Archive for April, 2008
India: Fair Trial Doubtful for Honored Rights Advocate : Human Rights Watch
Chhattisgarh Government Should Not Use Naxalite Issue to Silence Critics
(New York, April 29, 2008) – Criminal charges against award-winning human rights defender Dr. Binayak Sen raise serous concerns that he will not get a fair trial in Raipur district court in Chhattisgarh state when hearings begin on April 30, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Anand patwardhan: About a Jailed doctor
Last week, almost a year after he was arrested in Chhattisgarh as an alleged ‘Naxalite’, Dr Binayak Sen became the first South Asian to be awarded the prestigious Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights. He remains in prison.
Bangalore:Medical camp in support of imprisoned doctor
Instead of sloganeering and rhetoric, groups of doctors across the country hit upon the idea of organising free medical camps to express their opposition against the imprisonment of human rights activist Binayak Sen.
Deprived of own freedom Dr Binayak Sen wins global rights award
Jailed pediatrician, humanitarian worker and civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen has become the first South Asian ever to win the prestigious 2008 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights
Statement of Support for Dr. Binayak Sen’s Travel to Washington, DC, to Receive the Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights
We, the undersigned organizations, wish to convey to the relevant authorities in the government of India and state of Chhattisgarh our sincere pleasure in announcing that a citizen of India, Dr. Binayak Sen, has been selected to receive the prestigious Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights for 2008. After receiving hundreds of nominations [...]
