{"id":28872,"date":"2020-10-01T05:29:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=28872"},"modified":"2020-10-01T05:29:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T05:29:37","slug":"amnesty-international-work-in-india-halted-after-govt-freezes-bank-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/amnesty-international-work-in-india-halted-after-govt-freezes-bank-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International: Work in India halted after govt freezes bank accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amnesty International has recently reported that its work in India has been halted after the government froze several of the organisation\u2019s bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Amnesty International (AI) is a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in the United Kingdom focused on human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amnesty draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international laws and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amnesty International was founded in London in 1961, following the publication of the article &#8220;The Forgotten Prisoners&#8221; in The Observer on 28 May 1961, by the lawyer Peter Benenson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organization was awarded the 1977 Nobel Peace Prize for its &#8220;defence of human dignity against torture,&#8221; and the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1978.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amnesty International has recently reported that its work in India has been halted after the government froze several of the organisation\u2019s bank accounts. 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