Activists and traders decry Indian order in disputed Kashmir, directing shopkeepers to install expensive security cameras in bid to quell decades-old insurgency in the mutinous Muslim-majority region
New Delhi orders shopkeepers in the mutinous Muslim-majority region to install CCTV systems at their own expense that activists say legitimises"a complete surveillance of their civic life."
It will legitimise "a complete surveillance of their civic life, threatening their human rights to privacy, freedom of assembly, autonomy and dignity", Patel told AFP. The orders say the scheme will "deter criminals, anti-social and anti-national elements", while outlining minimum standards for camera resolution, infrared capability and range.
"The specifications given in the order make it unaffordable for me at a time when business is down," Bilal Ahmed, who runs an ice cream parlour in Srinagar's main business district, told AFP. India has long relied on an array of surveillance techniques to avert rebel activity and combat dissent against its rule.
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