India: Citizenship Amendment Act is a blow to Indian constitutional values and international standards

By Amnesty International

The operationalization of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is a blow to the Indian constitutional values of equality and religious non-discrimination and inconsistent and incompatible with India’s international human rights obligations, said Amnesty International today. “The Citizenship Amendment Act is a bigoted law that legitimises discrimination on the basis of religion and should never […] The post India: Citizenship Amendment Act is a blow to Indian constitutional values and international standards appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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