Report of Kolkotta Convention for the release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Nearly 150 persons attended the May 14 convention held at Medical College Common Room form 5 pm. Dr. Shyamal Baran Roy, ex-Director, Central Institute of Blood Transfusion and Hematology, chaired the convention.
Dr. Jayanta Das, on behalf of Medical Collge Democratic Students’ Association and Shramajibi Swasthya Udyog, presented a draft resolution. Noted human rights activist Sujata [...]
International coalition demands repeal of repressive laws on one-year anniversary of Dr. Binayak Sen’s unjust incarceration
Association for India’s Development
Friends of South Asia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2008
Send a FREE FAX NOW to PM/CM: http://petitions.aidindia.org/binayaksen/index.php
Protest Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSoqWab0vE
Pictures : http://gallery.aidindia.org/gallery/gallery2/v/chhattisgarh_001/Binayak+Sen+Solidarity/
San Francisco, CA: Hundreds of Activists from a broad coalition of 50 international human rights groups that includes Amnesty International, National Lawyers’ Guild and SANSAD (South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy), [...]
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 [...]
Set Binayak free : The Hindu Editorial
Opinion – Editorials
The Hindu
It’s been a whole year since Binayak Sen was arrested on charges of conspiracy to wage war against the Indian state and commit other crimes. The general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties is being held under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Chhhatisgarh Special Public Security Act, [...]
Call to drop all charges against Binayak Sen: The Hindu
Aarti Dhar
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 [...]
