If state is not human rights-friendly, it continues cases under repealed law: Razour Rahman Lenin
Amnesty International said it welcomed the move to change the act, which it called “a draconian law that was weaponized by the ruling party and its allies to suppress dissent and stifle online freedom of expression”. But it also sounded a note of caution, saying that “the same repressive features should not be repeated” in…
Earlier on Monday, the cabinet had taken an in-principle decision to introduce a new Cyber Security Act by making changes in the Digital Security Act. Once the Cyber Security Act comes into force, the DSA will be repealed. In the new proposed law, punishments have been lightened and many non-bailable sections have been made bailable.…
We are not fully aware of the draft Cyber Security Act. We cannot express relief until we see whether it is journalist-friendly or not, whether the government will actually protect free journalism and freedom of expression. Let me talk about an experience, when the government introduced the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Act, there was…
US urges government to give scope to stakeholders to review draft cyber security act