UN Special Rapporteurs raise concerns over SIR and use of AI-driven models for exclusion of minorities
UN Special Rapporteurs have expressed concern over the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision process, citing potential mass deletion of minority voters. The report alleges the use of opaque AI systems and political rhetoric that unfairly targets Muslim citizens.
Why it matters
The report raises significant human rights concerns regarding electoral integrity and the potential for technological bias to disenfranchise minority groups.
Three United Nations Special Rapporteurs have raised concerns about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the mass deletion of Muslim voters. The Rapporteurs drew the attention of the Government of India to what they called: “The large-scale removal of millions of names from electoral rolls through an SIR process led by the ECI, particularly affecting members of minority groups.”
A similar communication was sent by the UN Special Rapporteurs in December 2018 when the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was being compiled and updated in Assam. At that time also, the officials questioned the role of the ECI in the exclusion of ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities from the contentious NRC.
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