Shehla Rashid, a student activist and former student union leader at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), denied on Monday her estranged father’s charges that she is involved in anti-national activities. Abdul Rashid Shora, in a letter to the Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief, also claimed that Shehla, his sister Asma and …
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New Delhi: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has released an information document raising serious concerns about the Indian Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), arguing that the law is “illegally obstructing the critical work of non-governmental organizations” . Under the Narendra Modi regime, the FCRA has been strengthened several times, …
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On Sunday, the National Investigative Agency (NIA) carried out raids on the offices of various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights activists and Greater Kashmir, a local newspaper, in Srinagar. The raid was also carried out on a house in the Bandipora district of northern Kashmir. NIA officials said they had …
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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday lamented the reduction of space for human rights NGOs in India, including over the application of vaguely worded laws that limit their activities and restrict foreign funding. Bachelet called on the Indian government to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and …
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The Foreign Contributions Amendment (Regulation) Bill (FCRA) of 2020 was introduced in the current session of parliament. The amendment seeks to make specific changes to the FCRA law, first introduced in 2010 by the UPA government and whose rules were amended in 2012, 2015 and 2019. The law provides the …
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The Lok Sabha on Monday approved amendments to the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act 2010 that seek to make Aadhaar mandatory for office holders of any NGO to receive foreign funds. The bill says that anyone applying for prior permission, registration or registration renewal must provide the Aadhaar number of their …
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