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India blacklists 3 Kashmiri NGOs
2004-08-25
The Indian government has blacklisted three voluntary organisations for 'supporting Kashmiri separatists'. The organisations have been working in held Kashmir on provision of emergency relief, rehabilitation and education for years. The Indian government has also banned them from receiving foreign funds. India's junior Home Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal told a Lok Sabha session on Wednesday that his ministry had identified Kashmir Medical Trust, Islamic Welfare Society and Iqbal Memorial Trust as the non-government organisations (NGO) supporting Kashmiri militants. According to the minister, the NGOs supporting militants the North East of India were Manab Adhikar Sangam Samiti, North East Coordination Committee on Human Rights, both leading human rights groups of Assam, besides United Committee Manipur, Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights and Naga Students Federation.
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