Amnesty India

CAA discriminatory law, violates right to equality, says Amnesty India

Calling the Citizenship Amendment Act a discriminatory law that goes against the constitutional values of equality and international human rights, Amnesty India said the legislation stands in violation of the right to equality. The Centre on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The rules were notified days ahead of the expected announcement of the Lok Sabha elections. With this, the Narendra Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants -- Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians -- from the three countries. Following the notification, Amnesty India hit out at the government in a series of posts on X. "The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a discriminatory law that goes against the constitutional values of equality and international human rights law. The ...

ED attaches Rs 1.54-cr worth assets against Amnesty India under PMLA

Assets worth Rs 1.54 crore of a charitable trust linked to international human rights organisation Amnesty India have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement Directorate said Friday. A provisional order for attachment has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), it said. The order has been issued against the trust -- Indians for Amnesty International Trust (IAIT) -- in connection with a case linked to alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) by the India arm of the global organisation. The federal agency, whose case stems from a CBI FIR against Amnesty India, issued a statement saying the Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) was granted permission under the FCRA, 2010 during 2011-12 for receiving foreign contributions from the Amnesty International UK. "However, the same was cancelled and permission/registration has been denied," it said. The Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd (AIIPL) an

Rajasthan announces amnesty scheme for mining leases up to Mar 31, 2021

The mines department's Arrears and Interest Waiver Scheme, 2022, will be applicable to the outstanding dues of those in the business of minor minerals

Nearly half of investigations under FEMA were pending till 2021-22

Issuance of show cause notices as a proportion of investigations has declined in 2018-19

After FEMA penalty, ED files chargesheet against Amnesty India, linked orgs

The Enforcement Directorate filed a money-laundering chargesheet against Amnesty India and a few other entities, a day after the agency imposed a penalty of over Rs 61 crore against the global NGO

Amnesty India rubbishes ED allegations; says govt curbing critics

ED alleged that London-based Amnesty International sent huge sum of foreign contribution to its Indian entities, during Nov 2013-June 2018 in ''guise of business activities,'' to escape FCRA scrutiny

ED slaps Rs 51 cr penalty on Amnesty India, Rs 10 cr on ex-CEO Aakar Patel

The Enforcement Directorate said the show cause notice of penalty was issued as the funds received "violated" Foreign Exchange Management Act provisions

Top headlines: TCS beats street estimates, ED fines Amnesty India, and more

TCS' net profit grew 5.2 per cent year on year, and 2.5 per cent sequentially to Rs 9,478 crore in Q1FY23, but missed estimate of Rs 9,850 crore

Jahangirpuri: Amnesty India slams UK PM for inaugurating JCB factory

Hitting out at UK PM Johnson for inaugurating a JCB factory in Gujarat a day after municipal corporation in Delhi razed homes in Jahangirpuri using bulldozers, Amnesty India called the move "ignorant"

Aakar Patel stopped at Bengaluru airport, says not allowed to fly out to US

Former Amnesty India says a Gujarat court order had granted him permission 'specifically' for the US trip.

Govt crackdowns on youth and NGOs betray fear of emerging leadership

In the "managed democracy" that India seems to be moving towards, there is space for only a single political vision

As Amnesty shuts office, anxiety and uncertainty cloud the NGO world

NGOs have expressed concerns over the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2020. These, they say, will further clip the wings of the beleaguered civil society

Amnesty's statement far from truth, attempt to influence probe: MHA

The Union Home Ministry said all the "glossy statements" about humanitarian work and speaking truth to power are nothing but a "ploy to divert attention" from their activities

CBI registers case against Amnesty India; raids offices in Bengaluru, Delhi

After the searches, Amnesty International India alleged that over the past year, a pattern of 'harassment' has emerged every time it stands up and speaks out against 'human rights violations' in India

After ED's raid, Amnesty India says its system is in line with Indian laws

On Thursday, ED conducted searches at two locations of the human rights watchdog in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case

Amnesty India Fema violation case: ED conducts searches in Bengaluru

They said the searches are being conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and the central probe agency is looking for documents

India trying to curb freedom of speech, hate crimes intensified: Amnesty

The report also speaks about issues like a threat to journalists and killing of Gauri Lankesh, an editor who was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru in 2017

Police ask Amnesty staff to stay away from office

The move comes in the wake of reports that ABVP was to stage a protest at the Amnesty office in Bengaluru

SC petitioned on sedition law

Common Cause asks Supreme Court to revisit its strict interpretion of 1962, contending the authorities regularly and increasingly breach those requirements to curb dissent

Amnesty in the eye of storm, again

The human rights organisation operates through two entities in India: A trust and a private company