Sahgal

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Although Amnesty is still one of the best known advocates of women's rights in the world, Sahgal told the Observer that an "atmosphere of terror" prevailed inside the organisation in which debate is suppressed and staff are cowed into accepting the prevailing line.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

Others are said to have withdrawn donations to the charity in support of Sahgal, who left the organisation two weeks ago.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

In her first newspaper interview since leaving the charity altogether, Sahgal delivers a withering critique of her former employers, describing the modern Amnesty's leadership as suffering from "ideological bankruptcy" and "misogyny".

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

Sahgal first aired concerns over Amnesty's alliance with Cageprisoners in 2008.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

Sahgal maintains that a number of experts recommend "caution" when dealing with Begg and that efforts should have been made to investigate him before working with him.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

Sahgal was particularly critical of Amnesty's links with Moazzam Begg, a former inmate at Guantánamo Bay, and his group Cageprisoners, and said this support was undermining its campaign for women's rights.

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According to Sahgal, the affair was symptomatic of an organisation that has lost its moral bearings and risks alienating whole swathes of liberal sympathisers.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

The problem, for Sahgal, is Begg's championing the rights of "hate" preachers and alleged defence of the notoriously misogynistic Taliban, which has used its power to systematically suppress the rights of women.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010

Sahgal was born in Bombay and is the daughter of novelist Nayantara Sahgal and great-niece of former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Gita Sahgal's dispute with Amnesty International puts human rights group in the dock 2010