Amnesty International Halts Work In India, Twitter Is Worried
Amnesty International India announced on Tuesday that it has been forced to come to a "grinding halt."
On 29 September, Amnesty International India announced that it will be halting its operations in the country "due to reprisal from the government of India." In a statement released by the human rights organisation, Amnesty said that the Government of India has frozen Amnesty International India's bank accounts, forcing it to come to a "grinding halt."
Here's how social media users have been reacting to the news:
“The continuing crackdown on Amnesty International India over the last two years and the complete freezing of bank accounts is not accidental. The constant harassment by government agencies including the Enforcement Directorate is a result of our unequivocal calls for transparency in the government, more recently for accountability of the Delhi police and the Government of India, regarding the grave human rights violations in Delhi riots and Jammu & Kashmir. For a movement that has done nothing but raise its voices against injustice, this latest attack is akin to freezing dissent,” said Avinash Kumar, Executive Director of Amnesty International India.
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)