Archive for May, 2008
PUCL CONDEMNS ARREST OF AJAY TG, MEDIA PERSON & HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN CHHATTISGARH
Press Release:
Raipur, 7th May 2008:
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) strongly condemns the arrest of Ajay TG, widely recognized film maker, journalist and human rights activist by the Chhattisgarh police in Raipur on 4 May 2008 and calls for his immediate release.
The fact that Mr. Ajay T G has been detained under [...]
Disband Salwa Judum, CPI urges Prime Minister
Special Correspondent
The Hindu
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday urged the Centre to immediately disband the Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh and stop aiding and abetting it in the name of promoting “local resistance groups.”
In a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a CPI delegation, led by party general secretary A.B. Bardhan, demanded [...]
London: VIGIL FOR THE RELEASE OF DR BINAYAK SEN
1.00pm -3.00pm, Tuesday 13 May 2008
Indian High Commission, The Aldwych, London WC1
(nearest tube: Holborn)
Dr Binayak Sen is a renowned paediatrician and human rights activist who has been working with the poorest people in Chhattisgarh state in central India for the last 25 years. On 14 May 2007, Dr Sen was arrested on trumped-up charges and [...]
Free Binayak Sen Film Festival
14 May 2008 will mark one year of imprisonment for Dr Binayak Sen, the well-known public health and civil rights activist, arrested on false charges of ‘assisting’ the Maoist insurgency in Chattisgarh.
In a nation where increasingly the medical profession is becoming synonymous with unbridled commercial greed Dr Sen dedicated his entire professional life to the [...]
Appeal to observe one year of Dr. Binayak Sen’s unjust detention
On May 13th/14th, 2008 Dr. Binayak Sen, an activist with a lifelong commitment to the issues of community health and human rights, will complete his first year of unjust imprisonment at the Raipur Central jail in Chhattisgarh. Organizations across the globe will be holding events on the evening of May 13th, 2008 to mark one [...]
