CAA 'violates' Indian Constitution, international human rights law: Amnesty
CAA 'violates' Indian Constitution, international human rights law: Amnesty The new citizenship law passed by Parliament in December 2019 offers citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan Current Affairs :Reprieve International has told the US legislators that the as of late established Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) remains in “clear infringement” of the Constitution of India and global human rights law and “legitimizes segregation” based on religion. The new citizenship law passed by Parliament in December 2019 offers citizenship to non-Muslim abused strict minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The Indian government has been underscoring that the new law won’t deny any citizenship rights, yet has been brought to secure the abused minorities of neighboring nations and give them citizenship. Reprieve International Asia Pacific Advocacy Manager Francisco Bencosme offered the comments during a ...