ED slaps Rs 61.72 cr FEMA penalty against Amnesty India, ex-CEO Aakar PatelThis was despite denial of prior registration or permissions to Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) and other trusts under...
08 Jul, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
Zubair arrest: Harassment of human rights defenders now alarmingly commonplace in India, says AmnestyHarassment and arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders for tirelessly seeking truth and justice have become alarmingly commonplace in I...
28 Jun, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Court upholds order asking CBI to withdraw LOC against Aakar PatelSpecial Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, however, set aside the direction to the CBI director to give written apology to Patel, acknowledging "lap...
16 Apr, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
Court upholds order directing CBI to withdraw LOC against Aakar PatelPatel had approached the magisterial court submitting that he was stopped by immigration authorities at the Bangalore International Airport...
16 Apr, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel again prevented at Bengaluru airport from flying to USAakar Patel had moved the special CBI court in the Rouse Avenue District Court in New Delhi against the CBI for non-compliance of the court...
08 Apr, 2022, 05.08 PM IST
Delhi Court directs Aakar Patel not to leave country without its permissionSpecial Judge Santosh Snehi Mann passed the order on a petition filed by the CBI seeking revision of the order passed on Thursday by a magi...
08 Apr, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
CBI may challenge court order that set aside lookout notice against ex-Amnesty chief Aakar PatelA Delhi court on Thursday had directed the CBI to withdraw the LOC issued against Patel and directed the probe agency to file a compliance ...
08 Apr, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
Court directs CBI to withdraw Look Out Circular against Aakar Patel and apologiseThe court said a "written apology" from Director CBI on behalf of the agency acknowledging the lapse on the part of his subordinate to Pate...
07 Apr, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel says he was stopped from flying to US due to CBI lookout noticeIn 2018, the Enforcement Directorate raided the Amnesty International India office in connection with a foreign exchange contravention case.
06 Apr, 2022, 02.09 PM IST
Amnesty International India seeks review of existing legislative regime governing nationality determinationAmnesty argued that the Foreigners Tribunals places the burden of proving one’s Indian citizenship on the person suspected of doubtful nati...
27 Nov, 2019, 04.52 PM IST
Right to information practised by govt: Chidambaram's dig over economic data 'suppression'The former finance minister's remarks come after a media report cited the latest consumption expenditure survey by the National Statistical...
17 Nov, 2019, 03.32 PM IST
Assam is on the brink of a crisis: Aakar Patel, Amnesty IndiaAmnesty International India strongly urged the Assam Government to ensure that the Foreigners Tribunals function with utmost transparency.
31 Aug, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
Indian government treating human rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty IndiaThe searches were with regards to alleged violation of FDI norms that is linked to an earlier case of revocation of FCRA license of Amnesty...
26 Oct, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
Award for Major Leetul Gogoi shows 'disdain' for human rights: Amnesty InternationalThe army maintains that the officer was awarded for his sustained efforts in counter-insurgency operations and that the court of inquiry (C...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.10 PM IST
The campaign against human rights violations will continue: Aakar PatelAmnesty International India’s executive director explains what the event was actually about and why the charges of sedition against the org...
21 Aug, 2016, 11.26 AM IST
Bangalore lit fest finale: Blame games derail debate on intoleranceThe topic of discussion 'Are We Heading Toward an Intolerant India Today?' reached no real conclusion and the panelists taking political po...
07 Dec, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
Journalist and writer Aakar Patel joins as new head of Amnesty International IndiaAs the organisation's chief he will give direction to its goal of being an independent, effective and deep-rooted organisation in India.
18 Jun, 2015, 04.13 PM IST