Statement on Delhi Government mandating Aadhaar number for Compensation Forms
Rethink Aadhaar condemns the Delhi govt mandating quoting of riot victims’ Aadhaar numbers on the compensation forms.
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A people's Tribunal on 10 years of Aadhaar project, and new coercive databases
A host of grassroots campaigns and movements, including Rethink Aadhaar, are organising a People’s Tribunal on Aadhaar-related issues in Delhi on February 29 and March 1, 2020 . Please see the note below for details; you can also visit the event pa
A Cultivated Ignorance
In a display of cultivated ignorance, the authors of a recent article (‘ A hundred small steps ’, IE, September 26) cite only their self-sponsored friendly research, blissfully ignoring independent research that has raised troubling questions about ignoring viable PDS portability solutions in favour
Press Statement: Verify 19 lakh beneficiaries left out of Odisha PDS after mandatory Aadhaar linking, demand activists
According to news reports, 18,66,803 (approx. 19 lakh) beneficiaries whose Aadhaar numbers were not seeded to their PDS ration cards have been declared bogus. This follows the Odisha government’s Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Department making linking of Aadhaar numbers with ration cards mand
An appeal To support rethink aadhaar & article 21 Trust
Last year, we created the Article 21 Trust as an engine that could power further struggles to counter the impact of Aadhaar and other civil technologies on human rights – in particular the right to life, liberty, and livelihood (as the name of the Trust might suggest). Article 21 will support Rethin
Rethink Aadhaar Newsletter: October 2019, Vol. I
The Finance Ministry has yet again extended the deadline by which people can link their Aadhaar numbers to PAN, until December 31, 2019. Rethink Aadhaar maintains that such linking is disproportionate and unconstitutional. A challenge to such linking is being heard in the Karnataka High Court wherei
Citizens write to Election Commission demanding opposition to Aadhaar-Voter ID linking
On July 16, the Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI), to consider a plea for an Aadhaar-based voting system, in response to a PIL filed by BJP member Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The petition “proposes an e-voting system using fingerprint and face biometric” and, for that purp
Rethink Aadhaar Newsletter: July 2019, Vol. I
While the government is trying hard to crush every voice against Aadhaar, one person from Mumbai not only fought, but also won against the government's mandatory linking policy. Hear Mr Ramesh Kurhade of Mumbai Port Trust as he shares the story of his unwavering fight against Aadhaar. A number of c
Budget's Economic Survey Pushes For Interlinking and Selling Citizens' Data for Private Purposes
We are alarmed and concerned at the government’s vision to collate comprehensive, exhaustive data about every citizen and making it available for commercial use by private entities as stated in the budget document the Economic Survey 2018-19 published on July 4. Chapter 4 of the Economic Survey (a b
Aadhaar Amendments Bill in Parliament Again: Help Us Oppose the Bill
Rethink Aadhaar has been reaching out to several Members of Parliament (MPs) requesting them to demand that the Bill be sent to a Parliamentary Standing Committee, so as to ensure a thorough public consultation. Yet, while the government insists "Indians have accepted Aadhaar" - and enjoys
Letter to CBDT protesting PAN-Aadhaar Linking
While we continue to wait for a favorable review of the judgement upholding PAN-Aadhaar linking, many citizens are opposing this rule in the spirit of civil disobedience against enrolling in a project which poses a lifelong threat for one’s personal security. There is much evidence that raises
Government’s Aadhaar Ordinance for commercial use is another Fraud upon the Constitution
Late in the evening of February 28, 2019, in the midst of a critical situation at the Indian border, the Central Government issued the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 , which seeks to revive the commercial use of the biometrics-linked 12-digit Aadhaar number which the Supreme
Hundreds of Adivasi farmers protest denial of foodgrain by use of Aadhaar in Public Distribution System
Hundreds of Adivasis of several villages of Jharkhand’s Khuntpani block (West Singhbhum district) protested at the block administration’s office on February 28 against the denial of ration, use of Aadhaar and other irregularities in the Public Distribution System. Ration has not been distributed i
Counter Aadhaar As Polls Near: A Call to Arms
Some of you might already be clued in on what our politicians are planning for their election manifestos. In terms of Aadhaar, while there may not be any immediately positive indications, efforts are underway to push parties to take a stated stance to at least ensure that Aadhaar is purely a volunta
Hundreds of labourers in Varanasi protest against biometric authentication for food rations
The memorandum related to the problems has been given to the SDM of the Tehsil by Rita, Ayesha, Rekha, on behalf of the Mahila Chetna Samiti Sangathan and by Gautam, Sheela, and Rukhsana from the MNREGA Mazdoor Union. The administration has assured resolution of the problem within 15 days. If the pr
Citizens write to Vice President, Prime Minister regarding Aadhaar Amendments Bill and DNA Bill
Over 260 organisations and concerned citizens across the spectrum of Indian society have written (read the letter ) to the Vice President of India, who is also the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, and the Prime Minister demanding that the Aadhaar Amendments Bill and DNA Bill be subjected to great
Government violating SC orders by introducing amendments to laws for commercial use of Aadhaar
The Union Government has listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha tomorrow (January 2, 2019) the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2018, in the Lok Sabha. There are serious concerns violating court orders and citizens rights in this.
More Aadhaar-related starvation deaths reported in Jharkhand
The Right to Food Campaign in Jharkhand reported the death of three more people from starvation after their ration cards were canceled due to not linking with Aadhaar. The full RFC update is included here.
Press statement: Supreme Court Constitution Bench verdict - A Renewed Struggle
More than six years after the first legal challenge to the Unique Identification project were filed in court, today the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar project. While four judges wrote upholding the validity of the Aadhaar project, one judge ruled that the Aadhaar p
Vol. 2: Delinking Aadhaar, Data Protection, and more!
Latest from courts, parliament and the grassroots. Official rethink on the use of Aadhaar has started.