Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:affects |
Afghan refugees
Bangladeshi refugees Pakistani refugees Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian refugees |
| gptkbp:amends |
gptkb:Citizenship_Act_of_1955
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| gptkbp:controversy |
protests across India
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
December 12, 2019
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:excludes |
Muslim refugees
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
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| gptkbp:impact |
citizenship status of illegal immigrants
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| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
community outreach initiatives
cultural exchange programs naturalization process granting citizenship collaboration with international organizations language training for refugees resettlement of refugees advocacy for refugee rights cultural integration initiatives healthcare access for refugees protection against deportation integration programs for refugees support for refugee families employment opportunities for refugees social integration of refugees appeal process for rejected applications civic education for refugees community involvement in resettlement community services for refugees cut-off date of December 31, 2014 documentation for citizenship applications educational support for refugees evaluation of integration success exemption for certain areas in Northeast India fast-tracking citizenship applications feedback mechanisms for refugees government oversight of the process housing assistance for refugees legal aid for applicants legal status for refugees minority communities from neighboring countries monitoring of citizenship applications monitoring of refugee welfare residential requirements for citizenship partnerships with NGOs for refugee support |
| gptkbp:introduced |
Home Minister Amit Shah
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| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
discriminatory nature
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| gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Aam_Aadmi_Party Various student organizations |
| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party_(BJP)
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| gptkbp:part_of |
BJP's political agenda
|
| gptkbp:promotes |
religious persecution relief
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Secularism in India
National Register of Citizens (NRC) |
| gptkbp:sparked |
debate on secularism
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indian_Citizenship_Act
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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