Over 500 people and teams have written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana searching for fast intervention of the Supreme Court within the alleged Pegasus snooping matter.
They have additionally sought a moratorium on the sale, switch and use of Israeli agency NSO’s Pegasus spy ware in India.
They have expressed shock over media experiences that the spy ware was used for surveillance of girls college students, lecturers, journalists, human rights defenders, legal professionals and victims of sexual violence.
Besides, the signatories to the letter have requested the highest courtroom to undertake a gender-neutral sexual harassment, knowledge safety and privateness coverage.
The letter additionally referred to the problem of alleged snooping on the apex courtroom official who had raised allegations of sexual harassment in opposition to then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
For ladies, the Pegasus scandal is deeply regarding, for talking out in opposition to the state and males in positions of state energy has meant that their lives are wrecked by such surveillance completely.
Human rights defenders have been imprisoned, and victims of sexual harassment have additionally not been spared such stunning types of state sponsored cyber-crimes, that are analogous to digital types of state terror,” the letter mentioned.
The letter has been signed by numerous activists together with Aruna Roy, Anjali Bhardwaj, Harsh Mander; students and eminent legal professionals like Vrinda Grover, Jhuma Sen amongst others.
An worldwide media consortium has reported that over 300 verified Indian cell phone numbers have been on an inventory of potential targets for surveillance utilizing Pegasus spy ware.