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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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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
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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 
South Sudan #KeepItOn

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

Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s department on the review of the Privacy Act

31 Mar 2023
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Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s department on the review of the Privacy Act
31 Mar 2023
Submission to the Australian Attorney-General’s department on the review of the Privacy Act
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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 report EECA

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 report EECA

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