The Hon'ble Jakob von Uexkull, Founder and Emeritus of the Right Livelihood Awards/The Alternate Nobel, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dear Jakob, Just a few months until we, once again, meet at your august awards' ceremony, with the same procedure as every year. At the present I am sincerely and deeply moved to nominate Father Cedric Prakash, s. j. for the Rught Livelihood Award. This Jesuit's almost single-handed labours against the entrenched fundamentalist regime in the Indian state of Gujarat, and relentless persecution of the minorities, is truely awesome and goes a very long way to offer vitally essential measure of comfort, courage and hope to the hapless downtrodden masses in Gujarat. I take the liberty to point out that every possible international encouragement for Fr Cedric Prakash, is cardinal not only for the success of his endearvours to safeguard civil liberties in the country and the state but also to keep him safe, as far as possible, from attempts on his life. Please, kindly, advise me and inumerable other well-wishers of Fr Cedric Prakash, on the due formalities and requisites in formally submiting the nomination papers of Fr. Prakash. In case it is already far delayed for this year's consideration I would respectfully nominate him for the most distinguished "Alternate Nobel Award" for 2010. Wishing You, Your Family and all our Friends at the Right Livelihood Foundation the best wishes, I remain, Yours, Alfred de Tavares, [email protected], Correspondent, Indo-Asian Mews Service, IANS, Maltesholmsvägen 83, 1tr., SE-165 55 HASSLBY, SWEDEN. Tel: Res: 0046 8 759 6214; Cell: 0046 70 295 4091 > Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 07:15:19 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] INTERVIEW: 'We lacked a civil society movement to halt the > hatred in Gujarat' > > 'We lacked a civil society movement to halt the hatred in Gujarat' > > By Melanie P Kumar > > When minorities have no place in a state sworn to secularism, when > freedom of speech and expression is curtailed, what vibrant Gujarat > are we talking about, asks Father Cedric Prakash, human rights > activist from Ahmedabad > > Fr Cedric Prakash is a Jesuit priest and currently the Director of > Prashant, a centre for human rights, justice and peace in Ahmedabad, > Gujarat.
