Comments on: PUCL APPEAL FOR MAY 14, 2009 http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/05/pucl-appeal-for-may-14-2009/ Resist the Silent Emergency Thu, 20 May 2010 04:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: robert wilson http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/05/pucl-appeal-for-may-14-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 robert wilson Tue, 05 May 2009 03:45:12 +0000 http://www.binayaksen.net/?p=1016#comment-1437 Support for the PUCL & also continuing pressure from activists worldwide sends a strong message to the Indian government that Adivasi citizens should expect complete protection, this is obviously not the case and with jailed peaceful activists like Dr Sen and many other political prisoners held under draconian "laws", the urgent need for proper democracy which respects all is long overdue. The CRPP (Committee for the release of Political Prisoners) has tried to lobby the Indian government to recognise the separate category of Political Prisoners. India has ratified the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (1979). Political Prisoners though seem to lack protection as Indian Legislation has not been adapted to recognise this discrepancy. Support for the PUCL & also continuing pressure from activists worldwide sends a strong message to the Indian government that Adivasi citizens should expect complete protection, this is obviously not the case and with jailed peaceful activists like Dr Sen and many other political prisoners held under draconian “laws”, the urgent need for proper democracy which respects all is long overdue.

The CRPP (Committee for the release of Political Prisoners)
has tried to lobby the Indian government to recognise the separate category of Political Prisoners.

India has ratified the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (1979). Political Prisoners though seem to lack protection as Indian Legislation has not been adapted
to recognise this discrepancy.

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