India News: The Ministry of home affairs has revoked the FCRA license of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a well-known non-governmental organization, due to
When contacted, a senior functionary at CPR said it had received the cancellation order. In a written response, CPR president Yamini Aiyar told ET: "CPR firmly reiterated that it has been functioning within the framework of the law. Its work has been built over decades to provide globally recognised high quality research on issues that matter deeply to Indian public life and policy.
End Vendetta Politics Against Harsh Mander, Civil Society Members Demand
The Centre is misusing regulatory institutions and laws to harass civil society institutions, over 650 members of civil society said in a statement.
Harsh Mander. Photo: Flickr/IFPRI South Asia CC BY NC ND 2.0
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New Delhi: Over 650 members of civil society have demanded a stop to the ‘vendetta politics’ against Harsh Mander and other activists, adding that the Centre has been “misusing” regulatory institutions and laws like the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act (FCRA) to harass civil society institutions.
The statement comes after a case was registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act over alleged violations by two shelter homes in South Delhi which were established by the Centre for Equity Studies (CES), an NGO that Mander is associated with.