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17 Feb 2021

Amnesty International India's assets worth Rs 17.6cr attached under PMLA case

ED announced that it has attached assets over Rs 17 crore in a money laundering case against two entities of Amnesty International (India). The case is based on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR filed against global human rights watchdog.

05 Oct 2020

Taal Thok Ke (Special Edition): Will they now make Hindus fight against Hindus?

Taal Thok Ke: This is a special segment of Taal Thok Ke in which we bring you a panel discussion on concurrent issues. In today's episode of 'Taal Thok Ke' we will discuss- Will they now make Hindus fight against Hindus?

05 Oct 2020

Taal Thok Ke: Who was making Hathras the ‘lab of riots’?

Taal Thok Ke: This is a special segment of Taal Thok Ke in which we bring you a panel discussion on concurrent issues. In today's episode of 'Taal Thok Ke' we will discuss- Who was making Hathras the ‘lab of riots’?

05 Oct 2020

Hathras Case: Amnesty's ‘riot character’ in Uttar Pradesh?

"Those who do not like the development work carried out by the government are trying to stoke riots by playing communal politics, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Watch video

05 Oct 2020

Hathras Case: There was a conspiracy of violence in UP for the last one week, says CM Yogi

"Those who do not like the development work carried out by the government are trying to stoke riots by playing communal politics, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Amnesty International

29 Sep 2020

Amnesty's false claim of 'witch-hunt' exposed; here's what MHA said

Amnesty International is a UK-based NGO. Established in 1961, Amnesty describes itself as an organization working in the field of human rights It opened its office in India immediately after its establishment. While working in India, it had strived hard to defame India rather than protecting the human rights of Indian people Currently, there are around 31 lakh registered NGOs in India. In 2015, the CBI submitted this information before the Supreme Court

29 Sep 2020

DNA: 'Professional demonstrator' international organization that opposes the Indian govt

The Center said on Tuesday that Amnesty International's statement that it is being called "a constant witch-hunt" is unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth. The Union Home Ministry said that human rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land.

Amnesty International

29 Sep 2020

Amnesty International's statement far from truth: Centre

The Centre stated that the statement of Amnesty International that it was being subjected to an "incessant witch-hunt" is unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth. The Union Home Ministry asserted that human rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land. A statement said that all the "glossy statements" about humanitarian work and speaking truth to power are nothing but a "ploy to divert attention".

Amnesty International

29 Sep 2020

Amnesty International halts India operations, accuses Centre of ‘witch-hunting’

Amnesty International India noted that it decided to shut down its operations in India after it was “compelled to let go off staff in India” and halt all its research work as the government froze all its bank accounts.

29 Jan 2019

Tanzania: 10 children kidnapped in December found dead, body parts missing

The bodies of the children were found last week after police mounted a search operation in the area.

Amnesty International

01 Dec 2018

Don’t bully charities: Amnesty International tells Modi govt; Cong retweets

Protesters held placards which carried messages of "India: Stop the Crackdown" and "Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Don't Crush India's Charities".

Amnesty International

13 Nov 2018

Amnesty strips off Suu Kyi of top honour over human rights abuses in Myanmar

Once hailed as a champion in the fight for democracy, Suu Kyi has been stripped of a series of international honours over a Rohingya exodus that began in August 2017.

18 Aug 2018

18th Asian Games: Indonesian police kills dozens of criminals in crackdown

According to AI, 31 people died in police raids between January and August this year in Jakarta and Palembang.

25 May 2018

US seeks credible investigation into killing of Hindus in Myanmar

In a report, Amnesty International said a Rohingya armed group brandishing guns and swords was responsible for at least one, and potentially a second, massacre of up to 99 Hindu women, men and children in August of 2017.

25 Apr 2018

Mandatory Aadhaar a threat to basic rights: Amnesty International

The government's mandatory biometric identification project Aadhaar poses a big threat to basic rights: Human rights bodies

25 Oct 2017

Trial of 11 human rights activists in Turkey begins

Eleven human rights activists, including the two top figures with Amnesty International in Turkey, went on trial today in Istanbul on contested terror charges, an AFP correspondent said.

03 Oct 2017

Egypt steps up crackdown on gay community, arrests 27 over suspicion of homosexual behaviour

Egypt has stepped up a crackdown on people suspected of homosexuality, arresting a total of 27 in a little more than a week, security officials said on Tuesday.

Amnesty International

16 Sep 2017

Amnesty says Myanmar military torching Rohingya villages

Pressure on Myanmar soared as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the violence against Rohingya Muslims "unacceptable" and rights group Amnesty said on Friday it has evidence of the military`s "systematic" torching of villages.

13 Sep 2017

Amnesty calls for ban on pellet shotguns in Kashmir

Amnesty International on Wednesday reiterated its call for a ban on pellet-firing shotguns used by Indian forces in Kashmir to quell civilian protests.

20 Jul 2017

Turkey slams German statements on arrested rights activist

In a statement published on Thursday, Turkey's foreign ministry said they have kept Germany's charge d'affaires in Ankara informed of Peter Steudtner's case, adding 'the independent Turkish judiciary must be trusted.'

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