[GreenYouth] Fwd: Police get flak for 'Arabic' scarves of blast suspects
-- Forwarded message -- From: Ajay [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/9/27 Subject: Police get flak for 'Arabic' scarves of blast suspects To: * * Police get flak for 'Arabic' scarves of blast suspects Tue, Sep 23 02:54 AM The Delhi Police is being severely criticised for covering the faces of the three blast suspects-Saqib Nisar, Mohd Shakeel and Zia ur Rehman- with 'Arabic' scarves with many terming the act as partisan and an attempt on the police's part to hint at a link between Islam and terror. The police usually covers the faces of criminals, whose identity cannot be revealed, with a towel or a black cloth. However, when the three suspects were produced in court yesterday, their faces were covered with scarves usually sported by imams and religious leaders of the Muslim community. Senior Congress leader Salman Khursheed told The Indian Express that such depiction was unfortunate and created an impression of a stereotype at a time when images flashed by the media was being closely followed by the public. Islamic scholar Dr Khwaja Iftekhar Ahmad, too, termed the use of the scarves as offending. It appears to be a design to malign the whole Muslim community and the Arab world. Making criminals wear such a scarf sends out a wrong message to other religions as well, added Ahmad. The Delhi Police, however, maintained that it had no code of conduct as far as covering the faces of suspects go. We do provide cloth to suspects to cover their faces with. But there is no code of conduct for it as such. The cloth could be red, black or white, said Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat. A terrorist should be severely punished. But to depict a suspect in a way that can be recognised as 'Muslim' is wrong. This scarf is usually slung on the shoulder or used to cover the head during prayers, says Firoz Bakht Ahmed, who runs an NGO, Friends for Education, and teaches in Modern School, Barakhamba Road. Interestingly, police had said that Indian Mujahideen mastermind Atif had instructed his companions to remain without beard and dress in modern clothes in order to escape a typically Muslim look. The Urdu Press has also lashed out at the Delhi Police for this. The Hindustan Express has carried an editorial, 'Dilli Police Ka Arbi Roomal', criticising the police's action in its Monday edition. *~~ Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality. - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~* -- Bobby Kunhu http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Green Youth Movement group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[GreenYouth] Re: Fwd: Death for six in Khairlanji case; two get life term
Dear Anil, pls contact in this address: Subject and Language Press, P.B.No.672 Kottayam, Kerala, Pin-686 001 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Book Title: Mattoru Jeevitham Sadhyamanu (another life is possible) Auhor: K.K.Baburaj Price: Rs 125 Publisher: Subject and Language Press, Kottayam best On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 11:12 AM, Anil Tharayath Varghese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Renju can you tell me how can I order this boook to read On Sep 27, 7:58 am, ranju radha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damodar, yea i agree with the first part of ur argument in fact i was wondering why baburaj opted for such a title. but the piece of jassy convinced me abt the second part, i partially agree with u, though evne i m not really convinced of wht i ve writtn as u know these are immediate mail responses... a kind of love at first sight or infatuation i agree with ur point that it reifeis belief from expereiential. but in my opinion that happens in a universal context and when the tone embraces a universal ultimate truth of a meta narrative such as religion, marxism etc. at the micro level it MAY elicit a different reading. the possibility of course is contextual. and may vary ... need more thinking perhaps esplly for a little mind like me well, that s how it is thanks for the insightful comments love and regards On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 4:45 AM, damodar prasad [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Renju, a*s baburaj's book proclaims Another World is Possible* *sometimes we should belive in belief.* Indeed. But it would be politically worth emphasizing the name of the book *Mattoru Jeevitham Sadhyamanu* and as translation - *Another Life is Possible*on the cover itself indicates. Because the two evokes two distinct world views. The slogan Another world is possible of the WSF becomes thing of a past, cliched and mimicry of the foregone deeds of the left and you very well-know the spectrum of organization participating in this socialist carnival. Whereas Baburaj's critical insights upturns such world views. The same article in the name of the book highlights how and why Jassey Gift's music evoked such a moral panic and why his music makes possible a another hearing culture. Hence the need to emphasis on the real title of the work. As I say this and as in case of any other work or text, I read the articles in it critically and I have objections too as I object to your idea that we should believe in belief. Because it reifies belief from the experiential ( and also indicative of a conspiratorial tone) which is a detriment to making another life possible, sincerely Damodar Prasad On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 4:31 PM, ranju radha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: damodar, the hapless victims are a construct. though their voices are seldom heard. rhetoric of secular castelessness of judiciary/bureaucaracy etc refuses to hear other voices. but they as u said refuse to remain victims always. Regards On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 1:38 PM, damodar prasad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Renju, The last sentence of your mail is very evocative. The hapless targets of such discursive violence of biases personal as well as political are sure to go mute. One refuses to be a victim but returns only to know that same assault continues unhindered. Silencing through newer and newer strategies is everyday being experimented and one is left with the option of non-communication. Sometimes that is what is desired. I share your perspective. Regards, damodar prasad On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 9:00 AM, ranju radha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Bobby, I agree. I was only pointing out that well-written aspect, but not well accepted by our conscience. as far as capital punishment is concerened i have the same opinion my friends in the legal system inform me that majority of the convctd people are innocent i dont understand how we can go with such a system my sister is in SC now. She tells me that how cleverly a judge can manipulate judgements caste, religion, gender, class ... these are the categories not only for academic discourses we encounter it in each and every step in life secular classless, casteless rhetoric helps those who sits and give judgments whehter it be in courts, police stations, media houses, online forums etc. \regards On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Bobby Kunhu [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Dear Ranju The castedness of the Indian judiciary and legal system is actually fairly well written about, so the lack of implementation of the SC/ST Act is hardly surprising. Well, in its 58 year history since independence, our SC has just 3 dalit judges and one dalit CJ. If thats testimony enough. The same is the question of gender.
[GreenYouth] Fwd: [invitesplus] Fwd: A.sexual or A.ble? - article on disability and sexuality
I this is sexy as well -- Forwarded message -- From: Manohar Elavarthi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/9/23 Subject: [invitesplus] Fwd: A.sexual or A.ble? - article on disability and sexuality To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=21207start=5707 *A.sexual or A.ble?* *by chechemy, Mexico* Sometimes I get tired of all these asexual assumptions. Like, what, a wheelchair is supposed to be the embrace one longs for on lonely nights? Blindness doesn't make pity glances and scoffing from the opposite gender (or in many cases, within GLBTQ groupings as well) any more palatable. Just because I might not be able to hear you doesn't mean I don't have a need to communicate my desire for wholeness in a romantic relationship. And though it might be obvious that I have Down Syndrome, or Autism, or fit neatly into any number of categories relegated to someone with a disability, am I not first a human being? Many youth with disabilities are ignored when discussing issues relating to sexuality. Whether this means sexual education, dating advice, creating safe areas to discuss same-gender sexuality, or just acknowledging that the disabled may in fact not want to be brushed off as asexual, it still takes a very thoughtful person to bring sexuality into the realm of the disabled community. Many young disabled people begin exploring sexuality in general at a later age than their peers, but at least from personal experience and with friends, that has had to do more with communication and social barriers than physical development. Youth that have been relatively isolated growing up as well as those with severe impairment who are unable to live independently without constant assistance have a markedly distinct perspective on life that limits access to much of normal life, including healthy relationships. Even for those youth who have been able to make adaptations in order to live a normal life encounter tremendous social barriers when broaching the subjects of romantic relationships and sexuality. But as any of us know who have taken on the social barriers which block our paths, ignorance can be one of the most motivational factors for moving forward. So rather than wait and see if Panorama will broach this subject in their next issue or not, given the fact that disability was not mentioned relating to sexuality for this issue I am not afraid to say that disabled youth around the world, and I am sure a few at TakingITGlobal, are, like their peers, experiencing attraction, sexual frustration, communication issues with their partner(s) and families. We have questions and concerns, stories to tell, and most of all, a desire to be acknowledged. I have been dating my boyfriend for more than two years. He is my first boyfriend and first sexual relationship, though not likely the last. Thanks to access in education, a mild disability, and supportive family and friends, I have grown up without much though to having a disability. But as I began to develop interest in boys as a teen, I would sometimes grow nervous as the reality of having cerebral palsy now might be an issue in a relationship. Having some regrettable memories of nonacceptance by my peers in school and socially made me loathe to put myself out there so openly in the romantic sphere. Even though I had secret fears about bringing my disability to light, I had no trouble attracting some guys to me, being a generally warm and friendly person. However, I decided I did not want to have a romantic relationship until after high school. Two years after I started college, I was ready for a relationship and started dating Josué. I had kissed other boys before, but dating means opening up to another person in ways that mere physicality does not even begin to reach. Instead of being a barrier in our relationship, my cerebral palsy was actually an area where Josué's tenderness came out the most. Intimacy changed meaning for me as we explored both physically and emotionally how having a disability can create a deeper relationship as we adapted our needs to each others'. While my level of disability is not immediately apparent to most people, I have grown accustomed to ignoring special needs as though it amounts to admitting weakness. But at Josué's urging, I have begun certain physical therapy exercises again, and I see his care as a true act of love which is also allowing me to love myself in ways that I did not even know I was previous ashamed of. And through it all, he has grown in leaps and bounds with regard to disability awareness. As have I. And now I see even more the need to be an activist in disabled sexuality in ways that the non-disabled cannot be and will not be if we are all allowed to live in ignorance. Here in Mexico, disability laws are blatantly ignored in much of the country. Access is a major issue, and many disabled people are denied their rights to a normal life. Primary school education is
[GreenYouth] Pay or be branded a terrorist
The Telegraph Saturday , September 27 , 2008 Pay Rs 1.5 lakh or be branded a terrorist, police told him - Portrait of a victimIMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI When some police officers asked Milan Molla to choose between the tag of terrorist and a Rs 1.5-lakh bribe, the slum-dweller knew he had to pay or perish. They raided our house on August 6 and took me to an SSPD (Special Staff of Port Division) outpost. They threatened to book me for the blast that killed four of my family members three days earlier unless I gave in to their demand, he told *Metro *on Friday. Milan had lost his younger brother Deedar, cousins Ramzan and Shaqib, and granduncle Hasan in the freak blast in Cossipore on August 3. Deedar and Ramzan were trying to break open a discarded shell they had brought home from the banks of the Hooghly when the blast occurred. Commissioner of police Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti and other senior officials had ruled out a terrorist link in the incident that very night. But a group of policemen from the wing that tracks criminal activity in the port area then laid a terror trap for the illiterate Milan. With her son in lock-up and nobody around to help, mother Anwara Bibi borrowed Rs 35,000 and paid the first instalment to an officer. What else could I have done? We were still in mourning when they were back at our door to pick up my son, Anwara, 50, said. According to Anwara, Milan's father-in-law Ayub contributed Rs 10,000 and the rest of the money came from a relative, Musha Ali, and a local trader. The incident remained under wraps until a fortnight ago, when CPM leader Mohammad Salim visited Cossipore and some residents of the locality told him about Milan's ordeal. The MP immediately took up the case with the police top brass, who promised an inquiry. I had gone to Cossipore to attend a meeting when I was told how the family was being harassed. I met Milan and his mother. They narrated how the police team had framed Milan. I was surprised to hear that they were forced to pay Rs 35,000. I called up the police commissioner and asked him to look into the matter, Salim said. Commissioner Chakrabarti met the Molla family at Lalbazar the next day. Rattled by the developments, two officers of the SSPD went to Milan's shanty a day later and asked the youth to withdraw his complaint. The policemen said they would return the money we had paid if I withdrew my complaint. But why should I? Milan asked, his confidence stemming from Chakrabarti's assurance of justice. Last Monday, Milan and his mother got a call from the deputy commissioner of the port office, Anand Kumar. We went there and I identified the person who had taken money from my mother. The deputy commissioner assured me that action would be taken against the policemen who had harassed and tortured me. But I am still scared as they might try to implicate me in another false case for complaining against them, Milan said, holding his year-old son Shabbir tightly in his arms. Milan, who owns a tea shop and occasionally deals in scrap, had escaped the explosion that killed four members of his family because he had gone to Science City with some friends on that day. The family lives in a 10x10 feet shanty in Jyotinagar, Cossipore. The commissioner of police said the inquiry was on track and the guilty would not be spared. The additional commissioner of police, Shivaji Ghosh, is investigating the allegations. We will take action if our officers are found guilty, he told Metro. _ reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city. Critiques Collaborations To subscribe: send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subscribe in the subject header. To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list List archive: lt;https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/ -- Carmel Christy -- Ranjit --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Green Youth Movement group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[GreenYouth] Pay Rs 1.5 lakh or be branded a terrorist
Pay Rs 1.5 lakh or be branded a terrorist, police told him - Portrait of a victim http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080927/jsp/calcutta/story_9893188.jsp *IMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI* Milan Molla recounts the chain of events since a freak blast on August 3 killed four of his family members. Picture by Amit Datta When some police officers asked Milan Molla to choose between the tag of terrorist and a Rs 1.5-lakh bribe, the slum-dweller knew he had to pay or perish. They raided our house on August 6 and took me to an SSPD (Special Staff of Port Division) outpost. They threatened to book me for the blast that killed four of my family members three days earlier unless I gave in to their demand, he told *Metro *on Friday. Milan had lost his younger brother Deedar, cousins Ramzan and Shaqib, and granduncle Hasan in the freak blast in Cossipore on August 3. Deedar and Ramzan were trying to break open a discarded shell they had brought home from the banks of the Hooghly when the blast occurred. Commissioner of police Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti and other senior officials had ruled out a terrorist link in the incident that very night. But a group of policemen from the wing that tracks criminal activity in the port area then laid a terror trap for the illiterate Milan. With her son in lock-up and nobody around to help, mother Anwara Bibi borrowed Rs 35,000 and paid the first instalment to an officer. What else could I have done? We were still in mourning when they were back at our door to pick up my son, Anwara, 50, said. According to Anwara, Milan's father-in-law Ayub contributed Rs 10,000 and the rest of the money came from a relative, Musha Ali, and a local trader. The incident remained under wraps until a fortnight ago, when CPM leader Mohammad Salim visited Cossipore and some residents of the locality told him about Milan's ordeal. The MP immediately took up the case with the police top brass, who promised an inquiry. I had gone to Cossipore to attend a meeting when I was told how the family was being harassed. I met Milan and his mother. They narrated how the police team had framed Milan. I was surprised to hear that they were forced to pay Rs 35,000. I called up the police commissioner and asked him to look into the matter, Salim said. Commissioner Chakrabarti met the Molla family at Lalbazar the next day. Rattled by the developments, two officers of the SSPD went to Milan's shanty a day later and asked the youth to withdraw his complaint. The policemen said they would return the money we had paid if I withdrew my complaint. But why should I? Milan asked, his confidence stemming from Chakrabarti's assurance of justice. Last Monday, Milan and his mother got a call from the deputy commissioner of the port office, Anand Kumar. We went there and I identified the person who had taken money from my mother. The deputy commissioner assured me that action would be taken against the policemen who had harassed and tortured me. But I am still scared as they might try to implicate me in another false case for complaining against them, Milan said, holding his year-old son Shabbir tightly in his arms. Milan, who owns a tea shop and occasionally deals in scrap, had escaped the explosion that killed four members of his family because he had gone to Science City with some friends on that day. The family lives in a 10x10 feet shanty in Jyotinagar, Cossipore. The commissioner of police said the inquiry was on track and the guilty would not be spared. The additional commissioner of police, Shivaji Ghosh, is investigating the allegations. We will take action if our officers are found guilty, he told *Metro*. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Green Youth Movement group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[GreenYouth] The Dilemma of an educated muslim youth
** *Pls see the write-up by NDTV copy editor who is a muslim. interesting part is the disclaimer of NDTV towards the end. the views expressed are not of NDTV. NDTV never made such a disclaimer when tripatis wrote propaganda news items. Shows the true colour of NDTV.* ** *The dilemma of an educated Muslim youth* Saif Khalid Friday, September 26, 2008, (New Delhi) http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066912ch=633581495086718750 Terrorists once again played with deadly bombs in Delhi on September 13, bringing the usual destruction of life and property. By now, we Indians have become quite accustomed to death and destruction -- man made or natural. My very first reaction was: Will it be Indian Mujahideen (IM) once again? Within minutes of the blasts IM claimed it was behind the savagery. I felt like crying and shouting from the rooftop that whatever the terrorists have done in the name of Islamhttp://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066736ch=633581498253125000#was wrong; that I am an Indian, who also happens to be a Muslim. I would not rejoice at the bleeding of my very own countrymen. Then, exactly six days later at around 11 am I was awakened by the cacophonic sound of my mobile. My colleague was on phone and asking: Are you okay? There's an encounter going on in your area. The news snatched away my sleep; it became a victim of terror. Then followed a barrage of calls from my friends -- most of them Hindushttp://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066736ch=633581498253125000#-- to enquire about my well-being. I was so embarrassed, uncomfortable, conscious of a strange guilt, defensive and uneasy. And, I was staying in an area being projected as the safe haven for terrorists. How could I gulp the hard fact that my neighbours were those who had partied over the killing of innocent people? Jamia Nagar was on the national map within hours of the encounter and that also for the worst possible reason. Then came the psychological bomb -- one of the terrorists caught following the police encounter was my namesake. I cannot describe the feeling that I underwent the moment the name Saif was splashed across various news channels. What the hell? I could react thus. The nightmare was not over. At work, while moderating comments on many stories on the incident and its aftermath it was difficult to ignore the bombardment of nasty comments against Muslims. Almost 95 per cent of them demonised Muslims and a major chunk of the surfers suggested that Muslims be thrown out of India. The ground beneath my feet shook. I kept working, but nothing registered. I wanted to cry. I felt like a helpless alien in my own country. I had never thought of myself as being part of anything but the mainstream -- the very premise of that was crumbling in front of me. That day, the usually intrepid journalist in me lost out to the bewildered youth. I did not feel like going to Batla House (the place of the encounter), as I was hugely disturbed. For the first time in my life I felt that I was the other, or so I was made to feel. And that I was the enemy within, was a suspect, a potential terrorist and that, the phrase terrorists have no religion was no longer valid. The more the media discussed about the terrorists' profiles, the more insecure I felt. Now the terrorists were no longer some gun-toting, bearded, rustic and madrassa-educated lot. They were suave, university-educated, guy-next-door types. The new face of terror has really put the moderate, peace-loving Muslim youth in a quandary. The day after the encounter, I actually went to Batla House in Jamia Nagar to take stock of the situation myself. People were wary of talking to strangers, the now proverbial siege within was obvious, the near absence of trust in policemen was alarming and the air was filled with various conspiracy theorieshttp://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080066736ch=633581498253125000#alleged to have been hatched by the government. In fact, the complete lack of trust in police among the people in the area is an alarming situation; it's a complete communalisation of their outlook. The sooner the government acts, the better it would be for the country. I found myself so out of place here but even then I could not consider them as the other. In fact, they are Indians like you and me. It's only their low level of education and thereby the lack of job opportunities that have perpetually marginalised them. This area is a forced ghetto where affluent, poor, students, teachers are crammed in such a small space. What has been the government's initiative to bring this huge area to the mainstream? Instead the government's apathy is palpable -- the entire area has just one ATM (SBI) and there is no resident welfare association. The UPA government's token gesture to open up more bank branches in Muslim areas actually drew the Opposition's ire for what they called Muslim appeasement.
[GreenYouth] Re: Jamia Teachers Solidarity Group- Press Statement
Let This Great Initiative Take Rapid Strides In the Coming Days, In Making The State and the Mainstream media More Accountable for Their Commissions and Omissions. In Solidarity, K.M.Venugopalan. On 25 Sep, 17:48, sree rekha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *25th September 2008* * * *Press Statement* *Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group.* * * *Jamia Teachers Condemn Communal Witch Hunt and Demand Independent Impartial Enquiry* * * At the very outset we, the members of Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group would like to state that we strongly condemn terrorism of all kinds, including State terrorism. The events of 19th September and subsequent days have left the Jamia community shocked, aggrieved and fearful. In particular the manner and the suspicious circumstances in which young boys, many of them students of Jamia Millia Islamia, have been picked up by the Special Cell, and pronounced dreaded terrorists by a trial by an utterly sensationalist and prejudiced media has created an atmosphere of fear and suspicion. On the day of the operation indiscriminate arbitrary detentions were made that included five school children living in the flat opposite and were released only late in the night. Arrests are continuing unabated. Even as some teachers had accompanied senior lawyers to meet with the families of boys picked up, on 23.09.2008, around 5 o' clock, news arrived that Saqib Akhtar, a 17-year-old boy, a distant cousin of slain Atif Amin, had been picked up from his residence in Abul Fazal Enclave. A complaint with the police was filed at the Jamia Nagar Police Station. Within an hour the Special Cell communicated to the boy's family that he would be released. It appears that the presence of a well-known Supreme Court lawyer, teachers from Jamia, and senior journalists pressured the Special Cell enough to refrain from detaining an innocent boy, and ensured that Saqib returned home safe the same evening. This incident illustrates the vulnerability of the people residing in the locality: not only are they subject to arbitrary 'arrests' by the Special Cell, which whisks them off to undisclosed locations, the local police refuses to file complaints or feigns ignorance. Further, they lack recourse to proper legal aid. We as teachers feel that we cannot afford to isolate ourselves in intellectual ivory towers. There is an urgent need to reach out to the community which lives at our very doorstep, and where a large number of teachers, administrative staff and our students reside. The locality has been besieged by a sense of alienation, terror and insecurity. *We unequivocally condemn this brazen witch hunt in the name of fighting terror and pledge solidarity with the people of Jamia Nagar, and especially the families of those whose boys have been picked up and arrested without a shred of evidence. * *We hold the police and Home Ministry directly responsible for the on-going communal witch-hunt and therefore* *demand* – 1. National Human Rights Commission recommendations regarding establishing an inquiry after every encounter be implemented and FIR against police officials involved in the act be immediately made; 2. Independent fact finding teams and even sections of the media have raised doubts about the veracity of the police version regarding the 'encounter' on 19th September and the subsequent arrests made on that basis.We therefore demand, a time-bound, independent inquiry into the deaths of Atif Ameen, Sajid and Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma headed by the sitting judge of the Supreme Court be immediately conducted; 3. Autopsy reports of Mr. Sharma. Atif Ameen, and Sajid, panchnama of the site, seizure list of the people picked up by the police for inquiry be made public. 4. We further demand that a list of students who have been picked up by the Delhi Police/ Special Cell should be provided to the University immediately. We further demand that the University authorities see to it that no students (whether living in the hostel or not) are picked up/ arrested without intimating the university authorities.* * 5. We also demand that no student or citizen picked up for questioning are tortured in custody and that their rights as citizens are not denied. The Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group would not only conduct an *extensive civil society campaign* including programmes like *Jan Sunwai* in the community where human rights activists and prominent members of the secular, democratic intelligentsia would be invited to join and work for providing *all kinds of assistance including legal aid *to people who have been accused of terrorist activities but also *meet the Home Minister* in order to stop the on-going communal witch hunt in the community. The Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group intends to extend the movement to include teachers from other universities, as well as other bodies such as the DUTA, JNUTA, IGNOUTA,
[GreenYouth] NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police on Jamia Nagar encounter-PTI reports
NHRC issues notice to Delhi Police on Jamia Nagar encounter New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to Delhi Police over the encounter in Jamia Nagar in which two suspected Indian Mujahideen militants linked with serial blasts in Delhi and other cities were killed. The Commission issued the notice to city Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and asked him to submit a report on the incident. The notice was issued on a complaint filed by an NGO, a senior NHRC official said. Two suspected militants were shot dead in a gunbattle with the police in south Delhi's Jamia Nagar on September 19 in which Special Cell Inspector M C Sharma was also killed. Police had claimed that a 13-member module of the Indian Mujahideen was behind the serial blasts in the national capital which claimed over 20 lives and left about 100 injured. Five persons were also arrested last week for their alleged role in the blasts. PTI -- Shinaj.P.S Centre for Comparative Literature University of Hyderabad Hyderabad-46 Mob:9440477143 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Green Youth Movement group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[GreenYouth] K.G.Kannabiran, President,PUCL Wants to Share His Views on the Challenges Faced by India as a Pluralistic Society Governed by Rule of Law
Dear freinds, As I enter eighty, my mobility has been reduced considerably but the way the country is going is very disturbing as I like every one of you woud like better world for posterity. I do know many people had a biased understanding of ny role as a human rights activist , now for the best part of my life. I fought against atrocities against the rural poor as they were perceived as NAXALITE SUSPECTS , I also held the view that imponity should not be permitted to contain the political movement and that it has to be politically defeated. I have always been holding the view that impunity permitted in one area will spread to the other. I also felt and firmly beleive that if the Government creates liveable conditions for the rural poor adherence to the politics that engenders violence will disappear. Otherwise it will get entrenched and will become intractable. It is wrong to think Maoists have no following. They are sheltered by the poor. According to me Communal violence, inter-religious belligerence canot be wished away such ridiculous rgetoric as Hindu Muslim bhai and such other putrid homilies. WE must recognise that our Constitution is for the governance of a plural Society. We always had at state levels and the centre Hindu Malority Governments wo seldom represented the minorities. You cannot expect them to. Any dominant community would feel thaat the rest of the communities are subordinsted to them and that they should make attempts and adjust themselves to the majority' wishes . When th Britishers handed over he reins to us we thought amauslimd alone were the in a minority omin the country. When we defined a Hindu in a statute it included all rebeling faiths and that is this homogeising process began and uniform civil code is part of the same agenda and quite a few Hindu judges epressed concern about the delaying the enactment of a Uniform Civil Code! Coming to Communal violence terrorist attacks will be there and are inevitable unless we recognise minorities and accord them and respect their identities. It will be their until we accord them equality of status and equal oppurtunities ; to bring about tolerence as between the various communities fraternity was prescribed with a you to promote integrity.. In fact there was a National Integration Council . In fact The National Integration Council appointed a Comiteeon National Integratin and Regionalism to examine the belligerence of linguistic violence andthe measures to toprevent such violence and at tat time it was felt that such violence will abate when Indianness soreads. Thart led to the 16th. Constitutional Amendment in 1963 and as result of the Amendment the Unlawful Activities (Prevention ) Act 1967 was passed. At that time we all felt Muslims alone are a minority we have to contend with. In 1984 find Sikhs challenged the suzerinity of the Hindu Majority.and the later mowed down in Delhi thousands of the and quite a few were consigned to the flamesalive. Then we had a massacr of few thousands of Muslims in Mumbai in 1992 and and a few thousands to describe the massacre would be a gross understatement. Now we are witnesing the attack on the christians and theirinstitution in a big way. Muslims have as a defensive measure have resirted to terrorism. You cannot defend yourself in any other way and draw the attention of the State in any other way. There is no use in pious homilies on non violence and insincerely quoting Gandhi Had he survived the attack of Godse he would have been shotin an encounter. You cannot arrest the violent Hindus under TADA or POTA BECAUSE THEY USE INIGENOUS WEAPONS AND HENCE DONOT QUALIFIED TO BEUNDER tERRORIS LAWS. THE 1967 LAW BY THE SMENDMENT ACT OF 2004 IS UPDATED BY INCLUSION OF TWO OR THREE CHATERS OF POTA Please in your discussion donot be inclined to support any Draconian measure- the disgusting cliche we have been using for over two decades now.. A few clauses alone will suffice. It should be short giving no room for people like us to interpret! Such a law will be appreciated by the cogniscenti. It would proceed somewhat like this 1. If the suspect apprehende is a Muslim he should be shot in a staged encounter; 2 after parading before the electronic media for some time and 3 after some panel discusion on the suspects guilt and thereafter shot with All the principles of natural justice would be satisfied. If the minority holds demonstaration appoint one of thosejudges-judges like Nanavathi are available twenty to the dozen. But if you want to end this violence and the political burleque that follows you must recognise the fact that he Constiution is for plural Governance must campaign for reinstating The National Integration Council and create such bodies to work out equality between these communituies and create equal ppurtunities in all spheres and at all levels. In the Civil Society there should be All India Minorities Council to act as a pressure group and courts which are presently ignorant
