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US throws weight behind Amnesty in sedition row
WASHINGTON: The United States has backed Amnesty International after a sedition case was registered against the global rights group in Bengaluru for hosting a Kashmir
WASHINGTON: The United States has backed Amnesty International after a sedition case was registered against the global rights group in Bengaluru for hosting a Kashmir event where alleged anti-India slogans were raised.
State department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner said the US supported the right to freedom of expression for anyone including the Amnesty.
“With Amnesty International, I’m sorry. Well, we obviously, as we do around the world, support the right to freedom of expression and assembly, including through civil society,” Toner told reporters here on Monday.
Toner said the state department was aware of the reports that police in Bengaluru have “initiated preliminary investigation into allegations of sedition against Amnesty International.
The remarks came a day after Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said he had “not given any clean chit” to the rights group. He had earlier said the group was not involved in anti-national activities though some anti-India slogans were raised during its event.
