Are those who taped have been identified as University staff? Sukla
On 25 February 2010 23:22, Kavita Krishnan <[email protected]> wrote: > disciplinary action has been initiated - he has been suspended and served a > show cause notice to explain what can be seen in the video tapes (i.e, it > seems, him having sex with a man). and no action or show cause against those > who did the taping! > > On 25 February 2010 23:07, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The case can perhaps be viewed in two ways. >> >> One, as a persecution of a homosexual/gay by predominantly heterosexual >> order. >> Two, as a case of invasion of privacy. >> Apparently it is both. >> And thereby a case of assault on basic human rights - but perhaps more by >> the "civil society" than by the "political society" or "state". >> To my understanding, there is no "legal case", or even "disciplinary >> action", initiated. (That would have had understandably stood on very weak >> grounds, in view of the Delhi High Court ruling.) >> But it's the social pressure which is too intimidating and overwhelming. >> >> So that calls for a strategy to fight from within the pores of the "civil >> society" against dominant values coercing all aberrants, or >> "minorities" to fall in line with the "majority" values/norms. >> Here the aberrant happens to be a gay man. >> >> So it's essentially a case of denial of "minority" rights (of homosexuals) >> by the "society", and that too through invasion of "privacy". >> >> From the point of view of democratic rights, it has got to be >> stoutly fought back. >> >> Sukla >> >> >> From: Kavita Krishnan <kavitakrish73@ >> gmail.com<http://in.mc950.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > >> Date: 25 February 2010 12:16 >> Subject: Justice for Professor Siras >> To: >> >> Withdraw suspension of Professor Siras >> >> Punish those responsible for violating his privacy >> >> The suspension of Professor Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras of AMU based >> on video-tapes of his private life that constitute a violation of his >> privacy constitute a serious violation of the fundamental rights of >> Professor Siras. Profesor Siras has clearly been harassed for being >> gay. >> >> In the first place, being homosexual is no longer illegal in India. >> The Delhi HC verdict last year decriminalising homosexuality by >> amending Section 377 said, “Moral indignation, howsoever strong, is >> not a valid basis for overriding individual’s fundamental rights of >> dignity and privacy. In our scheme of things, constitutional morality >> must outweigh the argument of public morality.” The custodians of >> 'public morality' in India disapprove of many things: not only >> homosexuality, or pre-marital sex, but also marriage in defiance of >> caste diktats, women wearing jeans, Hindu women marrying Muslim men… >> the list is endless. Such moral police cannot be allowed to prevail >> over the fundamental constitutional rights that all citizens enjoy. >> >> In a democracy, we cannot allow a person to be deprived of his job on >> grounds that he (or she) has affronted 'morality' or 'culture.' >> People's personal sexual orientation or private life and relationships >> cannot be the basis to throw anyone out of a job. >> >> And finally, to install secret cameras in someone's bedroom and film >> his or her intimate life is an act of sexual violence, and must be >> investigated and punished. >> >> We join academics, students and gay rights groups in demanding justice >> for Professor Siras. >> >> Kavita Krishnan, >> >> for All India Progressive Women's Association, (AIPWA) >> >> -- >> "After a war, the silencing of arms is not enough. Peace means respecting >> all rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. When a >> society doesn’t respect the rights of its citizens, it undermines peace and >> leads it back to war.” >> -- Maria Julia Hernandez >> >> >> www.otherindia.org >> www.binayaksen.net >> www.phm-india.org >> www.phmovement.org >> www.ifhhro.org >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MIHRE" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <mihre%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mihre?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> Peace Is Doable >> >> >> >> -- >> Peace Is Doable >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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