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Here’s a master thread of a ten day curation on #AntiTerrorLaws & #UAPA led by @GuneetKaurAhuja & @aimanjkhan who brought to fore critical inputs from Sahana Manjesh, Parijata @mrinpinshar, @SarimNaved & @meeracomposes: 1/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1272451290065367040
Day 1: on the colonial legacy of the legal concept of “unlawful association” which underpins contemporary anti-terror laws in India: 2/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1272462390148452352
Day 2: on the development of anti-terror legislation in independent india of the 60s, the introduction of the Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1985 (TADA) and the 2002 Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) 3/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1272872711178473472
Day 3: POTA was repealed in 2004 due to a recognition of its misuse, but this thread shows how many of these repressive features were incorporated in the UAPA through amendments after 2004 4/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1273246154008875008
Day 3, thread 2: on the arbitrariness embedded in the process of banning of organizations under UAPA, with inputs from advocate Sahana Manjesh: 5/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1273248950292627456
Day 4: on the way the system of sanctions - included in the UAPA to prevent it being applied indiscriminately - is in process considered a bureaucratic exercise, with inputs from Parijata: 6/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1273606935460241408
Day 5: on the vague definitions of “terrorist act” & “unlawful activity” under UAPA and how they are used to repress dissent, target minorities, & detain activists & human rights defenders, across the country: 7/ https://twitter.com/detsolnet/status/1273985092440846336
