in solidarity jenson, research scholar HCU On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 8:09 PM, venukm <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think the statement has already been endorsed (by me) through a > link in face book. > Anyways, like to reiterate support for all future democratic > initiatives in this regard. > > Best, > K.M.Venugopalan > > > > > On Dec 17, 12:18 pm, Mahtab Alam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > * > > Find below the statement for endorsement and a rough translation of the > > madhyamam editorial on the issue.* > > > > *Kindly endorse,forward and recomend it for endorsement. * > > > > regards, > > hany. > > > > We, a group of concerned citizens from different walks of life,have come > to > > know that the Kerala police has charge sheeted Soofiya Madani for her > > alleged involvement in the 2005 Kalamassery bus burning case. We do not > want > > to take a position for or against Soofiya Madanai and we believe that the > > rule of the law and the constitution of India should prevail. > > > > However, during the past few years we have seen a number of activists, > > students, scholars and other citizens from the Muslim community being > > imprisoned and persecuted in the name of combating terrorism. After long > > years in prison, many of them have been acquitted, free of all charges, > by > > the higher courts. In the meantime most of them have been subjected to > all > > kinds of violations of their fundamental rights. The media has also > played a > > huge role in subverting the judicial process by sensationalizing these > cases > > and publishing baseless stories without any proper investigation. > > > > Given how the media in Kerala has been extra-judicially trying Soofiya > > Madani - often using highly questionable anti-muslim represenstaions - we > > fear that her basic constitutional rights might be violated in the coming > > days. We want to raise our collective voices against such an event and we > > strongly call on all concerned authorities to prevent any such violation > > from happening. > > > > In Solidarity, > > Hany Babu,Associate Professor, University of Delhi, Delhi > > Mahtab Alam, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) > > John Dayal, Member, National Intregation Council, GoI > > Ajit Sahi, Editor at Large, Tehelka > > Prof. A K Ramakrishnan, JNU > > Jenny Rowuena, Assistant Professor, Delhi University > > Sri Jitha, Assistant Professor, Delhi university > > Sree Rekha, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi > > > > -- > > MD. MAHTAB ALAM > > [email protected] > > Phone:+ 91-9811209345 > > > > Soofiya Madani.doc > > 40KViewDownload > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an 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.
