Centre’s Stand On The Case
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday, 28 September, responded to Amnesty International India’s announcement saying that “human rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land.”
“The stand taken and the statements made by Amnesty International are unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth,” the statement further went on to say.
However, the Centre said, in its response, that, “Amnesty is free to continue humanitarian work in India, as is being done by many other organisations. However, India, by settled law, does not allow interference in domestic political debates by entities funded by foreign donations. This law applies equally to all and it shall apply to Amnesty International as well.”
According to the MHA, Amnesty had received foreign funding illegally, a “mala fide rerouting of money” which was in “contravention of extant legal provisions.”
The MHA further added that Amnesty International had received permission…