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A group of 15 international organisations has condemned the Centre’s move to freeze the funds of human rights body Amnesty International India, forcing it to halt its work. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Amnesty India said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government’s actions “mimic that of ...

Amnesty linked all government action to its reports critical of the governmentNew Delhi: Hours after Amnesty International declared it would halt operations in India and alleged a witch-hunt over its recent reports raising questions on rights violations, the government said "human rights cannot be an excuse to defy the ...

Amnesty International (AI) India on Tuesday announced that it has decided to halt operations and blamed the Narendra Modi government for a “witch-hunt of human rights organizations over unfounded and motivated allegations.”  The organization said that it was compelled to let go of staff in India and pause all ...

India10:30 GMT 29.09.2020Get short URLHuman rights organisation Amnesty International has come under the scanner of Indian investigative agencies, which have also conducted raids on their offices in various states over alleged violations of foreign funding norms.Mentioning the "incessant witch-hunt of human rights organisations" in India by the Prime Minister ...

Stung by a multi-agency probe and the subsequent freezing of all its bank accounts in India, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday that it was winding up its operations in the country because of a “witch-hunt” by the government. The complete freezing of its India bank accounts ...

Amnesty is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged irregularities in receiving foreign funds. Amnesty is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged irregularities in receiving foreign funds. Amnesty is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged irregularities in receiving foreign funds. News18.com Last ...

“The continuing crackdown on Amnesty International India over the last two years and the complete freezing of bank accounts is not accidental. The constant harassment by government agencies including the Enforcement Directorate is a result of our unequivocal calls for transparency in the government, more recently for accountability of ...

Human rights group Amnesty International stopped its work in India on Tuesday saying the government had frozen its bank accounts in the latest action against it for speaking out about rights violations.The group said it had laid off staff after facing a crackdown over the past two years ...

Amnesty International India has been in the dock over alleged irregularities in receiving foreign funds, charges which are currently being probed by investigative agencies.Amnesty International on Tuesday said it has halted its India operations and let go of its staff members citing what it termed as the latest in ...

Human rights organisation Amnesty International India on Tuesday announced that it has been “compelled to let go off staff in India” and halt all its work as all its bank accounts have been frozen. In a statement, the organisation called the government’s move to freeze its bank accounts a ...