6 March 2012 Chairman
National Human Rights Commission New Delhi Sub: Request to Send a Fact Finding Team and ensure Medical Facilities to Soni Sodi lodged in Dantewada jail in Chhattisgarh Sir Soni Sodi was arrested from Delhi and has been lodged in Dantewada jail of Chhattisgarh. PUCL has already written to the Commission on this, and the commission is seized of the matter. Recently the evidence has emerged in the public domain that she has severely been tortured in a disgraceful manner which is an insult to womanhood and humanity. The kind and extent of the torture is shocking and shameful for a civilized and ruled based society and the allegations are against a senior police officer. A recent medical examination ordered by the Supreme Court at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkatta found stones inserted in her vagina and rectum. Sir, Soni sodi, being a hapless woman with school going children is an accused in a highly suspect environment of Chhattisgarh where it is largely held perception that many a time people are charged falsely under the draconian laws endangering their life and liberty. A visit to the jail by some concerned citizens has revealed that the Soni Sodi is on partial hunger strike and she is deteriorating physically and psychologically. Taking note of this some of the concerned citizens and organizations have observed one day fast at the Rajghat on 29th February 2011. (photographs of it are attached with this letter). PUCL on behalf of all concerned citizens and Women Against Sexual Violence appeals to you to send a fact finding team of the Commission to the jail and ensure all basic facilities that Soni sodi is entitled including medical assistance so that she continues to retain her sanity to fight for justice and ensure that all those who indulged in torturing her are brought to justice as per the ongoing cases in the Court. We understand that by sending such a team the Commission would honor the sentiments of hundreds of concerned women who have been campaigning for justice for soni Sodi and it would be an appropriate way of commemorating the International Women’s Day that is round the corner. With Thanks Pushkar Raj National General Secretary, PUCL ------------------------------- PUCL National Office: 270-A, Ground Floor, Patpar Ganj, Mayur Vihar-I, Delhi-110091 Ph. 011-22750014, 09810656100 www.pucl.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send 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/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
