Chennai: Artists for Human Rights
Through
an Evening of Cultural Program,
(ATTAM, PATTAM and KUTHU)
‘Artist for Human Rights’
Voice Out Against
THE UNJUST DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERSWhen: 29th May, 2008, 6 pm
Where: Chandralekha Center (junction of 5th avenue and 6th avenue)
No. 1, Elliots Beach road, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 90
Performances by: Chennai Kalai Kuzhu, Kanchi Makkal Mandram, and Pudhiya Thor
Dr. Binayak Sen is being conferred the prestigious Johnathan Mann award on the 29th of May for his dedicated service in providing medical care to indigenous people of chattisgarh and his committed struggle against Human Rights violations. But Dr. Sen would not be personally receiving the award because the STATE has IMPRISONED HIM. The government of Chattisgarh has imprisoned human rights defenders like Binayak Sen, Ajay T.G and others for voicing against the government sponsored armed militias and the serious violations of human rights in the state. Human Rights defenders across the country have been targets of the STATE and are being imprisoned under draconian laws that allow for detention without trial. It is imperative that we raise our voices against the state of human rights in our country.
Let us on the 29th of May join together
- To celebrate the conferring of the award on Dr. Binayak Sen
- Voice against the violation of human rights by the STATE.
- Demand the immediate release of Dr. Binayak Sen and other Human rights activist who are unjustly incarcerated.
For further information contact Rakhal 9940246089, Venkat: 9884706531
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE FOR THE RELEASE OF Dr. BINAYAK SEN
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Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 10-105 (The Bush Room)
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‘Scapegoats and Holy Cows’ : State ‘Response’ to Terrorism
May 29, 2009
Seminar
Time 10am to 4pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, India International Centre, Max Mulellar Marg, New Delhi-110003
Speakers:
- A. Bimol Akoijam, Associate Fellow, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
- Arun Shrivastava- Certified Management Consultant
- Dr Syed Ahamed Anwar State Secretary, Human Rights Wing. TMMK, Tamil Nadu
- Justice Rajinder Sachar – former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court
- Hilal Ahmad Meer, Journalist, Greater Kashmir, J & K
- Kavita Srivastava-General Secretary, PUCL, Rajasthan
- Mahesh Bhatt-Director, Producer, Filmmaker, Social Activist
- Nasiruddin Haider Khan-Senior Journalist, UP
- PC Tiwari, Human Rights Law Network, Uttrakhand
- Prof KN Panikkar-Historian, Social Activist, Writer
- Sheema Mohsin-Social Activist, PUCL, Karnataka
- Siddharth Vardarajan-Senior Journalist, the Hindu, Delhi
- Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Editor, Siasat, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Zakia Jowher-Social Activist-Gujarat
Every now and then the Indian State, reaches out its ‘long arms of injustice’ to pick a scapegoat from amidst the Indian population to cover up its own incompetence to provide security to its citizens.
The hapless creature, decorated and demonized by the ‘fashion designers’ of Indian officialdom, is then paraded before the entire nation to create a public spectacle prior to its ritual sacrifice.
The Bengali speaking Muslim people of Jaipur are the latest in a long line-up of such scapegoats.
The Indian state’s treatment of scapegoats is in stark contrast to the ‘holy cows’ it protects, irrespective of their trespasses or crimes against the people of the country.
Whether it be the Hashimpura massacre of 1987, the Babri Masjid demolition and the Mumbai riots of 1992, the Gujarat carnage of 2002 , Nanded Bomb Blast April 6, 2006 or the recent anti-national activities of the likes of Raj Thackeray in Mumbai- no one gets even arrested- leave alone punished for their terrorist activities.
The seminar mentioned above is being organised at a very short notice to register our anguish and protest against the way innocent people across India are being harassed, picked up, arrested and tortured in the name of fighting terrorism. It is also to register our protest against the well designed plan of demonising minorities in this country. We might not be able to document all the cases at this seminar but this is being organised as a first step to plan a larger national level campaign involving citizens and organisations from across india to resist the state terror.
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The medical community at the SMS Hospital and other Private Hospitals that took in patients responded with zeal and saved several lives. That night 56 patients were brought in dead and five who came in gasping died soon after. The death toll by the end of the week grew to 67. More than 277 injured were also brought in on the night of the blast out of which 134 were admitted in the various Hospitals and the rest were discharged. Some of the patients have ended up with permanent impairments, assessments are still being made and the medical Community of the SMS Hospital even today affirm their commitment to the patients.
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From freebinayaksen.org- Updates from Google News
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- With fear and hope - Hindu
- Orissa Police in Service of Hindutva (and POSCO) - Desicritics.org
- POTA 3.0: India's New Terror Law - CounterCurrents.org
- Mumbai attack: Who is asking the real questions? - Express Buzz
- Poetry: Matte Finish - Desicritics.org
- Reports From Indian Media
- With fear and hope - Hindu: Sunday Magazine
- Mumbai attack: Who is asking the real questions? - New Indian Express
- Equality before the law? - Oheraldo
- Govt disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers like Salwa Judum - TOI: India
- Chidambaram says Govt disapproves of Salwa Judum - Express India-- Front Page
- Chidambaram says Govt disapproves of Salwa Judum - The Indian Express -- Front Page
- Centre disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers like Salwa Judum - Rediff: News
- Government disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers - NDTV National
- Govt disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers - Hindustan Times: News
- Govt disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers - Hindustan Times: India
- Govt disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers like Salwa Judum - TOI: India
- Govt disapproves of 'non-state' law enforcers like Salwa Judum - Doordarshan
- Rhetoric rejected - Frontline
- Outcome shot in the arm for salwa judum - Asian Age: India
- PUCL Vice-President's bail plea rejected - New Kerala: West Bengal
- Chhattisgarh HC: PUCL vice president's bail plea rejected - IndLaw News
- Different kinds of silence - Telegraph: Opinion
- Whither democracy? - Oheraldo
- Q&A: 'Rights activism uses space within the Constitution' - TOI: Editorial
- The Shootin' Sheriffs - Outlook