DNA Editorial: Right to dissent
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It took Binayak Sen, doctor and civil rights activist two years to get bail after he was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in Chhatisgarh, for his alleged pro-Naxalite activities.
There were two issues at hand. One, whether Sen was arrested under this very strict law because he spoke out openly [...]
Binayak Sen: Why dissent matters in a democracy
By Patralekha Chatterjee
OP Ed
Deccan Chronicle
There is much to celebrate. Dr Binayak Sen has been finally granted bail by the Supreme Court. The 59-year-old doctor and human rights activist has paid a steep price for defending the health and rights of tribal communities in remote pockets of Chhattisgarh: two precious years of his life spent within [...]
I will try to resolve the conflict through political engagement, military engagement is not a solution
“I take this opportunity to remember thousands of people who are languishing in jail in many states after being detained under draconian and black laws like the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act. I am not alone. There are many others in several states. I am with them.”
Raipur, May 26 (IANS) A day after the Supreme [...]
Amnesty News Release on Binayak’s Release on Bail
Indian doctor Binayak Sen released from prison on bail
26 May 2009
Dr Binayak Sen, who spent two years in an Indian prison as a Prisoner of Conscience, was released on Tuesday after being granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Welcoming Dr Sen’s release on bail, Amnesty International believes that the charges against him are baseless and [...]
Binayak Sen release committee condemns demolition of VCA
Express News Service
Pune: After Binayak Sen, now it’s the Gandhian Vanvasi Chetna Ashram being attacked by the Chhattisgarh government, which literally bulldozed the ashram on May 17.
The city-based unit of Binayak Sen release committee has condemned the demolition of the Vanvasi Chetna Ashram (VCA).
The VCA led by the Gandhian Himanshu has been the voice of [...]
