Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:affects |
Christian refugees
Buddhist refugees Hindu refugees Parsi refugees Sikh refugees |
| gptkbp:amended_by |
gptkb:Citizenship_Act,_1955
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
gptkb:political_polarization
human rights concerns social cohesion legal challenges communal tensions |
| gptkbp:controversy |
protests in India
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
December 12, 2019
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
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| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Home_Affairs
Local Authorities State Governments |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
in international forums
in media in Indian Parliament in civil society in public sphere |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
|
| gptkbp:impact |
citizenship status of refugees
|
| gptkbp:includes |
Muslim refugees
|
| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
Afghan Buddhists
Afghan Hindus Afghan Sikhs Bangladeshi Christians Bangladeshi Hindus Bangladeshi Sikhs Pakistani Christians Pakistani Hindus Pakistani Sikhs Parsi refugees from Afghanistan Parsi refugees from Pakistan |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
discriminatory nature
potential for statelessness impact on Muslim refugees violation of secular principles |
| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Trinamool_Congress
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress gptkb:Aam_Aadmi_Party |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Foreigners_Act,_1946
Citizenship Rules, 2009 National Citizenship Act |
| gptkbp:purpose |
provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:National_Register_of_Citizens
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Citizenship_Act_of_1955
gptkb:Citizenship_Act,_1955 |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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