Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under fire over award for Narendra Modi
Alleged human rights violations cast a pall over recognition of Indian prime minister’s flagship sanitation and hygiene initiative
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is facing a barrage of criticism from prominent lawyers, human rights activists and philanthropists after it announced that it would honour India’s controversial Hindu nationalist prime minister with an award later this month.
The Global Goalkeeper award recognises Narendra Modi’s flagship Clean India programme, through which the government has built millions of toilets and publicised the benefits of sanitation and hygiene.
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