Amnesty Int'l halts India operations, citing gov't reprisals

Amnesty Int'l halts India operations, citing gov't reprisalsHuman rights watchdog Amnesty International said Tuesday that it is halting its operation in India, citing reprisals by the government and the freezing of its bank accounts by Indian authorities. Amnesty International India said it has laid off its staff and paused all its ongoing campaign and research work on human rights, and that Indian authorities froze its bank accounts on suspicion of violating rules on foreign funding.




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