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"Pakistan Should Do Opposite Of What It's Doing": Amnesty Chief's Big Criticism
Military courts in Pakistan should not try more than 100 people for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed former premier Imran Khan's arrest on May 9 last year, Amnesty International chief has said.
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Cambodia Accused Of "Forced Evictions" From Around Angor Wat Complex
Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Cambodia of breaking international law through the eviction of 10,000 families from around the Angkor Wat temple complex.
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Amnesty Regrets "Distress And Anger" Caused By Ukraine Report
Amnesty International said Sunday it "deeply regrets the distress and anger" caused after it alleged Ukrainian forces were flouting international law by exposing civilians to Russian fire.
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CBI Gets Centre's Nod To Prosecute Former Amnesty India Chief Aakar Patel
The Centre has given the go-ahead to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Amnesty International India and its former chief Aakar Patel for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
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Amnesty International India's Assets Attached In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached the movable properties - worth Rs 17.66 crore - of the global human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, which had last year claimed that it was winding down its India operation because of alleged "witch-hunt" by the central government.
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Centre Gets Notice Over Amnesty Closing Operations Alleging "Witch-Hunt"
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Union Home Secretary over rights organisation Amnesty International winding up its operations in the country after alleging "witch-hunt" by the government, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Glossy Statements About Humanitarian Work A Ploy": Centre On Amnesty
Hours after Amnesty International declared it would halt operations in India and alleged a witch-hunt over its recent reports raising questions on rights violations, the government said "human rights cannot be an excuse to defy the law of the land" and "glossy statements about humanitarian work" were an attempt to divert attention from their illega...
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Amnesty Halts India Operations, Alleges Government "Witch-Hunt"
Amnesty International has halted its operations in India and said it had to let go of its staff after its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of what it called a "witch-hunt" by the government over its adverse reports.
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Spyware by Israel's NSO Used Against Journalist: Amnesty
Pegasus is reportedly a highly invasive tool that can switch on a target's phone camera and microphone as well as access data on it, effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.
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Case Against Former Top Official Of Rights Group Amnesty International For "Offensive" Remarks
A case has been registered against the former Executive Director of human rights advocacy group Amnesty International Aakar Patel for posting "offensive" content on social media, which allegedly sought to instigate some sections of people against the government.
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Amnesty India Offices In Delhi, Bengaluru Raided By CBI
Human rights organization Amnesty International's India office in Bengaluru has been raided by the CBI over the alleged violation of rules involving foreign funding, sources said.
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Modi Government Trying To Silence Critics Through Raids, Says Amnesty
After Greenpeace, it was Amnesty International's turn to face Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Thursday for allegedly accepting foreign funding through illegal means. The human rights watchdog was quick to identify a link between the two crackdowns and the government's "attempts to silence critics".
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'Burying Head In Sand' Over Rakhine Crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are "burying their heads in the sand" over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Today, criticising Myanmar's leader for failing to condemn the army's alleged abuses in a televised speech.
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Turkey Amnesty Head Arrested Over Alleged Fethullah Gulen Links
The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for last year's failed coup, the human rights organisation said.
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Torture And Abuse Of Rights Persist In Bahrain Despite Reforms: Amnesty
Torture and other forms of ill-treatment persist in Bahrain despite reforms introduced by the Gulf Arab kingdom to address alleged human rights abuses after a 2011 uprising, Amnesty International said on Monday.
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"Pakistan Should Do Opposite Of What It's Doing": Amnesty Chief's Big Criticism
Military courts in Pakistan should not try more than 100 people for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed former premier Imran Khan's arrest on May 9 last year, Amnesty International chief has said.
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Cambodia Accused Of "Forced Evictions" From Around Angor Wat Complex
Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Cambodia of breaking international law through the eviction of 10,000 families from around the Angkor Wat temple complex.
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Amnesty Regrets "Distress And Anger" Caused By Ukraine Report
Amnesty International said Sunday it "deeply regrets the distress and anger" caused after it alleged Ukrainian forces were flouting international law by exposing civilians to Russian fire.
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CBI Gets Centre's Nod To Prosecute Former Amnesty India Chief Aakar Patel
The Centre has given the go-ahead to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Amnesty International India and its former chief Aakar Patel for alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
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Amnesty International India's Assets Attached In Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached the movable properties - worth Rs 17.66 crore - of the global human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, which had last year claimed that it was winding down its India operation because of alleged "witch-hunt" by the central government.
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Centre Gets Notice Over Amnesty Closing Operations Alleging "Witch-Hunt"
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Union Home Secretary over rights organisation Amnesty International winding up its operations in the country after alleging "witch-hunt" by the government, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Glossy Statements About Humanitarian Work A Ploy": Centre On Amnesty
Hours after Amnesty International declared it would halt operations in India and alleged a witch-hunt over its recent reports raising questions on rights violations, the government said "human rights cannot be an excuse to defy the law of the land" and "glossy statements about humanitarian work" were an attempt to divert attention from their illega...
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Amnesty Halts India Operations, Alleges Government "Witch-Hunt"
Amnesty International has halted its operations in India and said it had to let go of its staff after its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of what it called a "witch-hunt" by the government over its adverse reports.
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Spyware by Israel's NSO Used Against Journalist: Amnesty
Pegasus is reportedly a highly invasive tool that can switch on a target's phone camera and microphone as well as access data on it, effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.
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Case Against Former Top Official Of Rights Group Amnesty International For "Offensive" Remarks
A case has been registered against the former Executive Director of human rights advocacy group Amnesty International Aakar Patel for posting "offensive" content on social media, which allegedly sought to instigate some sections of people against the government.
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Amnesty India Offices In Delhi, Bengaluru Raided By CBI
Human rights organization Amnesty International's India office in Bengaluru has been raided by the CBI over the alleged violation of rules involving foreign funding, sources said.
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Modi Government Trying To Silence Critics Through Raids, Says Amnesty
After Greenpeace, it was Amnesty International's turn to face Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Thursday for allegedly accepting foreign funding through illegal means. The human rights watchdog was quick to identify a link between the two crackdowns and the government's "attempts to silence critics".
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Aung San Suu Kyi 'Burying Head In Sand' Over Rakhine Crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are "burying their heads in the sand" over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Today, criticising Myanmar's leader for failing to condemn the army's alleged abuses in a televised speech.
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Turkey Amnesty Head Arrested Over Alleged Fethullah Gulen Links
The head of Amnesty International in Turkey was arrested Tuesday over suspected links to the movement of cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for last year's failed coup, the human rights organisation said.
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Torture And Abuse Of Rights Persist In Bahrain Despite Reforms: Amnesty
Torture and other forms of ill-treatment persist in Bahrain despite reforms introduced by the Gulf Arab kingdom to address alleged human rights abuses after a 2011 uprising, Amnesty International said on Monday.
