Nobel Winners call for release of Dr Binayak Sen
Global protests on first anniversary of arrest
PRESS RELEASE
12 May 2008
In an unprecedented move twenty-two Nobel Prize winning scientists and economists have appealed to the Indian government to release the jailed paediatrician and humanitarian activist Dr Binayak Sen enabling him to go and receive the 2008 Jonathan Mann Award for Health and Human Rights in Washington [...]
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 [...]
Chennai: Demonstration for the unconditional release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Dr. Binayak Sen an eminent pediatrician and human rights activist based in Chattisgarh, was arrested on May 14th 2007. He was arrested under the draconian Chattisgarh Public Security Act (CPSA) and has been in jail since then.
After finishing his post graduation in pediatrics from Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore he chose to work among the [...]
New York: Protest in front of Indian consulate
Dear folks,
As you might know, Dr. Binayak Sen (human rights activist, PUCL secretrary, physician to the poor) was arrested last year under a repressive “special act” and has been imprisoned without trial or bail. Noam Chomsky, Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, Arundhati Roy, Prabhat Patnaik, Ashok Mitra, Habib Tanvir, Rajendra Yadav and many other intellectuals, writers, [...]
FREE MEDICAL CAMP FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE CAMPAIGN TO FREE DR BINAYAK SEN
Dr. Binayak Sen has been true to the spirit and vision of his alma mater and has carried his dedication to truth and service to the very frontline of the battle. He has broken the mould, redefined the possible role of the doctor in a broken and unjust society, holding the cause much more precious [...]
