signed k.ashraf media student calicut kerala
On 1/29/10, sarathi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I endorse. > > VP SARATHI, CHAIRPERSON: COIMBATORE HUMAN RIGHTS FORUM, COIMBATORE- > 641018. > > On Jan 26, 6:35 pm, Rohit Shetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > TN Activist Piyush Sethia was arrested today in Salem and charged with > > sedition against the state before the commencement of a peaceful cycle > rally > > across Tamil Nadu to bring about awareness of the State and central > > Governments war and atrocities against tribals in Chattisgarh. > > > > The rally in Tamil Nadu was of particular significance since it passed > > through Home Minister P. Chidambaram's constituency - Sivangangai. > > > > However, even before a single pamphlet was distributed, the arrest was > made > > and charges of sedition under section 124A have been filed. The pamphlet > > containing 'seditious' material asks why the State is denying the > guarantees > > under the Constitution by the Republic of India to adivasis, and why the > > State Government has refused to obey the Supreme Court order directing > them > > to rehabilitate the 644 evicted villages, and their 3 lac residents. The > > pamphlet ends by stating that we won't remain silent and will take a > cycle > > rally through the villages of Tamilnadu to build public opinion (hardly a > > non-democratic means). > > > > Lawyers and friends are helping out, but a condemnation of the State's > > high-handedness and the atrocious attempt to curb freedom of speech is > > definitely called for. > > > > *Please endorse the draft statement below in your personal and > > organizational capacities, so that the statement along with the names of > the > > endorsers can be sent to Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Tamilnadu: > > Phone/Fax: +91 (0)427 2410217* > > > > Please also use your channels and contacts to write opinion pieces, > articles > > in defence of free speech, etc in all forms of print and electronic > media, > > discussion forums. > > > > Contact for more information: Campaign for Justice and Peace. 14A, 5th > > Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, Phone: 9443248582 > > > > *DRAFT STATEMENT FOR ENDORSEMENT:* > > ** > > *We have a Right to Dissent and We will uphold it > > * > > ** > > *Shame on Tamilnadu Police for Quashing Free Speech > > * > > > > Piyush (Sethia) Manush, a human rights and environmental justice defender > > from Salem, was arrested today and charged with Sedition. His “crime”: To > > attempt to circulate a pamphlet, in his capacity of a representative of a > > much-wider Campaign for Peace and Dignity at a Republic Day function in > > Salem. The pamphlet expresses outrage at the Central and State > > Government-sponsored atrocities against adivasi people in Dantewada, > > Chattisgarh. It questions the State-Corporate collusion to violently > evict > > adivasis from their homeland, and asks why the state is acting in > contempt > > of the Supreme Court order directing the Governments to facilitate the > > return of more than 300,000 adivasis to their 644 home villages in > > Chattisgarh. > > > > By charging Piyush for sedition under the IPC, the Tamilnadu Police and > > Tamilnadu Government has exposed their ignorance of the law, and > disrespect > > and disregard for the Constitution of India that guarantees to every > citizen > > the right to free speech and expression. It is an irony and a sign of our > > times in that this arbitrary curb on free speech should happen on the > 26th > > of January, the day our Constitution came into effect. > > > > Campaign for Justice and Peace's pamphlets announced that people will > > undertake a cycle yatra across Tamilnadu to highlight the Indian and > > Chattisgarh government’s brutal and inhuman treatment of the adivasis. > > Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and other parts of central and east India > > have been long subjected to plunder by Indian and International > > corporations. The indigenous people have suffered heavily, losing their > > lands, livelihoods and lives because they resist this invasion. There is > > absolute lawlessness and blatant violations of human rights. Journalist > and > > common citizens are intimidated and barred from entering these areas lest > > the word spreads and the truth be revealed. Even peaceful gatherings are > > targeted by State police, para military forces, and state sponsored and > > state-armed militia such as the Salwa Judum. Leaders and others are > > threatened so that there is no voice of dissent. With Home Minister > > P.Chidambaram's Operation “Green Hunt” which is styled along the recent > > genocide sponsored by the Sri Lankan Government, the situation in > > Chattisgarh has worsened. The present act of Tamilnadu Government shows > that > > no challenge to the nexus between corporations and the State will be > > tolerated, and that the State is prepared to even violate the > constitution > > to curb any criticism against its actions. It also marks the generalized > war > > against free speech and dissent launched by the present governing elite > in > > New Delhi and Chennai. > > > > We, the people of this country, resolve not be quelled by this > intimidation. > > We resolve to keep our voices of dissent and resistance loud and clear. > We > > stand with our comrade Piyush in this struggle for a democratic and free > > India where justice and peace can reign. We call upon all the freedom > loving > > people of this country to join us in this struggle. 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