US religious freedom body calls law to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan as “problematic”
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Ask Biden to name India among world’s worst violators of religious freedom
State Department says independent commission’s report “not entirely conclusive”
Calls report “biased and inaccurate” accusing commission of pursuing a “motivated and biased agenda”
Reiterates call for designating India as a “country of particular concern”
Indian American Muslim Council welcomes watchdog recommendation; asks State department to impose targeted sanctions
Urge independent commission to withstand pressure to dilute its reporting on religious persecution in India
India rejects criticism saying it remains committed to protection of human rights of all its citizens
Activists criticize restrictions on foreign funding of NGOs and violation of religious minority rights.
Calls for targeted sanctions against individuals and entities for severe violations of religious freedom.
New Delhi rejects the report, accusing it of “misrepresentation.”
Excerpts from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom annual report.
USCIRF’s Indian American Commissioner Anurima Bhargava calls these actions “simply reprehensible.”
US Commission on International Religious Freedom releases fact sheet on India’s controversial citizenship law.
India rubbishes the report.
India rejects report based on “misinformation and flawed understanding”
Capitol Hill Advocacy Day focuses on three critical issues: immigration, US-India relations, and religious phobia
“We will continue to strongly urge India to uphold its human rights obligations and commitments,” says US official
Researchers used artificial intelligence to better understand the development of a disguised and coded language pattern
Biden notes he appointed Indian American Rashad Hussain as the first Muslim Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
‘Widespread persecution of India’s religious minorities and human rights defenders undermines India’s pluralist Constitution.’
He is the first Indian American and Muslim to be nominated to serve as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
Academics associated with InSAF India accuse the Indian state of silencing the human rights defender.
‘Laws passed without effective consultation creates a sense of disempowerment; at times, of alienation.’
Critics call City’s failure to condemn religious discrimination “failure of character.”