With reference to Amnesty International and its operations, consider the following statements: 1. Amnesty International's annual report assesses the human rights records of countries globally and ranks them sequentially based on their performance. 2. Amnesty International India halted its operations in 2020 after its bank accounts were frozen over alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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B) 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because Amnesty International explicitly states that it does not rank countries in its annual report, as comparing human rights records requires subjective judgments on different types of violations. Statement 2 is correct; Amnesty India halted its operations in September 2020 due to bank freezes by the Enforcement Directorate over alleged FCRA violations.

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