---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sukla Sen <[email protected]> Date: Mon, May 25, 2009 at 1:17 PM Subject: [humanrights-movement:1584] Free Dr. Binayak Sen! Bail Granted!! The Long and Arduous Struggle Ahead!!! To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Dr. Binayak Sen has been granted bail, after long two years. That's a major victory for the humanrights movement in India. But the (false and fabricated) case is still on. The case is an "index case", as so very brilliantly put by Binayak himself. It clearly shows up how draconian laws are can be and are actually misused. And how stupendously difficult it would be for a lesser being! And even Dr. Binayak Sen, with 22 Nobel laureates appealing, national and international medical community protesting, foreign governments making queries, retired Supreme Court judge appealing, it took two long years just to obtain a simple bail, which as per the Supreme Court directive should be norm, not an exception. This again shows up the the huge irrational arbitrary powers that the "state" is invested with to crush an ordinary citizen, and a dissenting voice, in particular. This small but significant victory must reenergise the human rights movement in India. We must mobilise ourselves to firmly demand that the Central government must immediately initiate action to create a legal framework to subscribe to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in toto. While individual cases and struggles are important, this must constitute the central thrust. There is no other go. Sukla http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/05/live-tweet/ Binayak Granted Bail.. Judge says Two years is too much! Posted at May 25, 2009 Follow Our Live Tweets from Supreme Court Hearing on Binayak’s Bail Plea http://twitter.com/binayaksen # judge did not even want to hear prosecution lawyer! dismissed him in one sentence ‘bail granted’ # binayak will be released in raipur today on personal bond. # binayak granted bail. judge says two years is too much! please RT # bail granted! # govt affidavit produces no evidence to prove charges against binayak. their case rests on innuendoes about b’s alleged links to maoists # case number 22 on now. ten more to go. # trial of binayak in raipur court also resumes today. # overall mood among defence lawyers is upbeat but cautious too due to bad experience in the past. # a lot of interest among supreme court lawyers also in binayak’s case. # case number 13 being heard now. It will take another 20 min to start hearing of binayak’s bail plea # justice rajinder sachar is also appearing on behalf of binayak. # right now case number 7 is being heard. binayak’s case is number 32 # once the hearing begins updates will be difficult due to restrictions on mobile phones. # lot of media here to cover the case. # but the chances are better than ever before. about # today is the day. it will be bail or no bail. keep all ur fingers crossed! # govt affidavit claims binayak likely to abscond if given bail. complains about media campaign and pressure from foreign nationals! # c’garh govt arguing against bail saying the trial is almost over! # hearing likely around ‘eleven o clock. # shanthi bhushan to appear for binayak. soli sorabjee also present as support. # c’garh govt finally filed its counter affidavit last night. contents not yet known. Peace Is Doable ________________________________ Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter now! -- http://venukm.blogspot.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
