Dear friends, Please sign the petition and share with others. This is created by Georgina whose email id is in the cc field. We are petitioning the NHRC, West Bengal State Police and Sports Authority of India. This is the link: http://www.change.org/petitions/nhrc-of-india-west-bengal-state-police-sports-authority-of-india-uphold-gender-civic-and-human-rights-for-medalist-athelete-pinki-pramanik In solidarity, Ranjana On Thursday 14 June, 2012 Pinki Pramanik, Asian Games gold medalist athlete, was formally arrested by Baguiati Police on the charge of being a male and held for alleged rape. Since then Pinki has been isolated from both support groups and her own family. She was not allowed to meet her father or interact with various human rights groups that have reached out to her like Kolkata based activist group Sappho for equality in spite of repeated pleas by Pinki for intervention. During her time in custody, Pinki has refused to undergo gender tests without due course and diligence. However, on Saturday, 16 June, an unauthorized gender test was conducted on Pinki in a private clinic after which the police called a press conference declaring her a male. During this test, there were no women police, nor a state gynecologist, endocrinologist or counselors present. In all sex determination tests, it is mandatory to have at least two of the above mentioned. After this gross violation of human rights, Pinki was prejudged guilty by the way she has been treated and paraded before the media. Pinki continues to insist that she is a woman and has appealed to be treated as such until proven otherwise. She is now to appear for a second gender test and we the undersigned demand that these violations be brought to a complete halt. In accordance with the prevalent human rights practices with regards to gender determination tests that have been conducted on other athletes whose gender has come under scrutiny, we demand that the presence of a gynecologist, a counselor for intersex, trans-gender people and an endocrinologist be made mandatory for the test along with the presence of woman police. -- 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.
