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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RIGHTS-INDIA: Top Activist’s Detention Blot on Democracy
By Praful Bidwai
IPS NEWS
NEW DELHI, May 15 (IPS) - Protests are mounting all over the world against the year-long detention of Dr. Binayak Sen, a distinguished Indian human rights and health activist, under draconian laws in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Sen, national vice president and Chhattisgarh general secretary of the well-known People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), was arrested under allegations of helping left-wing extremists, known in this country as Naxalites.
The charges shocked human rights organisations and citizens’ groups, which on independent investigation, have found them totally fictitious. They believe that the Chhattisgarh government filed them to harass Sen and set a horribly negative example for all civil liberties activists and intimidate them.
Sen is probably India’s first human rights defender to have faced such prolonged detention.
Sen’s detention raises serious questions about the content and quality of democracy in India, and the state’s failure to respect liberties and fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. It also points to links between human rights violations and the government’s social and economic policies.
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The Hindu, Front Page
15th May 2008
His detention is a vengeful act against a public spirited doctor, say intellectuals
Dr. Sen was arrested on May 14 last year for his alleged support to the Maoists
Rights activists want Chhattisgarh State Public Security Act scrapped
NEW DELHI: Intellectuals and artists across the country rallied behind jailed human rights activist Binayak Sen on the first anniversary of his arrest on Wednesday, even as they urged the Chhattisgarh government to drop all charges against him. Read more
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From Artists for Human Rights New Delhi
Protest Photo Galleries
Check the galleries in AID Boston website
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Artists for Human Rights -14th May, New Delhi
Dear Friend,
You are cordially invited to ‘Artists for Human Rights’, an evening of protest by Arundhati Roy, Ashok Vajpayee, Danish & Mehmood, Gauhar Raza, K.Satchidanand, Manu Kohli, Nageen Tanveer, Rahul Ram, Vishnu Nagar and many other artists, poets, writers and cultural workers demanding the release of Dr Binayak Sen and other political prisoners. 14 May 2008 marks the first anniversary of the arrest of well known health and human rights activists Dr Sen by the Chattisgarh government.
Time: 6 PM onwards
Date: 14 May, 2008
Venue: Rabindra Bhawan Lawns (Opposite Mandi House), Copernicus Marg, New Delhi
In Solidarity
Committee for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen
New Delhi
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- Dr Binayak Sen: An unfortunate achiever - Merinews
- Jailed human-rights activist works for peace - Ode Magazine
- Q&A: 'Rights activism uses space within the Constitution' - Times of India
- DIFFERENT KINDS OF SILENCE - Calcutta Telegraph
- Vote War 2008: Chhattisgarh - Tehelka
- National Convention on Countering Fascist Forces: Defending the ... - NewsBlaze (press release)
- Reports From Indian Media
- Different kinds of silence - Telegraph: Opinion
- Whither democracy? - Oheraldo
- Q&A: 'Rights activism uses space within the Constitution' - TOI: Editorial
- The Shootin' Sheriffs - Outlook
- Videos - Rediff: Top Stories (India)
- India must be reclaimed - Hindustan Times: Views
- A law and its victim - Frontline
- An appeal for peace in South Bastar - Hindu: Opinion
- NGOs demand severe action against attackers - The Navhind Times