Archive for February, 2009
The Shark Has Pretty Teeth
by Nawaz Kotwal, 27 February 2009
This is a trial the world should be watching. The story of Binayak Sen is a wake-up call for India
Human rights activist and public health specialist Binayak Sen was arrested two years ago for being a member of an unlawful association. For good measure he has also been charged with [...]
Join the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Dear Friends,
It is now 21 months since Dr Binayak Sen, the well-known public health and human rights activist was imprisoned by the Chhattisgarh government on false charges of abetting activities of an outlawed organisation.
All of us, individuals and organisations, who have been concerned, protested and struggled for Dr Binayak Sen ‘s release all these months [...]
Statement by VIBGYOR International Film Festival to Release Dr. Binayak Sen
From ViBGYOR 2009 Website
We, the organizers, film makers, delegates and viewers of the VIBGYOR International Film Festival hereby express our deep dismay at the continued detention of Dr Binayak Sen, the National Vice President of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), one of the oldest civil liberties organisations in India.
The PUCL Chhattisgarh has been [...]
Prof. Ilina Sen will Inaugurate ViBGYOR 2009
Dear Friends
Greetings From ViBGYOR Film Collective
Prof. Ilina Sen, wife of Dr. Binayak Sen inaugurates the 4th Edition of the ViBGYOR International Film Festival for short & documentary films at Sangeet Nataka Academy Campus, Thrissur on February 4th.
Dr. Ilina Sen is an internationally known feminist scholar, human rights activist, a pacifist, an agronomist, a builder and [...]
