when u writehistory of a region and remain silent on many aspects- movemnts, historical figures, culture of particular socail grp.-- and still want to escape quoting democratic right to be "silent", such politcal mimicry is highly condemnable. the civil society's concerns are clearly reflctd on these "silences".. so dont treat 'silence' as an innocent act... one may not be blamed but exposed by silences ..
On 5/1/08, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'cold response' sounds like an allegation. before also some members came > up and did the same about the cold response on dalit related mails. > do u think silence is always condemnable? > > > On 5/1/08, Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was mentioning about our cold response to this report... Did we take > > it as a serious matter? I worry, we didn't > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 1:19 PM, salimtk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > afthab, > > > u mean the report of mass grave at uri area in kashmir is wrong? or > > > the civil society responses and actions to it? > > > what is wrong if the reporting and the actions done in the name of > > > indian democracy? > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/1/08, Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > This is quite odd... Why Kashmir is excluded from our consciousness? > > > > I would like to believe that this report is not true... But if it is, > > > > this > > > > is done in the name of Indian democracy, that we are responsible for... > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Anivar Aravind < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > From: *Khurram Parvez* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > > > > > > > > ASSOCIATION OF PARENTS OF DISAPPEARED PERSONS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _Press Release_ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > / /*/28^th April 2008/* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is exactly one month after we released a report of a fact > > > > > finding > > > > > mission on nameless graves and mass graves in Uri area titled > > > > > 'Facts > > > > > Under Ground' which evoked response from the media, human rights > > > > > groups, > > > > > politicians and political formations of various hues, civil > > > > > society and > > > > > people at large. > > > > > > > > > > We want to utilize this occasion to appreciate, thank > > > > > and > > > > > criticize the concerned on their response; and to make requests > > > > > and > > > > > demands for fresh, comprehensive and sustained responses from the > > > > > stake > > > > > holders i.e. the local and international civil society and HR > > > > > Groups, > > > > > Political formations and resistance Groups, local and > > > > > international > > > > > media, lawyers' groups, international humanitarian agencies and > > > > > people. > > > > > > > > > > First of all we appreciate the local print media for the coverage > > > > > given > > > > > to the report. We urge for a sustained campaign of follow up > > > > > reporting > > > > > to build a more compelling case for urgent international expert > > > > > and > > > > > humanitarian intervention in order to initiate credible measures > > > > > to > > > > > establish the identity of those buried in these graves and seek > > > > > linkages > > > > > with the thousands subjected to Enforced Disappearance by the > > > > > state > > > > > security agencies in Kashmir from 1989 till date. The families of > > > > > the > > > > > disappeared have neither the resources nor the expertise to carry > > > > > out > > > > > either the job of comprehensive reporting or the task of > > > > > scientific > > > > > exhumation and identification of those buried in these nameless > > > > > graves > > > > > and mass graves. > > > > > > > > > > We have received more reports of the existence of mass graves and > > > > > nameless graves, some of which has already been reported by a > > > > > section of > > > > > the local press. We expect people and the media to be more > > > > > proactive in > > > > > reporting about the existence of such graves with all the > > > > > available > > > > > detail and local narratives about them. This will bring their > > > > > existence > > > > > into public knowledge and thereby help in safeguarding the grave > > > > > sites > > > > > from tampering. We request the people to take all steps necessary > > > > > to > > > > > safeguard these sites from any kind of interference till such time > > > > > as we > > > > > are able to garner the support and intervention of internationally > > > > > credible expert and humanitarian bodies to undertake a thorough > > > > > exercise > > > > > of identifying these bodies. We believe some of those subjected to > > > > > enforced disappearance are buried in these graves and the process > > > > > of > > > > > identification, that we are demanding, will provide some relief to > > > > > the > > > > > families whose kin have disappeared, will enable a decent burial > > > > > of the > > > > > victims and contribute to producing the necessary evidence against > > > > > the > > > > > perpetrators thus help in breaking the culture of impunity enjoyed > > > > > by > > > > > the state security agencies. It is the moral and humanitarian duty > > > > > of > > > > > the local people to do whatever is possible to safeguard these > > > > > sites and > > > > > the bounden duty of the local media persons to take extra pains to > > > > > unearth these skeletons and ferret out the truth in all its ugly > > > > > detail. > > > > > > > > > > We expect the local lawyer community to take up the issue in the > > > > > relevant forums, file PIL and undertake a legal campaign to force > > > > > the > > > > > Government and its security agencies to come out with verifiable > > > > > truth > > > > > and fix responsibility for these crimes as it is the government > > > > > and its > > > > > security agencies who are the ultimate repositories of information > > > > > about > > > > > these graves and also about those disappeared involuntarily while > > > > > in > > > > > their custody. > > > > > > > > > > We impress upon the local political formations of all > > > > > hues > > > > > to encourage people to provide more information about these and > > > > > other > > > > > grave sites and to take necessary measures to safeguard these > > > > > sites from > > > > > tampering or interference considering them as an extremely > > > > > sensitive and > > > > > a sacred trust with them. > > > > > > > > > > We express our satisfaction at the issue of > > > > > comprehensive > > > > > statements by various humanitarian groups particularly the Amnesty > > > > > International and the Asian Federation Against Involuntary > > > > > Disappearances (AFAD) demanding that India should investigate all > > > > > allegations of enforced disappearances in Jammu & Kashmir > > > > > following > > > > > reports of mass graves. > > > > > > > > > > We expect the international humanitarian bodies > > > > > particularly > > > > > the Amnesty International and AFAD to initiate steps toward > > > > > implementation of their demands by lobbying with the relevant > > > > > credible > > > > > international bodies. > > > > > > > > > > We also urge the ICRC, which is operating in Kashmir > > > > > to > > > > > volunteer their expertise on this issue. > > > > > > > > > > We understand the callous attitude of the state > > > > > security > > > > > agencies in dismissing our findings as a result of their direct > > > > > involvement in these crimes as is borne out by the various fake > > > > > encounters and custodial killings documented and reported > > > > > extensively. > > > > > We believe that this callous and inhuman attitude of the security > > > > > agencies springs from the culture of impunity produced as a result > > > > > of > > > > > the draconian laws operating in Jammu and Kashmir, which do not > > > > > allow > > > > > the families of the victims to pursue their cases productively. > > > > > > > > > > We believe that this report should be a cause of alarm > > > > > for > > > > > those with a human heart and a concrete basis for the > > > > > international > > > > > expert groups and humanitarian and human rights bodies for > > > > > initiating an > > > > > urgent action to probe the matter. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Spokesperson > > > > > > > > > > Ghulam Nabi Mir > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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