Sam Blewett
16 March 2021, 6:58 pm
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has told officials the UK should strike trade deals with nations that do not meet European standards on human rights, according to a leaked video call.
He suggested Britain would not reach many trade pacts in growth markets if it only dealt with nations that meet the level of standards set out in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said the leaked audio, published by the HuffPost website, had been “deliberately and selectively clipped to distort” Mr Raab’s comments.
Amnesty International UK said the remarks were “shocking” and fitting of a “depressing pattern on human rights from this Government”.
ED Attaches Over Rs 17-Crore Bank Deposits of Amnesty International India
The ED has claimed that upon cancellation of their FCRA licence by the Union government, Amnesty International India entities started receiving money from abroad in the guise of export of services and FDI.
Amnesty International India s office at Bengaluru. Photo: Twitter/@ANI
Government17/Feb/2021
New Delhi:Â The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached over Rs 17 crore bank deposits in connection with its money laundering case against two entities of Amnesty International (India), the global human rights watchdog.
The agency said in a statement that a provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act âattaching bank accounts of Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd (AIIPL) and Indians for Amnesty International Trust (IAIT)”.