India: Technology Use Shouldn’t Undermine Free, Fair Elections

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image School teachers with the colors of the Indian national flag painted on their faces participate in an event to raise awareness among people to vote in the upcoming general elections, in Chennai, India, March 28, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/R. Parthibhan (New York) – Voters in India will cast their ballots in a six-week general election beginning April 19, 2024, amid concerns that Indian authorities exert considerable control over the digital ecosystem that can make for an uneven playing field, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today. The party…

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