Indian govt goes after Amnesty International, revokes licences of 1,300 NGOs

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided the premises of Amnesty International in Bengaluru. CBI has alleged irregularities in foreign funding, Sputnik reports India’s Federal Home Ministry had revoked the watchdog’s license and those of 1,300 volunteer organisations under the Foreign Currency Regulation Act in 2010. The U.S.-based human rights watchdog, is critical […]

Indian govt goes after Amnesty International, revokes licences of 1,300 NGOs

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