US, UN express concern about India’s religion-based Citizenship Law
The US government and the United Nations, on Tuesday, expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law in India, with the UN calling the legislation “fundamentally discriminatory in nature”, Reuters reports. Rights advocates have criticised the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, which the Indian government moved to implement on Monday. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say it discriminates against Muslims. Just weeks before Indian elections, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party government has been pushing to implement […]
