UN human rights experts advised India to stop retaliation against Amnesty International

GENEVA: Three UN human rights experts have called on India to end its threats and retaliation against Amnesty International for exposing human rights violations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and India.

According to the Kashmir Media Service, London-based human rights group Amnesty International suspended its operations in India in September this year after Indian financial authorities froze its bank accounts and interrogated its officials.

UN experts have pointed to the freezing of Amnesty International’s bank accounts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government in their second joint letter sent to India from Geneva. Signatories to the letter include Miss Erin Khan, Miss Mary Lalor and Clement Wally.

The region writes that the Indian government has tried to intimidate and punish non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for reporting and speaking out about human rights violations in the country. The adventure was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of Amnesty International.

He demanded restoration of the organisation’s bank accounts. The region was sent to India on October 21 this year and was advertised on Monday after receiving no response from India for 60 days.

It may be recalled that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mashaal Bashle has already expressed his displeasure over the targeting of human rights organizations in India. He urged India to ensure the protection of human rights activists.