ED slaps Rs 61.72 cr penalty on Amnesty International, its CEO Aakar Patel
Jul 09, 2022, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi: The ED on Friday issued a show-cause notice to Amnesty India International Private Limited (AIIPL) and its CEO Aakar Patel for alleged contravention of the provisions of The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) and also slapped a penalty to the tune of Rs 51.72 crore and Rs 10 crore on them, respectively.
Glossy statements about humanitarian work are nothing but a ploy: Centre on Amnesty International
Sep 30, 2020, at 03:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Amnesty International declared to halt its India operations citing an alleged witch-hunt by the Indian government, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday evening claimed that all the "glossy statements about humanitarian work are nothing but a ploy to divert attention" from their 'illegal activities'.
Amnesty International halts India operations, alleges witch-hunt by government
Sep 29, 2020, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Non-profit human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has cited an alleged witch-hunt by the Indian government for its halting of operations in the South Asian country, media reports said.
Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of conscience award over Rohingiya issue
Nov 13, 2018, at 12:56 pm
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS) ; Amnesty International, the London-based global human rights organisation, has stripped Myanmarese leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Government treating us like criminal enterprises: Amnesty International on ED raid
Oct 27, 2018, at 10:52 pm
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raid at Amnesty International's Bengaluru office in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case, the human rights organisation has alleged that the government is treating them as criminal enterprises, media reports said.
ED raids Amnesty International's Bengaluru office
Oct 25, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 25 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the Bengaluru office of human rights organisation Amnesty International, media reports said.
Global executions and death sentences slide; India expands scope of death penalty: Amnesty
Apr 13, 2018, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Developments in sub-Saharan African exemplified a positive trend globally towards a decrease in the use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said in its 2017 global review of the death penalty published on Friday.
Refusing compensation to Kashmir human shield victim a heartless step: Amnesty
Nov 16, 2017, at 09:38 pm
Srinagar, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Jammu and Kashmir government’s refusal to pay compensation to a man who was strapped to a jeep and paraded by army personnel was a “callous attempt” and evasion of its human rights obligations, Amnesty International India said on Thursday.
Kashmir authorities must prohibit pellet-firing shotguns immediately, says Amnesty International
Sep 14, 2017, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Sept 13 (IBNS): Pellet-firing shotguns, which have been responsible for blinding, killing and traumatizing hundreds of people in Kashmir, must be immediately banned, Amnesty International India reiterated on Wednesday in a new briefing, “Losing Sight in Kashmir: The Impact of Pellet-Firing Shotgunsâ€.
Amnesty denounces award for soldier who used human shield in Kashmir
May 24, 2017, at 01:18 am
Srinagar, May 23 (IBNS): The Indian Army’s decision to present an award to a soldier suspected of having a man tied to a moving military jeep in Jammu and Kashmir last month to combat the stone pelters gives the impression that it condones human rights abuses, Amnesty International India said Tuesday.
Armed groups’ targeting of civilians in Kashmir is human rights abuse: Amnesty International India
Apr 18, 2017, at 02:32 am
Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Reports from Jammu and Kashmir of civilians being targeted by suspected members of armed groups are condemnable, said Amnesty International India on Monday.
Mar 23, 2017, at 12:23 am
New Delhi, Mar 22 (IBNS): The new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, must publicly withdraw his previous inflammatory statements against Muslims and other religious minorities, Amnesty International India has said.