Activists say the BJP is using laws framed during the Congress era to crack down on civil society
3 min read2 Oct 2020Amnesty International had received permission under the FCRA only once and that too twenty years ago, govt statesSince then Amnesty, despite its repeated applications, has been denied FCRA approval by successive governments since as per law it is not eligible to get such an approval
2 min read29 Sep 2020The notice was issued last month by the Adjudicating Authority of the FEMAThe central agency had last year conducted searches at the offices of the organisation in Bengaluru
1 min read5 Sep 2019London-based Amnesty's Secretary-General ordered an independent review after two employees killed themselves last yearFive of the seven members of the senior leadership team at Amnesty’s international secretariat are leaving the organisation after a review
1 min read28 May 2019Enforcement Department searches at Amnesty International’s office were suspected to be related to irregularities in foreign funding
1 min read26 Oct 2018The sixth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights underscored the need of the central theme this year, 'Realizing Access to Effective Remedy', to be repeatedly hammered home
3 min read30 Nov 2017Indian government is in talks with Bangladesh, Myanmar about its plan to deport around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally
2 min read11 Aug 2017Human rights activists and journalists (in India) faced intimidation and attacks from both state and non-state actors, says the Amnesty International report
1 min read22 Feb 2017There needs to be specific grids that periodically track government and sector-specific companies on business and human rights parameters
3 min read12 Jan 2017Donations by unknown, individual donorsare helping undertrials raise money for bail
5 min read6 Oct 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared