Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the human rights body Amnesty International India’s headquarters in Bengaluru, an official said on Thursday. “We have been conducting searches at Amnesty’s office in Bengaluru and its Director’s (Aakar Patel) residence in the city since this afternoon,” an ED source told IANS. “We will[Read More…]
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Even after 4 years of Muzaffarnagar riots 190 families yet to receive compensation from UP govt
Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International has criticized Uttar Pradesh government for not giving compensation to more than 190 families displaced after 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots even four years after the communal incidents. “Communal riot survivors (190 families) are yet to receive compensation and continue to stay in squalid conditions in resettlement[Read More…]
BJP’s campaign for cow protection have emboldened vigilante groups: Amnesty International
In a press release on Wednesday, Amnesty International India stated that the Indian officials and authorities must take steps and ensure that there is no impunity for those responsible for public lynchings and other hate crimes against Muslims in the country. Amid a rising tide of Islamophobia in the country,[Read More…]
Adityanath must withdraw his ‘inflammatory’ statements: Amnesty International
A day after BJP leader Yogi Adityanath took charge of the most-populated state as chief minister, Amnesty International called for the public withdrawal of alleged inflammatory statements made in the past by the leader on Monday. “Adityanath has been one of Uttar Pradesh’s most polarising politicians, given to hateful rhetoric[Read More…]