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 Muslim voters. The report alleges the use of opaque AI-driven systems and discriminatory rhetoric in the exclusion of minority groups from electoral rolls.
Why it matters
The involvement of international bodies in domestic electoral processes raises significant questions about human rights, digital transparency, and democratic integrity.
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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