Amnesty
Oct 10, 2020 17:26
Amnesty’s departure would mean a voice that reminds us how frequently we fall short of our values will be silenced. It was often an irritating voice, but always a necessary one. read more
Sep 30, 2020 02:09
The home ministry, however, said in a statement that the stand taken by Amnesty International is “unfortunate, exaggerated, and far from the truth”. read more
Sep 30, 2020 01:34
The home ministry said Amnesty UK had sent funds to India as foreign direct investment since it wasn’t allowed to receive foreign funds read more
Sep 29, 2020 20:31
Amnesty International, in a statement, said that the freezing of its bank accounts by the Indian government, which it is learnt was done earlier this month, has brought its work to a juddering halt. read more
Feb 21, 2020 19:21
Aravind Adiga’s latest novel is the account of a day in the life of Sri Lankan Tamil, Danny, who is an illegal immigrant in Sydney read more
Jan 23, 2020 23:23
Amnesty revealed that of the 95 women politicians, 44 were from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 28 were from the Indian National Congress (INC), and 23 were from other parties such as Aam Aadmi Party, Apna Dal, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,... read more
Jan 23, 2020 22:38
Amnesty India International-International Secretariat analysed 114,716 tweets that mentioned 95 women politicians between March and May 2019 — the elections were conducted over April and May — and found that 13.8% of them were abusive and problemati... read more
Jan 16, 2020 14:58
The regulatory body also banned journalist Kashif Abbasi from also hosting any show. read more
Nov 27, 2019 19:14
The London-based rights watchdog said the key tools of repression were the Supreme State Security Prosecution service, known as the SSSP, as well as counter-terrorism courts and special police forces. read more
Nov 21, 2019 05:55
“Google and Facebook dominate our modern lives -- amassing unparalleled power over the digital world by harvesting and monetizing the personal data of billions of people,” said Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International’s secretary general. read more
Sep 06, 2019 01:53
The officer added that Amnesty India received \u20B951.72 crore for rendering civil society activities in India by getting remittances from parent body Amnesty International UK in the garb of export of services. read more
Jun 25, 2019 17:29
The London-based rights group said it was “alarmed” over media reports of preparations to resume hangings although the country still does not have a qualified hangman. read more
Jan 09, 2019 21:26
The amnesty, which will run from 16-31 January, will apply to all participants under both the ICC and Sri Lankan Cricket Anti-Corruption codes. read more
Nov 13, 2018 08:23
Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the de facto Myanmar leader’s “indifference” to the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. read more
Oct 26, 2018 23:56
The document claims that Amnesty was given permission in 2011-12 under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, to receive Rs 1.69 crore from Amnesty International, UK. read more
