As Amnesty International pulls out of India, accusing the government of a 'witch hunt', smaller grassroots organisations also struggle under new funding regulations, putting both programmes and jobs on the line
The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2020, tightens the noose around the social sector with respect to compliance processes. Representative Image: Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images
In the aftermath of the FCRA amendment being passed, Amnesty International halted India operations. The humans rights organisation accused the government of a "witch hunt". The government had previously investigated Amnesty over suspicions that the group was violating foreign funding laws and froze its bank accounts earlier this month, which the non-profit condemned as a crackdown on dissent
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