Amnesty International and its chair Aakar Patel have been slapped with penalties of Rs 51 crore and Rs 10 crore, respectively, by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
A Delhi court on Thursday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to withdraw the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against human rights activist and Chair of Amnesty International India Board Aakar Patel in a Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act case.
India must immediately lift the arbitrary travel ban imposed on human rights activist and Chair of Amnesty International India Board Aakar Patel, the rights watchdog Amnesty International said Wednesday.