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US Commission proposes adding India to CPC list
The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended Biden Administration to place four countries including India under “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC). The other three countries were Russia, Vietnam and Syria. Also, the USCIRF recommended to redesignate ten countries as “Countries of Particular Concern”. They were China, Iran, North Korea, Burma, Eritrea, Tajikistan, Saudi ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Amnesty international • Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) • Countries of Particular Concern • FCRA • Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act • India-US • USCIRF
Amnesty International: Global review of the death penalty
The Amnesty International recently released the global Review of Death Penalty. Key Findings of the report Around 483 executions were recorded in eighteen countries according to the report published by Amnesty International. In 2019, the number of executions recorded were 657. The number of executions have grown by 26% in 2020 as compared to 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Amnesty international • beheading • Death Penalty • elecrocution • Shooting