repressive laws
GREETINGS FROM BASAGUDA
by Javed Iqbal
Villagers who escaped the Maoist-Salwa Judum conflict return to their homes after three years and the Vanvasi Chetna Ashram which has helped them come back is under attack from the Raman Singh government. Javed Iqbal reports on the changing fortunes of Bastar’s tribal communities caught between the Maoists [...]
Binayak Sen: Why dissent matters in a democracy
By Patralekha Chatterjee
OP Ed
Deccan Chronicle
There is much to celebrate. Dr Binayak Sen has been finally granted bail by the Supreme Court. The 59-year-old doctor and human rights activist has paid a steep price for defending the health and rights of tribal communities in remote pockets of Chhattisgarh: two precious years of his life spent within [...]
I will try to resolve the conflict through political engagement, military engagement is not a solution
“I take this opportunity to remember thousands of people who are languishing in jail in many states after being detained under draconian and black laws like the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act. I am not alone. There are many others in several states. I am with them.”
Raipur, May 26 (IANS) A day after the Supreme [...]
A small step for Indian justice, a giant leap for Binayak!
Editorial , www.binayaksen.net
‘Bail granted’ – the magical words rung through the crowded supreme court chamber with the full power of an ace footballer’s match clinching shot to the goal.
It took just 30 seconds for Justice Markandeya Katju to dispel what the dark forces of Indian politics, bureaucracy and so called ‘internal security’ had wrought against [...]
HT Editorial: 741 days later…
Editorial
Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times
The Great Indian Democracy, strange as it may sound to us still triumphantly waving our ink-marked fingers in the air, is not only about the freedom to vote and such genuinely wonderful things. It’s also about being told what’s going on when someone is arrested and kept locked away beyond the reach [...]
