Endorsed, Kavita Krishnan, National Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA)
On 15 May 2012 10:33, INSAF secretariat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends > > more info at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/297708253646248/ > > reply here back here or at - [email protected]; latest by 17th > thursdays > > ______ > > > To, > > The Home Minister > > Government of Kerala > > > *Statement Expressing Concern over the Brutal Murder of Activist Anil > Sadanandan* > > We the following human rights organizations and concerned individuals > express our shock and deep concern over the brutal murder of activist Anil > Sadanandan alias Maria. S/he was a warm and friendly activist with full of > energy. > > Anil was murdered at night on May 9, 2012 at residence in Thankassery in > Kollam district. 39 year old but was deeply connected with the human rights > issues of the sexuality minority groups in Kerala, Anil worked at the > Harbour Engineering Department of the Kerala State Government and involved > with the preparatory work of Queer Pride 2012, Kerala. > > Those sexuality minorities braving against the patriarchial-capitalist > path have faced different physical attacks in the past from those do not > agree with the diversities of sexuality. But, this time, it has been too > brutal - Anil's stomach was stabbed, neck chopped and chilli powder > sprayed. We would like to bring to your attention and express our anger > over the growing tendency of using brute physical violence to deal with all > diversities, including sexual. > > We are also concerned over the growing nature of `blaming the victim’ game > when such a ghastly event takes place. We express our shock over the > attempts of the police to question and search the houses of activists > instead of searching for the real culprits. > > We also condemn all physical attacks on activists and call upon social > organizations, activists and people’s movements to come out in a united > manner against the politics of physical violence on activists in general. > > We condemn this brutal murder of Anil and call for the arrests of the > culprits and demand that the Indian State ensures that Article 19 (right to > life) is not really respected and all citizens irrespective of their > sexuality or anything else are safe. > > > > 1. Wilfred Dcosta - Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), Delhi > 2. Saroop Dhruv - DARSHAN, Ahmedabad > 3. > > > > -- > INSAF national secretariat > A -124/6, 1st Floor, > Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016 > Ph: +91-11-65663958, Telefax:+91-11-26517814 > E-mail: [email protected] > URL-www.insafindia.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. > -- Kavita Krishnan 9560756628 -- 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.
