Proposed amendments to India’s digital regulation rules would grant authorities wide-ranging powers to police, censor and remove users’ content, Amnesty International has warned in a new legal analysis of the proposals. The amendments to India’s IT rules – which govern digital media content – are currently open for public consultation before they are debated in [] The post India: Proposed changes to digital media regulation would facilitate abusive powers over users’ content – new Amnesty legal analysis appeared first on Amnesty International Australia .

Amnesty International Australia welcomes the NSW Supreme Court’s decision to strike down laws passed by the NSW Parliament that posed a serious threat to fundamental civil and political rights. The laws were challenged by three activist groups, Palestine Action Group, Blak Caucus, and Jews Against the Occupation ‘48, in early January. The Court found that [] The post Amnesty Australia welcomes Court ruling striking down anti-protest laws appeared first on Amnesty International Australia .