---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mazher Hussain <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [Secular Perspective] Dr. Binayak Sen- Lets Organise Black Band Protests in front of Courts across country on 30 December To: [email protected]
Friends The Judgment in the case of Dr. Binayak Sen is a mockery of Justice to say the least and will and must be challenged in the higher court. In the mean time to generate sustained debate about the unfairness of judgment can we arrange for Panel Discussions in as many News Channels across the country as possible. We are reaching to a number of TV Channels in Andhra Pradesh and all of them have agreed to arrange for special coverages and Panel Discussions on the subject. If we can reach out to the media within the next two-three days (before another major scam hits the country) we should be able to get some good time in the media to put the facts across. Secondly, may I suggest that we organise Black Band Protests in front of as many courts as possible all across the country to express our disagreement and anguish with the Judgment. I understand the courts are likely to be on Vacation from 31st December for over 2 weeks. Can this Protest be organised on 30th December at 11 am? We are organising Protest today- 25th December at 6 pm at Press Club, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad. Awaiting responses to the suggestions. In Solidarity Mazher Hussain COVA, Hyderabad On Fri, Dec 24, 2010 at 7:40 PM, ram puniyani <[email protected]>wrote: > Press Release > > > > Delhi/ Raipur, > > 24th December, 2010 > > > > The People's Union for Civil Liberties is deeply disappointed at the > miscarriage of justice reflected in the judgement of Raipur Additional > District and Sessions Judge B. P Verma sentencing our National Vice > President Dr. Binayak Sen to life imprisonment under charges of sedition 124 > (A) of the IPC read with conspiracy (120-B IPC) along with convicting him > concurrently u/s 8-(1), (2), (3) and (5) of the Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan > Suraksha Adhiniyam,2005 (Chhattisgarh Special Public Safety Act, 2005) and > u/sec 39 (2) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 2004 (amended). It > is a sad day for the PUCL and all human rights defenders in the country and > a black day for the Indian Judiciary > > > > Dr. Binayak Sen was charged with being a courier of letters from co-accused > Narayan Sanyal to Piyush Guha. All through the trial not a single Jail > authority appearing as prosecution witness confirmed this. In fact, there > was no substantive evidence to confirm any of the allegations of the > prosecution. > > * * > > *The PUCL holds that Dr Binayak Sen is a victim of the vendetta of the > Chhattisgarh government for his bold and principled opposition to state > sponsored vigilante operation Salwa Judum, which has been held unacceptable > even by the Supreme Court. His conviction is one more example of the state > succeeding in securing the conviction of an innocent person on the basis of > false evidence. It is an occasion for the nation to demand drastic reform of > the criminal justice system to ensure that it is not manipulated by the > state to persecute, prosecute and victimize innocent persons.* > > > > The PUCL will continue to work towards Dr. Binayak Sen release and take all > legal measures in this regard. It will also work towards building public > opinion against the ongoing persecution of activists and Human Rights > Defenders in the country. > > > > Prabhakar Sinha ( President) > > Pushkar Raj ( General Secretary) > > Mahipal Singh ( National Secretary) > > Kavita Srivastava ( National Secretary) > > > > Kavita Srivastava > (General Secretary) PUCL Rajasthan > > Address for correspondence : > > 76, Shanti Niketan Colony, Kisan Marg, Barkat Nagar, Jaipur-302015 > Tel. 0141-2594131 > mobile: 9351562965 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Secularperspective" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<secularperspective%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/secularperspective?hl=en. > -- Executive Director, COVA Mobile: 9849178111, 9394544244 [email protected] ----------------------------------------------- COVA (Confederation of Voluntary Associations) is a national network of voluntary organizations dedicated to the issues of social harmony, peace and justice. 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