New Delhi, November 16 , 2019: The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the southern Indian city Bengaluru and in capital city New Delhi offices of human rights group Amnesty International India. Reacting to the CBI’s action, the Amnesty International India said that the organization was being targeted for speaking out against human rights violations in the country. The Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed it raided the Bengaluru and New Delhi offices of Amnesty International India over violation of rules involving foreign funding.
"The CBI had registered a case on November 5 on a complaint received from the Home Ministry against Amnesty International India Pvt. Ltd, Indians for Amnesty International Trust, Amnesty International India Foundation Trust and others," the CBI said in a statement.
Reacting to the CBI’s action, the Amnesty International India said that it was being targeted for speaking out against human rights violations in the country.
"Over the past year, a pattern of harassment has emerged every time. Amnesty India stands up and speaks out against human rights violations in India,” Amnesty said in a statement.
"Amnesty India stands in full compliance with Indian and international law. Our work in India, as elsewhere, is to uphold and fight for universal human rights. These are the same values that are enshrined in the Indian Constitution and flow from a long and rich Indian tradition of pluralism, tolerance, and dissent," it added.