On 1st January 2022, we saw public outrage around an application titled “Bulli Bai” that was hosted on GitHub where pictures of around 100 Muslim women, sourced from their social media accounts, were put for ‘auction’. Muslim women were targeted due to their gender and religious identity. After much furore, some arrests have been made, and the investigation is still pending. One of the victims of this incident, with IFF’s assistance, wrote to the National Commission of Women, and the Telangana State Women Commission highlighting concerns about targeted harassment, and seeking their intervention in ensuring fair investigation. She also requested the Commissions to take steps to avoid such incidents from happening in the future.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://internetfreedom.in/iff-assists-amina-targeted-by-bulli-bai-app/