Anand Grover

Senior Advocate

New Delhi

HRDA has issued an urgent appeal to the National Human Rights Commission of India on 18 June, 2019 regarding the criminal cases filed by the CBI against Human Rights Organisation Lawyers Collective, Senior Advocate Anand Grover and its functionaries.

On June 13, 2019, the charges were filed by the CBI against human rights organisation ‘Lawyers Collective’, Mr.  Grover and its other unnamed functionaries. under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010 (FCRA) and Prevention of Corruption Act (PC) 1988. The charges deal with criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, cheating, false statements made in declaration, violation of FCRA 2010 and criminal misconduct under PC Act 1988. HRDA believes that criminal cases registered by the CBI against Lawyers Collective, Mr. Grover and its other unnamed functionaries is a step to intimidate and harass them for their human rights work. It is an act of reprisal for raising critical questions and litigating in courts in several sensitive cases and cases of human rights violations.

HRDA has prayed immediate, transparent, effective and time-bound investigation in the above matter.