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In advance of a vote in the Senate on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) and Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act (S.2043), Joanne Lin, National Director of Advocacy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International USA, said:
“Passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act and NO HATE ACT are critical to ensure the United States justice system has the people and resources needed to provide justice and accountability for anti-Asian hate crimes. No one should live in fear of violence and harassment simply for who they are.
“We have seen the horrifying consequences of racist and demonizing language in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic as Asian Americans have been assaulted, beaten, bullied, and harassed since the onset of the pandemic. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act addresses the surge in violence against Asian Americans, by assigning a point person in the Justice Department to expeditiously review COVID-19 hate crimes reported to law enforcement. The bill also provides guidance on re
WASHINGTON: An Amnesty International official has alleged that the organisation was forced to lay off all staff and cease all human rights work after its bank accounts were frozen in India.
Joanne Lin, national director for Advocacy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International USA, made the allegations during a Congressional hearing on international human rights.
India s home ministry in October said the organisation s claims that it is being subjected to an incessant witch-hunt were unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth.
The ministry said that Amnesty International had received permission under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) only once and that too 20 years ago (on December 19, 2000). Since then, it said, the organisation, despite its repeated applications, has been denied FCRA approval by successive governments since as per law it is not eligible for it.
Amnesty official alleges organisation s activities halted in India due to freezing of its accounts
India s home ministry in October said the organisation s claims that it is being subjected to an incessant witch-hunt were unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the truth.
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WASHINGTON: An Amnesty International official has alleged that the organisation was forced to lay off all staff and cease all human rights work after its bank accounts were frozen in India.
Joanne Lin, national director for Advocacy and Government Affairs at Amnesty International USA, made the allegations during a Congressional hearing on international human rights.