US regularly raised case of human rights advocate Stan Swamy: Spokesperson
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New York, July 7 : The US regularly took up with the Indian government the detention of Stan Swamy, who worked to make the world a more just place , according to a State Department spokesperson. The US regularly raised Swamy s case with the Indian government as a part of our regular consultations on human rights and other bilateral issues, the spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Swamy, an 84-year-old Catholic Jesuit priest who had campaigned for Adivasi s rights, died on Monday while his bail application was pending with the Bombay High Court. He was detained by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) while probing allegations that he was linked to Maoists.
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