And a day later... https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-suspends-bombay-hc-order-acquitting-gn-saibaba-and-others-in-maoist-links-case/article66013558.ece Sad, but there we have it.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 at 14:45, National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled <[email protected]> wrote: > October 14, 2022 > > > > *Press Release* > > > > > > The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) welcomes the > verdict delivered by the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court acquitting > Dr. G. N Saibaba and others of the charges framed under the UAPA. > > > > As far Dr. Saibaba is concerned the NPRD has been consistently raising the > issue of non-provision of “reasonable accommodation” as also several rights > to a prisoner with disability as mandated by various international laws, > covenants, the Nelson Mandela Rules, the United Nations Convention on > Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Rights of Persons with > Disabilities Act, 2016 etc. > > > > Under both the RPD Act and the UNCRPD the right to inherent dignity of the > person is recognised as a guiding principle. Persons with disabilities are > given the right to access to justice, which obviously includes prisoners > with disabilities as well. > > > > In spite of repeated appeals by human rights organisations, democratic > minded people and disability rights organisations, Dr. Saibaba was denied > bail even on medical grounds, though his health was deteriorating due to 19 > medical conditions, some of them life-threatening, not to speak of the > inaccessibility of jail premises and the invasion into his privacy. > > > > We hope that with his release he would be able to get adequate medical > attention. > > > > The NPRD salutes the courage, commitment and relentless struggle and > resolve of Saibaba’s wife Vasanta and all others who stood with him in the > fight for justice. > > > > > > > > > > *(Muralidharan)* > > *General Secretary* > > *National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)* > > > > -- > National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) > 36, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Lane > New Delhi 110 001 > Tel. 11-23387674; 9868768543 > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "AccessIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAGWwandck5CAS1pGw9s6iTW0rDmB91vhLo0ToGZUn3jqXvMw4Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAGWwandck5CAS1pGw9s6iTW0rDmB91vhLo0ToGZUn3jqXvMw4Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *** “The most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAOLm80xwh7YUJsQ710SVVktHvg4g4n6ZggDzO6ZXf3Cdf0836Q%40mail.gmail.com.
