---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AHRC Network <[email protected]> Date: Thu, May 20, 2010 at 2:18 PM Subject: INDIA: Statement by Supreme Court petitioners on Maoist attack on civilians To: [email protected]
To unsubscribe click this link<http://internal.ahrchk.net/phplist/?p=unsubscribe&uid=0bcfb2f071019f7eea8a836def6087e8>, to change preferences click this link<http://internal.ahrchk.net/phplist/?p=preferences&uid=0bcfb2f071019f7eea8a836def6087e8> Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Ms. Nandini Sundar, Mr. E. A. S. Sarma and Mr. Ramachandra Guha, issued today concerning the Maoist killing in Chhattisgargh that happened on 17 May 2010. A position paper issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concerning Maoist and Naxalite violence in India entitled *INDIA: Naxalites and Maoists exploit democratic failures<http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2548/> * is available at: AHRC-PAP-001-2010<http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2010statements/2548/>. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ------------- *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* AHRC-FST-038-2010 May 20, 2010 *A Statement from Ms. Nandini Sundar, Mr. E. A. S. Sarma and Mr. Ramachandra Guha forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission * *INDIA: Statement by Supreme Court petitioners on Maoist attack on civilians * As co-petitioners in a Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court (WP 250/2007) urging the end of civil strife in Chattisgarh, we write to express our shock and horror at the detonation of a bus in Dantewada district by Maoists on 17th May, killing around 50 innocent civilians. We condemn such senseless and inhuman violence and those responsible for it. Violence has no place in a democracy and those that adopt violent means to express themselves cannot and should not be condoned in any manner whatsoever. We convey our sympathy to the families of all whose lives have been lost in this ghastly incident. It is unfortunate that innocent tribals and other civilians are caught in the ongoing violence in Dantewada and other parts of eastern and central India.. We reiterate our consistent plea to the government to reach out to the tribals and the other local communities in these areas through tangible confidence building measures, including the announcement and implementation of a policy that recognises the Constitutional rights of the tribals in the notified areas. We feel that any strategy based on violence will prove counterproductive in the long run. We firmly believe that democratic processes alone will yield a positive outcome in these areas where the extent of violence seems to be on the increase. Nandini Sundar E. A. S. Sarma Ramachandra Guha # # # <http://tincan.co.uk/powered> -- 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.
