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Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Indian law to prevent unlawful activities
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Aasiya Andrabi (1) · Kashmir (1) · UAPA (1) · sedition (1) · National Investigation Agency (1) · life sentence (1) · separatist (1) · free speech (1)
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The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 is an Indian law aimed at the prevention of unlawful activities associations in India. Its main objective was to make powers available for dealing with activities directed against the integrity and sovereignty of India. The most recent amendment of the law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 (UAPA 2019) has made it possible for the Union Government to designate individuals as terrorists without following any formal judicial process.
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