MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Indian legislation
|
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:MISA
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
|
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
human rights violations
arbitrary detention |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1971
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
|
| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act)
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
censorship of press
widespread arrests of political opponents |
| gptkbp:purpose |
internal security
preventive detention |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:National_Security_Act_(India)
gptkb:Preventive_Detention_Act |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
gptkb:Janata_Party_government
1977 |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 3 (power to detain)
|
| gptkbp:status |
repealed
|
| gptkbp:usedDuring |
gptkb:Indian_Emergency_(1975–1977)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Emergency
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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