An official statement from Germany:
“As far as the German government is aware, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have spoken out against religiously or ideologically motivated violence on several occasions.”
“As far as the German government is aware, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have spoken out against religiously or ideologically motivated violence on several occasions.”
Additionally from German government:
“While NGOs like Human Rights Watch complain of an increase in attacks by Hindus against Muslims since the BJP took over government, official crime statistics show no significant increase in hate crimes between 2010 and 2017.”
“While NGOs like Human Rights Watch complain of an increase in attacks by Hindus against Muslims since the BJP took over government, official crime statistics show no significant increase in hate crimes between 2010 and 2017.”
Asked about its knowledge of RSS properties like HSS operating in Germany, the government responds: “The Federal Government has no knowledge in the sense of the question.”
Asked if the Federal Government is monitoring HSS-Germany, the government responds that the “answer... cannot be given openly for reasons of the public interest.”
Asked if it views Indian laws such as UAPA or NSA as a “risk to freedom of expression,” the German government responds: “Measures within the framework of these legal restrictions can be checked by a court.”
Asked if it shared concerns of UN Special Rapporteur for Prevention of Genocide, Germany responds: “The federal government has no evidence of a violation by the Indian government of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.”
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