The terror of an anti-terror law in India: A short story of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
In this article, Nikita Jain and Mohd Abuzar Chaudhary reconstruct the successive amendments that have made the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) an increasingly more draconian law. Intended to prevent terrorist activities, UAPA has de facto become the instrument of choice that the Indian government uses to silence opposition and criminalize voices of dissent.