Bengaluru : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the Bengaluru office of human rights body Amnesty International, an official said on Thursday. “We have been conducting searches at Amnesty’s office in Bengaluru and its Director’s (Aakar Patel) home since this afternoon,” an ED source told IANS. “We will release more information once the search ends,” the […]
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Muzaffarnagar riots: Amnesty balmes UP Governmnet for plight of survivors
New Delhi : Amnesty International on Saturday castigated the Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for doing little to ensure justice and rehabilitation for the survivors of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal violence. On the fifth anniversary of the deadly riots in Muzaffarnagar district that claimed at least 60 lives and displaced over 50,000 people, the Amnesty […]
Dilution of SC/ST Act can erode faith in judiciary: Amnesty
New Delhi : The dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act can erode the faith of the historically marginalised communities in the criminal justice system in the country, Amnesty International India said on Monday. “The (apex) court’s cherry-picking of statistics to reach the dubious conclusion that the Act is being […]
Amnesty report paints bleak picture of rights in India
New Delhi : Religious minorities, particularly Muslims, in India faced increasing “demonization”, global rights group Amnesty International said on Thursday, accusing Indian authorities of using laws to stifle freedom of expression in the country. In its latest annual report released here, the group paints a bleak picture of human rights situation in South Asia. With […]