I endorse k.ashraf,calicut
On 1/25/10, jenny rowena <[email protected]> wrote: > > sorry there was a change in the third demand which is now : forgot to > inform this forum > > Take stringent actions against the CITU workers and police officers > on duty under the SC/ST Atrocities act, for inflicting violence on > Chithralekha. > > > > On 1/25/10, Karthik Navayan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I endorse, and demand to book the culprits under SC ST (POA), as the > > chithraleka's status as a Schedule Caste is the reason for the to torture > on > > her > > > > Karthik > > > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Anil Tharayath Varghese < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Madhuresh NAPM > >> Saswati Swetlena NCAS > >> > >> On Jan 25, 12:56 pm, geedha geedha <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I endorse > >> > geedha > >> > > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> > From: Kavita Krishnan <[email protected]> > >> > Date: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 11:49 AM > >> > Subject: Re: [GreenYouth] Urgently Endorse : Petition for Chithralekha > >> > To: [email protected] > >> > > >> > Cc: [email protected] > >> > > >> > I endorse. Kavita Krishnan, All India Progressive Women's Association > >> > (AIPWA) > >> > > >> > 2010/1/25 jenny rowena <[email protected]> > >> > > >> > > We a group of concerned academicians and activists belonging to the > >> Kerala > >> > > Feminist Network have come to know that Chithralekha, a Dalit woman > >> > > who > >> is > >> > > making a living as an auto driver, has been harassed by the CITU > and > >> the > >> > > police in Payyanur, Kannur District, Kerala, on 20th January 2010. > It > >> is > >> > > also extremely disconcerting to note that while the general apathy > of > >> the > >> > > police continue, the trade unions of the CPI (M) has resorted to > other > >> ways > >> > > of demoralizing the struggle of a woman for just and equal, civil, > >> political > >> > > and human rights. > >> > > >> > > *BACKGROUND* > >> > > >> > > Chithralekha, a Dalit woman, from Payyanur in Kannur, Kerala, was > one > >> of > >> > > the first woman auto drivers to enter a workplace dominated by men > >> > > from > >> > > higher castes. Right from the beginning there was a strong > resistance > >> to her > >> > > and there was a three month delay in giving her a membership of the > >> union. > >> > > Later, when she went on to become an efficient and extremely popular > >> auto > >> > > rickshaw driver, the resistance against her took a violent turn. > Soon > >> she > >> > > was subject to many acts of workplace harassment by her fellow auto > >> drivers. > >> > > On one occasion, the hood of her auto was torn off, she was called > >> > > derogatory caste names, and a fellow driver even tried to run her > over > >> with > >> > > his vehicle. Chithralekha protested against this, lodging complaints > >> with > >> > > the police and even managing to get one of the workers arrested with > >> the > >> > > help of a local Dalit activist. In the course of her protest, she > also > >> > > brought to light the fact that her district and locality still > >> practiced > >> > > untouchability, albeit in modern forms. Once the issue went outside > >> > > the > >> > > purview of the local auto stand, the CITU and the local CPI (M) > goons > >> > > adopted a new tactic and started tarnishing her image with wide > spread > >> > > poster campaigns. Through these posters, Chithralekha was branded as > a > >> > > sexually loose woman, a woman who drinks, whose mother was a sex > >> worker, who > >> > > talks like a man, who does not listen and who does not know how to > >> behave. > >> > > With such a campaign, Chithralekha lost all support in the locality. > >> > > >> > > On December 30th, 2005, they burned down her auto, depriving her of > >> > > her > >> > > only source of livelihood. However, Chithralekha continued with her > >> struggle > >> > > and managed to procure a new auto through her association with > various > >> > > Dalit, Feminists and Citizen’s initiatives in June 2008. > Chithralekha > >> had > >> > > been slowly trying to get on with her life, though she and her > husband > >> were > >> > > often being attacked in various ways by the local CITU. It was at > this > >> point > >> > > that the current incident occurred. > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > *THE CURRENT INCIDENT* > >> > > >> > > On the morning of 20th January 2010, Chithralekha (along with her > >> husband > >> > > Shreeshanth) who was about to park her auto rickshaw in front of a > >> medical > >> > > shop, was asked to move her vehicle from the parking spot by one Mr > >> > > Ramachandran who is an office bearer of the CITU auto rickshaw Union > >> > > in > >> > > Payyanur. When Chithralekha protested, an altercation followed > between > >> them > >> > > and the CITU workers started beating her up. Soon, a police jeep > >> arrived and > >> > > bundled the couple into the vehicle. They were taken to the police > >> station > >> > > and severely beaten up. Later she was allowed to go without even > >> registering > >> > > a case!! She has visible wounds all over her body and has had to go > to > >> the > >> > > hospital twice after the incident. Moreover, she is unable to move > out > >> of > >> > > her house or drive her auto as she is afraid of further violence. > >> Shockingly > >> > > there is very little media coverage of this issue and no local > support > >> > > available to her in defending against the attack. > >> > > >> > > In this context, we strongly demand the State Government to: > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > Ø *Take immediate steps to ensure the fundamental rights of > >> > > Chithralekha to be able to work and live in her own native place, > free > >> of > >> > > mental and physical torture. * > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > Ø *Implement the provisions of the Vishakha Guidelines on > Sexual > >> > > Harassment at the Workplace for Chithralekha, an auto rickshaw > >> > > driver.* > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > Ø *Take stringent actions against the CITU workers and police > >> > > officers on duty who inflicted violence on Chithralekha during the > >> incident. > >> > > * > >> > > >> > > * * > >> > > >> > > Ø *Constitute an Independent Judicial Commission to conduct > >> thorough > >> > > investigation into the whole issue* > >> > > >> > > Chithralekha Solidarity, > >> > > >> > > Kerala Feminist Network > >> > > >> > > -- > >> > > 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]> > <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > > > >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > <greenyouth%[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]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > > > >> <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > > > >> > > >> > . > >> > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > >> groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > geedha > >> > >> -- > >> 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]> > <greenyouth%[email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > > > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > B.Karthik Navayan, > > Advocate, > > H.No. 21-7-761, > > Opp.High Court Post Office, > > Gansi Bazar, Hyderabad, > > PIN-500002, AP. > > Cell:09346677007,Email:[email protected] <email%[email protected]> < > email%[email protected] <email%[email protected]>> > > http://sites.google.com/site/karthiknavayan/home > > http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile.aspx?uid=10379805095932756525 > > > > -- > > 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]<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. 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