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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