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International
Amnesty chief is denied India visa
2003-07-26
The Indian government has denied a visa to the secretary-general of Amnesty International without giving a reason, officials from the London-based human rights group said yesterday.
"No reason. We just don't like her. Sorry."
Vijay Nagaraj, an Amnesty official in India, confirmed that the group's secretary-general, Irene Khan Zubeida, had been denied a visa. He said he could not comment further.
"I can say no more..."
Amnesty International has written critical reports about the conduct of Indian security forces in Kashmir and the lack of police intervention in religious riots in Gujarat last year in which more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed. "We don't want to make any big statements about it. It is not a secret that Amnesty International has had many difficulties to get access to India," Amnesty spokeswoman Magda Kowalczuk said in London. She confirmed that Zubeida had been scheduled to visit the Amnesty International office in New Delhi from July 9, and said negotiations with the government were going on so the trip could be made 'sometime soon." The Times of India said the group had issued a report earlier this month claiming Indians' constitutional rights continued to be violated in Gujarat.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#12  Expelliarmus!
Posted by: Anon1   2003-7-26 10:50:48 PM  

#11  "Charm THIS, muggle-baiter!" (blam, blam)
Posted by: mojo   2003-7-26 5:11:07 PM  

#10  ;-) didn't read the latest Potter huh PD?
Posted by: Frank G   2003-7-26 4:36:12 PM  

#9  Muggle
Posted by: Frank G   2003-7-26 12:05:43 PM  

#8  Ri'Neref - Wow - you must be angling for the Dennis Miller Arcane Minutia El Supremo Deluxe Award! I had to go to Google (I'm not much of a Potter guy) and read for 30 minutes to "get it" - so I get it, now. Whew!
Posted by: PD   2003-7-26 10:37:44 AM  

#7  PD sez: "(which has declared itself as the definitive expert on human rights and drags around an agenda a mile long and has proven they are about as impartial as your dear old Mum)"

And they care about human rights about as much as Sirius Black's mum did.
Posted by: Ri'Neref   2003-7-26 9:41:38 AM  

#6  Amnesty International is an organisation that started out by agitating for personal liberty and the right to hold any opinions you wish. It has since been captured and corrupted by leftists and islamicists. It trades on and in the process destroys the previously good name of AI.
Posted by: Phil B   2003-7-26 9:18:06 AM  

#5  {Star Trek joke}

KHAN!!!

{/Star Trek Joke}
Posted by: badanov   2003-7-26 7:41:34 AM  

#4  Anon1 - There are prolly no 4 or 5 Star hotels in PakiLand. Can't go there. Check your Michelin Guide, I'm pretty sure of this...
Posted by: PD   2003-7-26 6:08:00 AM  

#3  she could always visit sunny Pakistan next door where human rights are held in such high regard: particularly THOSE OF WOMEN
Posted by: Anon1   2003-7-26 3:18:16 AM  

#2  Now this is funny shit. I can't imagine why India wouldn't just be as pleased as punch to have some self-appointed unaccountable group (which has declared itself as the definitive expert on human rights and drags around an agenda a mile long and has proven they are about as impartial as your dear old Mum) send a high-ranking rep. Sheesh! One might get the wrong impression and think she might be looking to advance the AI agenda. No. 'Course not. Nothing to see here. Move along. Move along.
Posted by: PD   2003-7-26 1:47:07 AM  

#1  Which rights? Which constitution, for that matter?

These guys can be kinda confusing at times.
Posted by: mojo   2003-7-26 12:51:35 AM  

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