Tag: Amnesty International

The advocacy, known for its campaigns and controversies, has exited India accusing the government of a ‘witch hunt’ Just past 10am on September 29, a notice went up on global human rights agency Amnesty International’s India webpage. The notice said that owing to the fact that the government had ...

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) announced Tuesday it was halting operations in India on after eight years of operation, citing a "continuing crackdown" and "harassment" by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Amnesty India said its bank had been frozen by India's Enforcement Directorate, a governmental investigative ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistan’s foreign minister on Wednesday slammed India “illegally” freezing Amnesty International's bank accounts and called on the UN and rights groups to denounce the action.In a statement, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said New Delhi had compelled the human rights group to halt its operations after it exposed India’s atrocities ...

In 2012, when I joined Amnesty India, Manmohan Singh was prime minister, Barack Obama was US President and Sachin Tendulkar was still playing cricket.On a leafy avenue in Bengaluru, in an office smelling of fresh paint, a dozen of us debated the issues the organisation would work on. Some ...

The government defended its actions and said Amnesty International is in “clear contravention” of Indian law Expressing “concerns” about the government’s investigation into Amnesty International (AI), the European Union said it hopes the global human rights agency can continue its work in India.Also read: Amnesty International halts India operationsHowever, the ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistan on Tuesday urged the UN and rights groups to provide "immediate" security to the employees of Amnesty International India.The chairman of the Kashmir Committee at Pakistan's National Assembly, Shehryar Afridi linked the "continuing harassment" of Amnesty International India to its work on "India's systematic genocide of Dalits, ...

ISLAMABAD, PakistanPakistan on Tuesday urged the UN and rights groups to provide "immediate" security to the employees of Amnesty International India.The chairman of the Kashmir Committee at Pakistan's National Assembly, Shehryar Afridi linked the "continuing harassment" of Amnesty International India to its work on "India's systematic genocide of Dalits, ...

UTTARAKHAND, India After crying out against a “witch-hunt” and a complete freeze on bank accounts by the Indian government, Amnesty International has announced to halt its operations in India. Calling it a “witch-hunt” of the human rights organizations, the organization released a press statement on Tuesday, announcing a pause on ...

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 ...