Akhil Gogoi's Treatment by Indian Govt Decried at United Nations

Geneva, March 9, 2020:

Now, the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has reached the United Nations Conference, with the anti-CAA Protesters in Geneva holding up banners decrying the allegedly "communal act". Moreover, at a recent convention, World Organisation against Torture decried the treatment meted out to Akhil Gogoi and other anti-CAA protesters by the Government.

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An orateur ONG, raising their voice Akhil Gogoi, Chandrasekhar Azad have been treated as terrorists in India. World Organisation against Torture brought up his topic; OMCT has also tagged RSS as Communal and terrorists.

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RSS-influences Indian Government tortures human rights activists, it was said at the forum. "The state is being managed by fundamentalist and terrorist organization named RSS. Those who are raising voices against the these organizations are being jailed", the orateur said.

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It may be mentioned here that Akhil was arrested by Assam Police on December 12 in the wake of the protests against the impending Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A suo moto case was registered against him at Chandmari Police Station on the next day and on the very next day, the case was transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) who booked him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

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