter to negotiating states regarding the UN AHC Chair’s proposal on main pending provisions of proposed cybercrime convention
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

Access Now’s oral statement at 14th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes

7 Aug 2024
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Access Now’s oral statement at 14th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes
7 Aug 2024
Access Now’s oral statement at 14th meeting of reconvened concluding session of UN AHC to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

UN cybercrime convention: open letter to EU-commission and member states

18 Jul 2024

EU member states must not sign the latest draft of the UN cybercrime convention if critical flaws are not addressed.

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UN cybercrime convention: open letter to EU-commission and member states
18 Jul 2024
UN cybercrime convention: open letter to EU-commission and member states
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Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 

25 Jun 2024

Access Now urges the Indian government to amend the Telecom Act 2023 and consult with civil society and experts before framing rules to implement the Act to safeguard people’s rights to privacy and free speech.

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Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 
25 Jun 2024
Partial enforcement of India’s Telecom Act — a total eclipse of digital rights 

Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024

16 May 2024
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Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024
16 May 2024
Submission of comments on the Draft Digital Competition Bill, 2024