In Solidarity, Afthab Ellath, Ministry of Health, Oman
Afthab Ellath On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:42 PM, k.ashraf <[email protected]> wrote: > In solidarity > Firose k.c,Zakariya-Dept of MCJ-SIAS Vazhayur,Calicut University > > > On 1/25/10, k.ashraf <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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. > 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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