"Deliberate Neglect": US Right Body On Death Of Elgar Case Accused Stan Swamy

Thursday, 8 July 2021Newsdesk

A federal American body has condemned the "deliberate neglect" by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy. Stan Swamy, 84, who was arrested last year under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died at a Mumbai hospital on Monday.

New Delhi, 08 July 2021

As per news report of NDTV, "Father Stan Swamy's death is a stark reminder of the egregious and ongoing persecution of India's religious minority communities," Nadine Maenza, chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) said in a statement on Wednesday. The USCIRF condemns "in strongest terms the deliberate neglect and targeting by the government of India that led to the death of Father Stan Swamy," it said. Nadine Maenza urged the United States to "hold the Indian government accountable and to raise religious freedom concerns in the US-India bilateral relationship."

Source - NDTV