A Search for An Awakened Soul – Justice & the Indian Middle Class
by Gian Inder Singh
One of the most meaningless phrases uttered in India at a frequency that is almost stupefying is that “the law will take its own course.” It is only matched by the astonishing number of times another meaningless sound byte is delivered: “I have immense respect for the judiciary and the judicial system.” [...]
Raipur Satyagraha Update: 6th April
Dear friends,
The fourth batch of 104 protesters took part in the satyagraha for the release of jailed human rights and health activist Dr Binayak Sen, in Raipur today.
The programme began with protestors congregating at Budha Talab and holding a public meeting there.
A press conference was held at 1:30 pm at the press club and was addressed among [...]
Press Statement by Arundhati Roy for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen
Issued at the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen
April 6, 2009 / Raipur, Chattisgarh
Dr Binayak Sen has been in prison for 22 months, arrested under one of India’s most draconian laws, the Chattisgarh Special Public Security Act. This Act has such a vague, diffused definition of ‘Unlawful Activity’ that it renders every [...]
Arundhati Roy, rights activists rally around freed Chhattisgarh filmmaker
Express news service
Posted online: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 0047 hrs IST
New Delhi, August 12
“It’s not the first or the last time someone has been arrested in Chhattisgarh,” said human rights lawyer Vrinda Grover, setting the tone for a public meeting at the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Tuesday to mark the release of [...]
The statesman Cover Story: THE EVIL WITHIN
The Binayak Sen story is more than just about the violation of individual rights, says Shoma A Chatterji
THE Binayak Sen story is much more than one of a gross violation of human rights. It goes far beyond the international appeals to release him from the unlawful detention he has been subjected to for more than [...]
