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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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Submission to the Indian government on the IT rules draft amendment 2023

25 Jan 2023

Access Now submits that the proposed amendment to IT Rules 2021 requires to be revisited, in respect of both process and substance.

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Submission to the Indian government on the IT rules draft amendment 2023
25 Jan 2023
Submission to the Indian government on the IT rules draft amendment 2023
Digital censorship

Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6 (Contd.)

19 Jan 2023
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Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6 (Contd.)
19 Jan 2023
Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6 (Contd.)
Digital censorship

Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 5

19 Jan 2023
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Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 5
19 Jan 2023
Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 5
Digital censorship

Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 4

16 Jan 2023
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Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 4
16 Jan 2023
Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 4
Digital censorship

Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6

12 Jan 2023
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Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6
12 Jan 2023
Access Now statement to the fourth session of the UN AHC on Cybercrime on Item 6
Access Now theme

Internet throttling in Bangladesh: government, telcos must #KeepItOn

12 Dec 2022

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are demanding unfettered access to all people across Bangladesh at all times.

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Internet throttling in Bangladesh: government, telcos must #KeepItOn
12 Dec 2022
Internet throttling in Bangladesh: government, telcos must #KeepItOn
Access Now theme

Open letter: authorities and telecom providers in Bangladesh must maintain unhindered internet access for all

9 Dec 2022

The #KeepItOn coalition calls on public authorities and internet service providers in Bangladesh to not interfere with internet access.

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Open letter: authorities and telecom providers in Bangladesh must maintain unhindered internet access for all
9 Dec 2022
Open letter: authorities and telecom providers in Bangladesh must maintain unhindered internet access for all
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Access Now’s submission on Bangladesh’s Draft Data Protection Act

21 Sep 2022
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Access Now’s submission on Bangladesh’s Draft Data Protection Act
21 Sep 2022
Access Now’s submission on Bangladesh’s Draft Data Protection Act
Myanmar's digital dictatorship

Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks

15 Sep 2022

Access Now calls on Ooredoo to mitigate the human rights risks that will arise from the sale to junta-linked entities.

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Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks
15 Sep 2022
Ooredoo’s plans to leave Myanmar hands military full control of nation’s telco sector — it must mitigate the human rights risks
Digital censorship

Access Now statement to the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime

1 Sep 2022
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Access Now statement to the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime
1 Sep 2022
Access Now statement to the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime