Archive for May, 2008
Nobel Winners call for release of Dr Binayak Sen
Global protests on first anniversary of arrest
PRESS RELEASE
12 May 2008
In an unprecedented move twenty-two Nobel Prize winning scientists and economists have appealed to the Indian government to release the jailed paediatrician and humanitarian activist Dr Binayak Sen enabling him to go and receive the 2008 Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights in Washington [...]
Artists for Human Rights -14th May, New Delhi
Dear Friend,
You are cordially invited to ‘Artists for Human Rights’, an evening of protest by Arundhati Roy, Ashok Vajpayee, Danish & Mehmood, Gauhar Raza, K.Satchidanand, Manu Kohli, Nageen Tanveer, Rahul Ram, Vishnu Nagar and many other artists, poets, writers and cultural workers demanding the release of Dr Binayak Sen and other political prisoners. 14 May [...]
Thiruvanathapuram:Seminar and Free Binayak Sen Film Festival
Dr. Binayak Sen – The Unjust detention and Public health Activism
Seminar and Free Binayak Sen Film Festival
Date: 2.00 PM, 13th May 2008
Venue: Old Auditorium, Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram
Inauguration: Dr. PKR Warrier
Organised by : Ethical Medical Forum
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BANGALORE: CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL IN SOLIDARITY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Release Dr. Binayak Sen Now!
May 14, 2008 (Wednesday)
Place: TOWN HALL, Bangalore
5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m.
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Chennai: Demonstration for the unconditional release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Dr. Binayak Sen an eminent pediatrician and human rights activist based in Chattisgarh, was arrested on May 14th 2007. He was arrested under the draconian Chattisgarh Public Security Act (CPSA) and has been in jail since then.
After finishing his post graduation in pediatrics from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore he chose to work among the [...]
