Prison diary :A grotesque violation of human rights
The Statesman Editorial
Doubtless as it is a victory for the human rights movement, civil society must salute the Supreme Court for its intervention that coincided with the assumption to power of a new national dispensation. The release on bail of Dr Binayak Sen (coram: Katju and Verma, JJ) carries a very timely and resounding message [...]
Bail and justice
V. VENKATESAN
in New Delhi
Frontline
The Supreme Court directive to release Dr. Binayak Sen on bail raises the question of the illegality of his detention .
THE Supreme Court’s direction on May 25 to release Dr. Binayak Sen, vice-president of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), on bail from the Raipur Central Jail marks a milestone [...]
BINAYAK’S BAIL NOT ON MEDICAL GROUNDS, UPHOLDS CIVIL LIBERTIES
Dr Binayak Sen was granted bail on the 25th of May, 2009. In the midst of our celebrations that the illegal detention of Dr. Sen is over, some clarification is needed. One question doing the rounds is whether
Binayak was granted bail on medical grounds?
No it was a general BAIL without any conditions on furnishing [...]
‘I’d Happily Back Out, But It Seems Impossible’
From Tehelka Cover Story “Binayak & The Tragedy Beyond”
His political concerns are well known. Activist Binayak Sen shares insights into his detention with SHOMA CHAUDHURY
How did your loss of freedom affect you?
(Long pause) As a civil rights [...]
Death On The Margins
Tehelka Cover Story “Binayak & The Tragedy Beyond”
Far from the national gaze, the establishment practises a dangerous malevolence when confronted with its anti-people policies, reports SHOMA CHAUDHURY from Raipur and Dantewada. Photographs by SHAILENDRA PANDEY
Old threshold 2.30pm and Binayak Sen finally closes the door of his home to the [...]
