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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R....vol.4 . issue.17......26/04/2008

editorial : AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA - Investigate mass graves in Kashmir and Jammu

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to urge that the Government of India conduct urgent investigations into hundreds of unidentified graves discovered since 2006 in Jammu and Kashmir. These investigations must be independent, impartial and follow international standards.

The grave sites are believed to contain the remains of victims of unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, torture and other abuses which occurred in the context of armed conflict persisting in the state since 1989. The graves of at least 940 persons have reportedly been found in 18 villages in Uri district alone. Unlawful killings, enforced disappearances and torture are violations of both international human rights law and international humanitarian law, set out in treaties to which India is a state party and in customary international law. They also constitute international crimes.

I therefore urge you to:

• ensure that prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all sites of mass graves in Jammu and Kashmir are immediately carried out by forensic experts in line with UN Model Protocol on the disinterment and analysis of skeletal remains; make available adequate resources; and seek and accept offers of assistance and cooperation from international experts, both in carrying out the work itself, and in training local personnel engaged in the work. As an immediate step, the grave sites must be secured in order to preserve the evidence;

• ensure that all past and current allegations of enforced disappearances are promptly, thoroughly, independently and impartially investigated and that, where there is sufficient evidence, anyone suspected of responsibility for such crimes is prosecuted in proceedings which meet international fair trial standards;

• ensure that all victims of unlawful killings, enforced disappearance and torture are granted full reparations, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition.

Jai hind. Vande mataram.

Your’s sincerely,

Nagaraj.M.R.

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA INDIA

Dear sir ,

INDIA: Please punish the police officers in Alappuzha district who tortured Binish

Details of victim: Mr. Binish, aged 19 years, son of Mr. Gopalakrishnan, Pdanilathu Chira house, Mayithara post, Cherthala South, Alappuzha district, Kerala state

Alleged perpetrators: Police officers stationed at Pattanakadu Police Station, Alappuzha district, Kerala (the officers could be identified by Binish)

Date and place of the incident: 28 & 29 February 2008 at Pattanakadu Police Station

I am writing to express my concern regarding the case of 19-year-old Binish who was allegedly tortured by the police officers stationed at Pattanakadu Police Station on 28th and 29th February 2008.

I am informed that Binish, a deaf person by birth was taken into custody by the police patrol party on 28th February while he was returning home after attending a local temple festival. I am also informed that the officers further tortured Binish to an extent that they caned him, assaulted and inflicted burn injuries upon him in an attempt to make Binish speak. I am also informed that the next day when the police officers came to know that they were mistaken, they took Binish to a hospital and later send him home in a three-wheeler.

I am concerned about the use of force by the police upon an innocent person merely because of suspicion and the manner in which the state government has approached this case. I am informed that even though the police officers responsible for the incident have been placed on suspension, the family of the victim is under pressure from the police officers to withdraw the complaint. I am aware that the victim is not provided any protection in this case, while at the same time some of the senior police officers have come out openly supporting their colleagues, even alleging that the entire case is false.

I am also informed that the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has written to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture calling for an intervention in this case. I am also informed that the AHRC has been informed that the state government has instructed the local police to keep a watch upon the local human rights organisations who are also reporting cases of human rights abuses to international organisations like the UN in an attempt to intimidate these organisations and groups and to force them to keep silent. I therefore urge you to immediately order an impartial investigation in this case. In case an investigation is already underway, to ensure that such investigation is carried out independently and that the findings of the investigation are made public. I also urge you to ensure that the victim in this case and his family members are not threatened by the police or any other persons associated with the police officers accused.

I further request you to ensure that the victim receives an interim compensation pending the investigation and that further to the investigation, if the officers are found guilty of the offense alleged against them, they are charged under Sections 331 and 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and brought to trial for the offense they have committed.

I firmly believe that you will take appropriate and speedy action in this regard.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

APPEALS TO HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF GUJARAT INDIA

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: Please punish the murderers who killed a Dalit in Gujarat

Name of the victim: Mr. Raman Dahya, aged 42 years, son of Mr. Dahya Bechar, a resident of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat Names of the alleged perpetrators: 1. Mr. Mafat Prabhat Rabari, the village head of Kasumbad village, a resident of Rabari community (forward caste) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 2. Mr. Govind Ranchhod Rabari, a resident of Rabari community (forward caste) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 3. Mr. Jitendra Mafat Rabari, a resident of Rabari community (forward caste) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 4. Mr. Natu Mansing Rabari, a resident of Rabari community (forward caste) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 5. Mr. Pravin Natu Chauhan, a resident of Bharvad community (Other Backward Classes; OBC) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 6. Mr. Dinesh Chandu Chauhan, a resident of Bharvad community (OBC) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 7. Mr. Natu Kalu Chauhan, a resident of Bharvad community (OBC) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 8. Mr. Vikram Natu Chauhan, a resident of Bharvad community (OBC) of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat 9. other unidentified four villagers of Kasumbad village, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat Date of incident: 15 January 2006 Place of incident: Kasumbad village, under the jurisdiction of Anklav Police Station, Borsad Block, Anand district, Gujarat

I am writing to express my concern regarding the murder of Mr. Raman Dahya, aged 42 years, who belongs to the Dalit community of Kasumbad village, Gujarat.

On 15 January 2006, the victim Raman was murdered by twelve villagers including the village head Mr. Mafat Prabhat Rabari, who are from the dominant caste in Kasumbad village. I am informed that the incident happened just about half a kilometer away from the local police station.

I am informed that this murder culminated from the caste based atrocity committed by twelve villagers. Since 2003, five complaints against the villagers from the dominant caste belonging to the Rabari community and the Bharvad community were lodged by the victim and his family.

The villagers from the dominant caste threatened to kill the victim's family, destroyed the victim and his family's farms and committed caste based atrocities against their children. I am surprised to hear that the previous village head and the current village head both played a main role for these caste based atrocities against the victim and his family.

I have learned that in 2004, the victim's family approached the Anand District Superintendent of Police to take action. While the District Superintendent of Police assured the victim's family that such atrocities would not happen again, the accused were never prosecuted for their crimes.

I am also informed that before the victim was murdered two constables attached to the Anklav Police Station were on duty for protection for the victim and his family. However, they neither watched the victim and his family during the night, nor followed the victim and his family going for work to the farm.

This neglect of police authority on protection for the victim and his family allowed the dominant caste members to commit the murder.

According to the field report from the Navsarjan, Dalits in Kasumbad village are forbidden from entering the village temple. While working in the fields of the dominant caste villagers, they are offered water at a distance so that the dominant caste persons do not get 'polluted'. Their children are segregated in public school, during classes and the mid-day meals. Dalits are often verbally and physically abused by the dominant caste neighbors, but rarely report such incidents of abuse to the police.

It is reported that despite the passage of more than a year since the FIR (FIR No. I 4/06) for this crime was registered, the police have yet to complete their investigation, resulting in the delay of the prosecution of the accused. In the light of above, I urge you to thoroughly investigate into the case and to take immediate action against the accused for their punishment. Most of all, I call for ensuring that the victim's family should be properly and safely protected.

The state government of Gujarat has an additional responsibility to ensure the safety of the rest of the other members of the Dalit community in the village. The state government must also pay an interim compensation to the victim's family. Additionally, the government must also investigate the reasons for which the earlier complaints by the family members were not registered or investigated in the past. If such an enquiry reveals willful neglect on the part of the police officers, such officers must be punished.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: Punish the officers who tortured and killed Dalits in Jorawarnagar Police Station

Name of victims: 1. Mr. Dhanjibhai Ramjibhai Patadia, (deceased) aged 45 years, residing at Municipality Quarters, Ramdev Pir Diary, Block 23, Valmiki Vas, Ratanpur, Vadhvan, Surendranagar district, Gujarat 2. Vijay Dhanjibhai Patadia, aged 17 years, son of victim 1 above Name of alleged perpetrators: Four unnamed policemen (identifiable by victim 2 above) stationed at Jorawarnagar Police Station, Surendranagar district, Gujarat Date of incident: 21 March 2008 Place of incident: Police lock-up at Jorawarnagar Police Station

I am writing to voice my concern regarding the custodial death of Mr. Dhanjibhai Ramjibhai Patadia, a 45-year-old Dalit of the Valmiki community who died in police custody after being illegally arrested and detained and that of torture and abuse of his son Vijay, a minor, who was also taken into custody by the Jorawarnagar police along with his father on 21 March 2008.

I am informed that on 21 March 2008 four policemen from Jorawarnagar Police Station took Dhanjibhai and his son into custody, verbally abused them using caste references and physically assaulted them, first at the Valmiki Vas Police Outpost and later at Jorawarnagar Police Station. I have learned that two of the four policemen were visibly drunk while indulging in this act. I am informed that the police acted without any specific reason, but to pacify the victim's neighbours with whom the victims had a boundary dispute.

I am informed that the victims belong to the Dalit community and are economically poor. I have further learned that the police locked up Dhanjibhai and his son separately at Jorawarnagar Police Station. Dhanjibhai was assaulted all through the night.

It is reported that the following day morning, Vijay found his father lying on the floor in his cell. It is reported that the police though took Dhanjibhai to the Surendranagar Civil Hospital, he was declared to be 'brought dead' by the doctor who examined him.

I am concerned to hear that in addition to assaulting and murdering Dhanjibhai in custody, the police abandoned his body outside the hospital and informed his son and wife about Dhanjibhai's death. I am also informed that the police is now claiming that Dhanjibhai died from natural causes.

I am further informed that the police took two days to record a statement concerning this case and further to register a First Information Report (FIR). I am also informed that a post-mortem examination were to be conducted on the body at the Rajkot Civil Hospital, the findings of which is not yet made public. I am informed that the crimes registered under FIR number I 38/08 against four unnamed police officers are under Sections 302, 341, 323 and 114 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 3 (2) (v) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

I am concerned why the police failed to include a crime under Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 that prescribes punishment for a public servant for wrongful confinement of any person for the purpose of extorting from the detainee or the person interested in the detainee to make any confession or any information? I am also worried why the police omitted Section 3 (1) (x) of the Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 while registering the case. The identity of the police officers can be clearly made by the second victim in this case, since he has reportedly witnessed and also abused and assaulted by the police officers.

I am further informed that according to the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, the state is responsible for specific interventions in case a crime is reported to have committed against the member of a Scheduled Caste or Tribe. I am informed that under Rule 6 and Rule 12 of the above law, whenever a crime is brought to the notice of the authorities, an officer not below the rank of a District Magistrate or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate or any police officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police must inspect the scene of occurrence of the crime. I am also aware that the investigation of the crime, under Rule 7 must be conducted by a police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police. According to Rule 12 (2) the Superintendent of Police must ensure that the FIR is registered concerning the crime at the relevant police station and immediate measures are taken to apprehend the accused and also investigate the crime.

I am also informed that the instructions issued by the National Human Rights Commission of India concerning custodial deaths mandates an autopsy carried out in the case of custodial death be video recorded. I wonder whether this has been followed in this case. In either case the autopsy report must be made available to the victims of the deceased without any further delay. I also urge you to provide adequate security to the second victim in this case and that the investigation in the case is concluded at the earliest. I further request you that the state government pays adequate compensation to the victim's family pending investigation in this case.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

AN APPEAL To H.E. HONOURABLE President Of India and Prime Minister of India

Since June 2005, the Government of Chhattisgarh, with the support of the Home Ministry has been waging a counter-insurgency operation against the Naxalites in the guise of a ‘people’s movement’ called the Salwa Judum. Officially, the campaign is a ‘spontaneous’, ‘self-initiated’ ‘people’s movement for peace’, but in practice, it has government support, and has increased violence all around. At least 500 people have died on a conservative estimate, killed either by the Salwa Judum or the Naxalites. Democracy has completely broken down in Dantewada. Salwa Judum is essentially a policy of strategic hamletting where existing villages are evacuated to prevent people helping the insurgents. The policy has been tried before in Vietnam, Guatemala, Nagaland, Mizoram and elsewhere, and has failed to suppress movements. Instead it has resulted in serious human rights violations. Background Dantewada (formerly part of Bastar district) is beset by long term problems. Scheduled Tribes or adivasis form the majority, and human development indicators i.e. literacy, primary health care, and basic infrastructure are pathetically low. People are extremely poor as the majority are engaged in cultivating extremely small and un-irrigated holdings. Nearly three fourths of the total land is either covered by forests or is ‘wasteland’. People are heavily dependent on the collection and sale of non timber forest produce like tendu patta for the making of beedis. The administration has been virtually absent after independence. The region has very rich mineral resources and forests, and the Government of Chhattisgarh has major plans for industrialization here. Previous industrialization in the area has not benefited the indigenous people as has been the case in other tribal areas earlier. There are three steel plants in the offing, owned by Tata, Essar and NMDC, and two large dams, the Bodhghat Hydroelectric Project and the Polavaram dam, all of which will cause major displacement. Gram sabhas held in the villages whose land is to be acquired for these projects are reported to have been rigged, with the government intimidating people into giving their consent to land acquisition. There has been an effort to prevent people from coming together and expressing their displeasure with the way industrialization is happening. The Naxalites have been active here since the early eighties. Their struggles for higher wages for non-timber forest produce, specifically tendu patta and land redistribution have gained them wide popularity among the poor tribal majority. They claim to have set up a parallel administration. However it has angered sections of the traditional elite that they have displaced. Their anti-administration stand has created conflicts in the community. The government has not been able to address the Naxal problem adequately. And now through Salwa Judum it is using the civilian population to do the work of the armed forces and the administration. Thousands of local villagers have been appointed as Special Police Officers (SPOs) and given .303 rifles. Some of these SPOs are minors. They serve as human shields for the armed forces in the conflict. The Salwa Judum ‘peace activists’ and SPOs accompanied by the security forces, go in procession to villages, and ‘persuade’ them to join the Salwa Judum. They burn and loot the houses and fields of those who resist. Villages and even families have been divided. Many people have died in the violence during the attacks. There is no record /FIRs for people killed, rapes and arson by the Salwa Judum. A number of independent groups have confirmed that such incidents are taking place. Some villages give in and move to camp only to avoid being attacked, and are then forced to participate in attacks on other villages. Captured sangham members (active Naxal supporters) are forced to work as informers. In the last year, Salwa Judum has displaced more than 50,000 people, many of whom are living in camps. Some are in the jungles and some have fled to neighbouring states. There are reports of plans to establish around 600 new villages and to convert some of the camps into long term strategic settlements, attached to police stations, with a permanent base of informers. However this information is not in the public domain. The lumpen elements among Salwa Judum members are alleged to extort money from passing vehicles, harass shopkeepers etc. In a state of fear there cannot be any control on an untrained armed group which has no working guideline or policy to adhere to. People are afraid to leave the camps. Anyone who is not in camp is deemed by the Salwa Judum and administration to be a Naxal supporter. The environment is one of fear and getting people to express their wish in such a situation is difficult. All entry into camps is monitored and permission of the armed forces and local police department is required for visiting and talking to people living there- even for journalists and voluntary agencies. The rolls of the people in the camps are not available for public scrutiny. In the camps, people are surviving on food for work programs. There is no transparency about the large relief budget that has been officially sanctioned. There are informal, off the record, acknowledgements of uncontrolled violence of the Judum members, which is seen as inevitable when the common people are given arms. But in the absence of any answerability to the outside world, no account of what happens is officially available. Publicly the administration continues to insist that Salwa Judum is a very good and peaceful movement. Some 27,000 police and paramilitary personnel have been deputed to the state, including two India Reserve Battalions drawn from Nagaland and Mizoram. The Naga battalion has already earned a reputation for being ruthless which is especially sad given that the Naga people have themselves suffered from strategic hamletting and counterinsurgency measures like the burning of villages. The Naga Hoho has apologized for their behaviour. Village markets (haats), schools, anganwadis and health services in the villages have been disrupted. Security forces are using schools as bases, which violates international conventions. The Naxals have retaliated by killing individual villagers and SPOs who have been actively associated with the Salwa Judum, blasted a truck carrying Salwa Judum processionists (Darbhaguda February 2006), attacked Errabor camp and destroyed schools which are being used by the paramilitary as a base. All this follows a pattern that is common to counterinsurgency campaigns across the world: 1.burning of villages 2.forced relocation, first into transitional camps and then model villages or strategic hamlets, in which the traditional way of agriculture and community relations are completely destroyed 3.Creation and arming of civil patrols, which are claimed to be autonomous bodies of villagers, but are completely run by the army or security forces. 4.Hunt for survivors and guerrillas who are in flight in the forest. In Guatemala, where such armed conflict has taken place between the government and guerillas, a Commission for Historical Clarification found that the army was responsible for 93% of the human rights violations and the guerrillas for 3%. Across the world, such events are now being dealt with through commissions of truth and reconciliation which involve acknowledgement of past mistakes and reparations to the victims. We request the Government of India to: 1.Set up an official Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission: a.)to identify all instances of death, rape and arson b.)give compensation to the victims, and punish those who are guilty c.)have a referendum in camps to see how many wish to go home, and enable them to go home. 2.Fix responsibility for the breakdown of law and order on the Government of Chhattisgarh and leaders of the Salwa Judum, and the people responsible for human rights violations in the armed forces. 3.Create a National Policy for Internally Displaced Persons, which will make it difficult for the government to create situations where internal displacement takes place. 4.Stop using minors as SPOs, take back guns from SPOs, and absorb the suitable ones into the regular police force. 5.Repeal the Special Security Act in the state that attempts to control and direct expression on the part of journalists.

Your’s sincerely,

Nagaraj.m.r.

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LABOUR LAW , HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY INDUSTRIES

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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R....vol.4…issue.02......12/01/2008

Editorial : an appeal to H.E HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA

Your Excellency ,

Sub : Human Rights Violations by assistant labour commissioner of mysore & labour commissioner of Karnataka

e – Voice of Human Rights watch is an independent body providing a forum for oppressed people- the dalits, the tribals, the minorities, all oppressed people to make public - their sufferings, violations of their human rights & fundamental rights. The HRW brings up these issues with appropriate government authorities and in some cases raises the issues as “Public Interest Litigation” in the apex court, to undo the injustices. One of the most frequent place of human rights violations is the sufferer’s “Work place”. Some of the business enterprises take advantage of chronic unemployment problem & corruption in government. Service. These enterprise make the labourers to work for meager wages in unhealthy work conditions. These enterprises haphazardly dumps the factory wastes in the open polluting the environment and causing health damages to the people living nearby. These type of enterprises even cheats the government, lending banks & small investors, by fraudulent financial deals. There are no words called ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE in their book.

The labour commissioner of Karnataka didn’t do his duties properly when cases of labour law violations were brought before him by us , he even failed to reply to our request for information as per RTI Act once & during second application he transferred the requests to ALC Mysore. The ALC Mysore failed to provide full truthful information to us.

When the criminal managements of industries & corrupt union leaders together enter into unholy alliance , ( threatens the employees to keep mum or face with dismissals ) enter into unjust agreements which violates labour laws , which forces the employees to work for continuous 12 hours without rest intervals , without break in night shifts , unequal pay for work of equal value , etc ,is it not the duty of labour officials to enforce labour laws & scrap such unjust agreements. The employees of such industries don’t complain openly for fear of loosing jobs , the union leaders keep mum by taking bribe , what is duty of labour department in such cases? Is it not the duty of labour officials to enforce labour laws suo-motto & to bring the same issue before the labour tribunal / labour courts which are dealing cases related to such criminal industries .

In mysore M/S RPG CABLES LTD , unequal pay was given to workers for work of equal value , workers were forced to work in hazardous conditions ,without rest intervals during night shift & over time even a dispute was filed about this issue. In mysore , in various industries 12 hour shifts is a norm , machine layout worst leading to accidents . in mysore , at construction site of INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES numerous work related accidents have taken place resulting in physical disabilities of workers , some even resulting in deaths. These violations at INFOSYS site were even reported in the local media. However ALC Mysore replied to my RTI application stating that there is no such dispute with respect to RPG CABLES LTD is pending before ALC Mysore , there are no industries working in 12 hour shifts & no accidents / deaths of workers at INFOSYS construction site is reported except the one in 2004. as per ALC Mysore here at mysore industries there is RAM RAJYA , where as in practice it is just the opposite – RAVAN RAJYA. Our publication has even offered conditional services to LABOUR COMMISSIONER of Karnataka & ALC of mysore , in apprehending criminal industries . they are not ready & keeping mum .What action against the negligent , lying ALC of mysore & negligent Labour Commissioner of Karnataka .

Hereby, I do request your kind excellency to read the following articles & to take appropriate measures in the interest of justice to the toiling work force. JAI HIND . VANDE MATARAM.

WAKE – UP HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

RPG CABLES LTD thy name FRAUD ? BEWARE BANKERS& SMALL INVESTORS M/S RPG CABLES LTD , an industry located at mysore is promoted by the most influential congress M.P mr. R.P.Goenka. the senior executives of the company are looting the resources of the company in turn bringing bad name to the company &causing immense losses to all stakeholders.

Without due permission of the customers & in violation of customer contracts, these executives are effecting deviations in the process like using recycled products, processing at higher speeds & using the approved materials at the ends of the cable ie testing lengths only , in between the cable length non-conforming raw materials are used. Thereby, these executives are cheating the customers like BSNL, PGCIL, GAIL, MTNL, etc since years. Many cables are failing at fields , if thorough inspection is done many more will cometo light. The company is made to pay huge penalties , even suffered blacklisting all due to the greedy actions of senior executives. There is no proper tendering procedure while purchasing raw materials or disposal of machineries . The money is siphoned-off to sister companies by offering low interest loans,selling the shares at undervalue or by purchasing shares at inflated price , etc. There is no proper documentation or tax payments for the flow of goods between M/S RPG CABLES LTD, MYSORE & M/S CONCEPTA CABLES LTD, MYSORE. There is no word called TRANSPARENCY OR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE in their books.

These type of ill-gotten wealth of various industrialists & traders in india is fuelling the black economy, destabilising the economy, cheating the government of it's tax dues, cheating the lending banks, funding the political parties,underworld & terrorist outfits. The senior executives of the company are leading the luxurious lifestyles much above their known sources of income. When mr. R.P.Goenka has failed to properly govern a small company, how can he govern our vast country India being a member of parliament ?

The shameful part is that inspite of so much of cheating by the said company ie by it's executives , now the government through BIFR has given loans again to this company. Definitely this money to the tune of crores will disappear in the black hole too . God save my country.

RPG CABLES LTD & SUDARSHAN TELECOM MYSORE -Are they adhering to environmental norms ?

These two private companies situated at mysore, karnataka state are in the business of manufacturing polythene insulated jelly filled cables & optic fibre cables for Tele- communication purposes. These two companies are burning off polythene wastes in the open releasing various toxins to the atmosphere . also , they are not properly disposing off non bio-degradable wastes like optic fibre & fibre reinforcement materials ,which poses a grave threat to the public at large. In addition they are not taking proper occupational safety measures in handling these materials posing a grave threat to the lives of employees. Karnataka pollution control board & labour department are you hearing ?

wake-up labour commissioner & chief inspector of factories , government of karnataka. - illegal, unfair labour practices by M/S RPG CABLES LTD MYSORE , M/S VARSHACABLES LTD MYSORE , M/S FINECORE CABLES LTD , MYSORE.

In M/S RPG Cables Ltd , the workers are forced to work in hazardous atmosphere without proper safety gears , safety shoes & forced to lift/push heavier loads . They are forced to work throughout the night shift even without mandatory½ hour break. labour laws are flouted rampantly , some of the workers are suffering from health problems due to exposure to the fumes of hazardous chemicals like M.E.K , polythene compounds , petroleum jelly , optic fibre materials. The management has illegally retrenched number of workmen from the service &has appointed number of casual labourers in their place . to by-pass the law they have even outsourced some works.

In M/S VARSHA CABLES & M/S FINECORE CABLES and it's sister concerns ,workers are subjected to work in hazardous conditions. First of all , the machine layout , the space for material movement, & storage space is so congested that the accidents are definite to happen. There are allegations that some of the workers are not even paid nominal wages & are not even covered by E.S.I , P.F. the workers are not even provided with appropriate safety gears . To escape from legal prosecution the names of workers are not maintained in muster rolls instead it is just entered in a note book. Provisions of drinking water , urinals , first aid , etc are poor. The workers are forced to inhale the fumes of polythene compounds ,petroleum jelly , etc and forced to lift/push heavier loads . even women workers are made to work for long hours. Are the factory inspectorate & labour department sleeping ?

The managements of companies violate various labour laws & pressurize workman by threat of dismissals not to complain to authorities. Also, the managements buy-out union leaders , not to make complaint to authorities.

The labour department is duty bound to enforce labour laws in all establishments , irrespective of whether workers union or individual workman has made complaint to labour department or not.

The management of RPG CABLES LTD is not giving employees seniority list or other requested information to us , ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF MYSORE is not giving the same as per RTI Act. Further ALC , mysore is lying that his office has not received any complaint from us regarding this issue. I have previously sent representations through registered post / courier to his office & even LABOUR COMMISSIONER of Karnataka has redirected some of my representations to ALC mysore. Is all these to cover-up criminals of RPG CABLES LTD ?

RPG CABLES LIMITED MYSORE– FIT TO BE BLACK LISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR UNFAIR TRADE & LABOUR PRACTICES. This is a company promoted by longtime supporter & congress M.P (member of parliament ), mr. R.P . GOENKA. the company was blacklisted by the supreme court of india in 1996.the company was subjected to inspection by department of telecommunications& tax authorities ,for various violations of contract ,tax laws , etc ,time & again ,however each time it was MANAGED WELL.

Due to various wrong decisions of the management like purchase of wrong raw materials(not up to customer requirements),changing process parameters and using reworked/recycled materials, all in violation of CONTRACTS WITH THE CUSTOMERS(like BSNL , MTNL , PGCIL , GAIL ) . thereby the customers were supplied with inferior quality products than those mentioned in the contract . as a result the company was forced to frequently pay-up penalties to the customers & to provide replacements to the customers ,all to the tune of crores of rupees .after opening up of CONCEPTA CABLES LTD in mysore beside the RPG CABLES LTD in mysore the materials used to be moved from one company to another without any documents or excise documents. the company has totally disregarded the safety & environmental norms. HOWEVER WHENEVERGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAME FOR INSPECTION THEY MANAGED IT SO WELL WITH THE AID OF FAKE DOCUMENTS.

The management frequently made large purchases from the market without calling for public bidding / tender. the management frequently gave loans/money advances to the sister concerns at low lending rates than the prevailing market rates. finally as a result the public –the Share holders , government , lending banks are cheated by the management.

AN APPEAL TO H.E.HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA , BANGALORE

Your Excellency,

subject : 1) illegal retrenchment by M/S RPG CABLES LIMITED.MYSORE. 2)THE NEGLIGENCE OF DUTY BY ASISSTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER MYSORE. 3)refer : IDA-3/CR-152/2002-03 dated 25/05/04

I have brought the issue of illegal retrenchment of me by the above saidmanagement and other injustices , to the notice of honourable labourcommissioner on 15/05/04.in turn he directed the A.L.C MYSORE to take action& to send a report to him.on 02/07/04 the A.L.C mysore informed me that asthe same dispute of retrenchment has been filed by RPG CABLES EMPLOYEES UNION& as she has sent the failure report to the government , the matter is closed. The A.L.C mysore has not taken into consideration the total number of employees(workman) working in RPG CABLES unit 1 &unit 2 mysore ,RPG CABLES branches at silvassa, raebarelli U.P. , thane , maharashtra and the marketing offices spread throught india, in the preceding 12 months .all these units are merged , a single entity with common registered office at mysore. In my application dated 15/05/04 , i have raised other issues of injustices like ,damage to my health , occupational safety ,unfair labour practices , etc the A.L.C mysore has not treated those each issues as separate disputes and has clubbed everything with the issue of retrenchment & swept it away. why this negligence of duty ?

The managements of companies violate various labour laws & pressurize workman by threat of dismissals not to complain to authorities. Also, the managements buy-out union leaders , not to make complaint to authorities.

The labour department is duty bound to enforce labour laws in all establishments , irrespective of whether workers union or individual workman has made complaint to labour department or not.

The management of RPG CABLES LTD is not giving employees seniority list or other requested information to us , ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF MYSORE is not giving the same as per RTI Act. Further ALC , mysore is lying that his office has not received any complaint from us regarding this issue. I have previously sent representations through registered post / courier to his office & even LABOUR COMMISSIONER of Karnataka has redirected some of my representations to ALC mysore. Are not these acts & omissions of ALC Mysore aiding to cover-up criminals of RPG CABLES LTD ?

1. there are workman much junior to me in my category working in the company. 2. after effecting the retrenchment on 29/04/04 the management through oral orders has made internal transfers to my category .these new transferees are also much junior to me. 3. i was not paid equal wages for the work of equal value & quality. 4. i was made to lift, push weights more than 60kg all alone. 5.i was not provided safety gears against the fumes of methyl ethyl ketone ,petroleum jelly , H.D.P.E , L.D.P.E compounds. 6. i was not provided safety gears to handle optic fibre cable materials. 7. some times even hand gloves were not provided. 8. since 2 years i was not provided even safety shoes & clothings . the first-aid room is not properly equipped ,the accidents go unreported intentionally. 9. in night shifts i was not even provided the 1/2 hour rest interval. During overtime shift continuation also the 1/2 hour rest interval were not provided to me. 10. various machines are without proper safety guards .the D.G sets are operated by the personnel without D.G OPERATOR LICENCE. 11.no yearly employee health check-up nor the safety audit is conducted. 12. the scrap disposal is not proper ,the cables are burnt in the open ,the optic fibre cable scrap is thrown in the yard. 13. due to all these unhealthy work practices & surroundings , i have suffered health damages 14. the management has closed the canteen while conciliation was going on. 15.the management was paying rupees 8.00 as the canteen allowance plus subsidy for each day instead of rupees 9.50 which it was paying early to the canteen contractor. 16. the management effected the retrenchment while the conciliation proceedings were going on. 17. the management threatened me of dismissal if i don't resign from the union leadership. 18. the management didn't take into account the balance of working days of the previous year nor it was carried forward while giving EARNED LEAVE for the current year. 19. the management was not paying the monthly salary on the stipulated date. 20. the management didn't pay the full & final financial settlement on the last working day together with retrenchment notice . HEREBY, I DO REQUEST YOUR KINDSELF TO TREAT THE EACH ISSUES AS SEPARATE DISPUTES , TO GIVE ME JUSTICE , TO ORDER MY RE-INSTATEMENT INTO SERVICE WITHFULL BACKWAGES, TO SECURE ME THE MEDICAL COMPENSATION TOWARDS HEALTH DAMAGES.

Your's sincerely,

Sufferer of injustices

Crimes at INFOSYS campus ?

- wake-up government of Karnataka - an open letter to mr.Narayan murthy

INFOSYS is an indian corporate which made india proud globally & made all it's employees prosper, become shareholders in the prosperity of the company. Infosys has made & is making various humanitarian services/aid through it's hard earned resources. thereby bringing smile to the faces of numerous oppressed ,disadvantaged people. every indian is proud of responsible organisations like infosys & we do sincerely appreciate the company.

Recently , disrespect was shown to our sacred Indian National Anthem at your campus , aping americans is not a big thing . Americans are what they are because they love their country. Every human being must love & respect his motherland & mother first , everything matters later. This crime at your campus is inexcusable.

There are also allegations that at your campus , usage of illegal drugs by inmates is rampant & some inmates behave indecently with girls . how you are ensuring the safety of women at your campus ?

Recently , it has been reported that there are recurring deaths of labourers at your construction site due to lack of proper occupational safety measures . also, it has been reported many of the labourers are not even covered by ESI & PF . from the day one how many persons have died & how many were injured , physically disabled till date ? what follow-up action has been taken by your organization ? is it not the duty of your organization to respect the law of the land with respect to labourer's safety ?

However there are complaints of human rights violations in your own backyard. Infosys is building a vast campus in mysore since 2 years. The construction work has been given to contractors, who in turn has given out subcontracts . some of these sub-contractors are employing persons without E.S.I & P.F COVERAGE .these employees are forced to work at heights without any safety gears. some of these employees have suffered damages to their limbs , hands ,fingers while performing their duties . in such events, the sub-contractor takes the injured to a private hospital, arranges for medical treatment for a day or two . afterwards , he is given a pittance as compensation ,dismissed from service & left to fend for himself . no further medical care at all. these sub-contractors are so cunning that they don't even leave a single shred of evidence to prove that the injured employee was working on that site . the labourers attendance is just marked on a notebook , not any official register .as a result the injured is unable to legally prosecute the guilty . the end result fingers or hands or limbs lost to INFOSYS. Being the principal employer, is it not your duty to ensure proper E.S.I & P.F coverage of all contract labourers by their respective contractors. Your organissation is not even responding to our queries , is it justified ?

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF KARNATAKA & CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES FOR KARNATAKA

Kindly give me status of following complaints made to you long back , till date there is no action , why ?

DPG/X/2006/80134

DARPG/E/2006/05917

DPG/X/2006/80133

DPG/X/2006/80134

DARPG/E/2006/07944

DARPG/E/2006/07945

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE UNION PRIME MINISTER , GOI

Kindly give me status of following complaints made to your cabinet ministers & the telecom PSUs mentioned alongside long back , till date there is no action , why ?

DPG/M/2006/80001 complaint made to BIFR

DARPG/E/2006/00009 complaint made to BIFR

DPG/T/2006/80001 Complaint made to BSNL

DARPG/E/2006/00010 Complaint made to BSNL

DPG/T/2006/80002 Complaint made to MTNL

DARPG/E/2006/00011 Complaint made to MTNL

DPG/R/2006/80001 Complaint made to RailTel

DARPG/E//2006/00012 Complaint made to RailTel

DPG/M/2006/80002 Complaint made to PGCIL

DARPG/E/2006/00013 Complaint made to PGCIL

DPG/N/2006/80001 Complaint made to GAIL

DARPG/E/2006/00014 Complaint made to GAIL

DPG/M/2006/80003 Complaint made to union finance minister

DARPG/E/2006/00015 Complaint made to union finance minister

DPG/M/2006/80004 Complaint made to union minister for company affairs

DARPG/E/2006/00016 Complaint made to union minister for company affairs

DPG/M/2006/80005 Complaint made to union minister for commerce & industries

DARPG/E/2006/00017 Complaint made to union minister for commerce & industries

DPG/B/2006/80002 Complaint made to minister of state for banking

citizens of india vs supreme court of india

Dear Madam / Sir , Hereby , I am producing cases of human rights violations in India , by the Indian police , Indian judges & Indian public servants. Our publication e - Voice Of Human Rights Watch is struggling against the double standards of Indian police & Indian judiciary , in a democratic manner. Will you lend your support to this struggle ? Read full text of the article : Citizens Of India Vs Supreme Court Of India at following web pages : http://evoiceofhumanrightswatch.wordpress.com/ , http://indiancitizen.wordpress.com/ , http://indiapolicelaw.blogspot.com/ ,http://hrwpaper.blogspot.com/ , http://e-voiceofhumanrightswatch.blogspot.com, http://evoiceofhumanrightswatch.rediffblogs.com/ , http://indiancitizens.rediffblogs.com/

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sanjay dutt's crimes condoned

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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R....vol.3…issue.40......15/12/2007

Editorial : CRIMES COMMITTED BY LAW COURTS IN INDIA – charge sanjay dutt with TADA

- An appeal to honourable supreme court of india

hereby, HRW appeals to the honourable supreme court of India to review the sentence given to cine actor mr.sanjay dutt. He is charged under illegal possession of arms , the stand of prosecution is biased . the culprit cine actor kept the arms knowing fully well for what purpose it is being kept , he had had regular contacts with anti-national underworld elements. Still he is not charged under either TADA or MOCA WHY ? WHERE AS ORDINARY CRIMINALS WHO HAVE DONE LESSER QUANTUM OF CRIME THAN HIM ARE CHARGED WITH TADA & PUNISHED SEVERALLY. WHY THIS DOUBLE STANDARDS BY THE JUDICIARY ? HEREBY , hrw also appeals to honourable supreme court of india to make public the transcript of underworld don abu salem's polygraph test , did sanjay dutt had any links with abu salem or other anti national elements ? how many film stars , sportspersons & politicians have regular contacts with underworld elements more specifically dawood ibrahim & chota rajan and how many of them have attended parties hosted by them in gulf countries ?

Indian prisons are meant to be reforming schools for the prisoners. By the corrupt practices of the officials , the prisons have become factories turning out hardened criminals.

Say , a person was caught by police on suspicion of pick-pocketing. The police produce the accussed before the magistrate , in turn he remands him for judicial custody. Let us consider , The punishment for this offence pick-pocketing as per law is 6 months imprisonment. However the case drags on for 3 years , finally the court finds him guilty of offence & orders for 6 months imprisonment. Totally, the offender serves 42 months imprisonment sentence in practice. In some cases , the courts consider the time already spent by the accussed behind the bars while giving judgement. In this example , even if the offender is let free taking 6 months imprisonment sentence, the offender has been given excess sentence of 36-6=30 months.

Taking the same example further, say the court finds the accused as innocent, not guilty of crime & lets him free. However , the poor chap has suffered 36 months imprisonment for no fault of his.

As per law, no body not even the courts of law are legally empowered to punish anybody beyond the legal procedures , rules established. In this way, due to delay in our legal system , faulty bail procedures , thousands of under-trials are suffering in various prisons throught India. Arew not the courts which remanded those accused to judicial custody responsible for this illegal act of excessive punishment ? what punishment should be given to those judges ?

The bail procedure in India , is also faulty without considering quantum of offence & financial status of the accused. A person accused of stealing rs.100 has to provide bail surety bond of rs.5000 or personal surety by a wealthy person / government servant. The poor person having personal contacts , friendship with rich persons / government servants is quite remote , so he cann't secure bail on personal bond. The poor chap's family is not rich enough to spend rs.5000 surety amount. As a result, unable to secure bail the poor chap suffers in jail for years.

Say, a rich industrialist is accused of rs.20 crores tax evasion, he is let free on a personal bond of rs.1 lakh. Stamp paper scam kingpin karim lala telgi has swindled government to the tune of thousands of crores of rupees, only few cases are registered against him. That too in one out of those cases involving rs.45 lakh worth stamp sale , judge has given him rigorous imprisonment plus a fine of rs.50000.

Considering the above examples it is quite clear the bail amount, fine amount are peanuts for the rich just a fraction of quantum of their crime , while for the poor it is huge many times more than the quantum of their crime.. it is biased towards rich & mighty criminals. As a result poor always suffers in jail, while rich are out on bail.

Even within prisons , the number of prisoners per sq.ft area , no of doctors , hospital beds , medicines available, weight of food per day given to prisoners , are all less & much below the statuotary limits. The food , health care , living conditions of prisoners , under-trials are worse than pigs. The prison authorities are utterly corrupt, which has been brought into light again & again by the media. If a poor prisoner questions the illegal acts of the officials , he is subjected to 3^rd degree torture , roughed up by rowdy prisoners on the instigation of the officials themselves. Many poor prisoners are suffering from health problems , many are dying due to lack of proper health care & food in the prisons.

Whereas , the rich & mighty prisoners , by payting bribe get non-veg , alchoholic drinks from outside restaurants daily. They even secure drugs . they get spacious VIP rooms , television , mobile phones. They easily get parole & easily gets admitted in outside hospitals & roam free , while on record they are in-patients in hospitals.

The law of limitation which stipulates time limits for filing various cases is also biased towards the government as a party & rich , mighty. For the purposes of evidences , filing of cases one needs various government records. The concerned officials don't provide those records for years unless bribed & sit over the files for years. Some times by making absurd , illogical file notings , rejects it back. There is no time limit for the performance of duties by public servants. When a commoner don't get relevant records , files , evidences in time , how can he file cases in time without those records , evidences ?

Nowadays , numerous cases of irregularities , charges of corruption against judges are coming to light. However , in such cases judges are asked to resign from service but no criminal prosecution against them is instituted , only in cases involving lower court judges it is done. When a case of irregularity by a judge in a specific present case comes , there are every possibility that in the past also he has committed the same in cases handled by him which has not come to light. In such instances , all the cases handled by that particular judge throught his career must be reviewed , but is not done why ? does not it amount to cover-ups ?

In many cases the higher courts have turned down the verdicts of the lower courts , let free the innocents , absolved innocents of charges & annulled death sentences when appeals came before them. However , in all such cases , the lower court judges must be punished for giving out wrong judgements, meating out injustice to innocents. Here a fact must be noted , only a fraction of cases goes in appeal to higher courts, as in majority of cases the poor people lack the financial might to make the appeal. The so-called free legal services authority pre-judges the cases before giving legal aid. As a result , many innocents poor people resign to their fates suffer injustice in courts of law , undergo imprisonment punishment , some times even death sentence. So , the urgent need of the hour is to incorporate jury system or some outside monitoring system to review cases as & when decided.

In many cases involving the rich & mighty like telgi , case proceedings are conducted in-camera in judge's chambers or proceedings are conducted through video conferencing . outside from public gaze. The tapes are not made public and the public cann�t even ascertain the validity of tapes , whether it is edited , doctored .

One of the basic reasons for delayed justice & worse prison conditions in India , is low number of judges , police personnel , higher rate of case adjournments and finally low amount of financial grants made by the government to judicial department / police department. The government states that it doesn't have enough money to provide for judiciary & police. As a result, fundamental / human rights of innocent commoners are thwarted. The state governments & GOI , is one of either parties in 75% of cases before various courts in India, it is the biggest litigant & is influencing the judiciary by controlling the grants , recruitment to judiciary & by enticing some with post-retirement postings.

The government has got money to spend on lavish parties of VVIPs , IAS officers serving non-veg foods , alchoholic drinks . their foreign jaunts , 5-star bungalows , limousines , interior decorations of their bungalows, etc. which is of higher priority , importance , whether the luxury of VVIPs or the fundamental / human rights of commoners ? the courts should answer. The courts have the legal powers to order governments to provide enough financial grants to it , however it is keeping mum , turning blinds eye to crimes of VVIPs. the government rewards such judges with salary hikes , promotions , luxury cars , bungalows , perks and post-retirement postings , sites at judicial lay-out , yelahanka , Bangalore , etc.

We at HRW has utmost respect for the judiciary , but hereby humbly bringing the crimes of judiciary before the honest few judges seeking justice to the common folk. JAI HIND. VANDE MATARAM.

Your's sincerely,

Nagaraj.M.R.

APPEALS TO HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF UTTAR PRADESH INDIA

Dear Madam ,

INDIA: Please take immediate actions against Mr. Sansar Singh, Station Officer Cantonment Police Station Varanasi and Mr. D. P. Singh, Upper Nagar Magistrate – Varanasi

Name of the victims: 1. Mr. Nimesh, aged 32 years, Journalist, son of Dr. K. B. Rai, residing at 33/3, Gurudham Colony, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state 2. Mr. Rajesh Gupta 3. Mr. Ajay Mishra 4. Mr. Garun Mishra 5. Abiyudey 6. Mr. Sameer 7. Mr. Bidhu Shekar 8. Mr. Dinesh Misra Name of the perpetrators: 1. Mr. D. P. Singh, Upper Nagar Magistrate, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh state 2. Mr. Sansar Singh, Station Officer, Cantonment Police Station, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh state 3. Mr. Indrajeet Chadurwedi, Station House Officer, Cantonment Police Station, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh Date of incident: November 26, 2007

I am writing to express my concern regarding the case of assault upon journalists at the Cantonment Police Station in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh on 26 November 2007. I am informed that the assault upon the journalists was led by Mr. D. P. Singh, the Upper Nagar Magistrate of the district. I am informed that the Magistrate wearing a jogging pants armed with a stick was assaulting the journalists shouting at then that they must be given a lesson for spoiling his evening on 26 November.

As the head of the state you must be ashamed by the action of a senior officer of your administration, who, is paid from the state exchequer for maintaining law and order within your state. The presence of such officers must be a serious concern for you had your government been serious in maintaining law and order in the state. I wonder how your government can ensure the safety and protection of the life and property of your people if Magistrates like Mr. D. P. Singh are allowed to remain in office even after such serious incidents which you are sure been informed about much before this letter. I am informed that the incident was widely reported in the media on 27 November 2007.

I am also informed that Mr. Nimesh, a journalist working for Sahara Media has been seriously injured in the incident and is currently undergoing treatment. I am also informed that the Cantonment Police have also registered a false case against the injured journalists and also a passerby who was injured in the police assault. I am also informed that not only Mr. D. P. Singh, but other police officers, particularly Mr. Sansar Sigh, the Station Officer stationed at Cantonment Police Station and Mr. Indrajeet Chadurwedi, the Station House Officer of the same police station were leading the assault along with the Magistrate. I am also aware that there were several other police officers from the Provincial Armed Core involved in the incident.

I am concerned about the absence of action by your administration regarding this incident. When officers like those named above are entrusted responsible posts, how can your government control crime in the society and maintain law and order? I am aware that the Asian Human Rights Commission is also writing to the United Nations agencies calling for an intervention into this case.

I therefore urge you to immediately intervene in this case and take appropriate actions so that:

1) All officers named above are immediately suspended from the service 2) An independent inquiry is ordered into the incident 3) The statement of Mr. Nimesh, a victim in the incident is immediately recorded 4) A crime is registered under the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code against the officers named above and other police officers involved in this incident and the accused prosecuted 5) Appropriate interim compensation is awarded to the injured in the incident 6) The false charge registered against the victims/injured in this case is immediately withdrawn

I hope that you will take appropriate actions in this case at the earliest.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

Dear Chief Minsiter,

INDIA: Please enquire about the death threats to Dr. lenin Raghuvanshi of the PVCHR

Name of the victim: Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Convener, the PVCHR, SA4/2A, Daulatpur, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh Date of incident: November 4, 2007 at about 4:45pm (Indian Standard Time)

I am writing to express my concern regarding the case of Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, the convener of a local human rights organisation based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Lenin, as you might be aware, is the convener of the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR). I am informed that at about 4:45pm, Indian Standard Time, Dr. Lenin started receiving anonymous calls on his mobile telephone threatening him that he will be shot dead and that fabricated cases would be registered against the staff of the PVCHR and that the PVCHR will be forced to close down since the PVCHR has been bringing shame to the state. It is unfortunate that you, as the Chief Minister of the state, have appeared on all major television channels alleging that the PVCHR and the AHRC has been reporting false cases from Uttar Pradesh just hours before Dr. Lenin started receiving anonymous threatening calls.

I am informed that the copies of the records like medical certificates of the victims of all the cases reported by the PVCHR from Uttar Pradesh has been also transferred to the AHRC office in Hong Kong for their verification and safe custody on a regular basis.

I am informed that the state administration in the recent past was in fact positively responding to all the cases reported by the PVCHR and the AHRC. I am also aware that, after the recent change in the state administration, in several cases the Chief Minister's office has directly intervened to resolve the issues of poor villagers whose cases were brought to the attention of your office by the PVCHR and the AHRC.

I hope that in this case too your office will positively respond, thereby taking all immediate precautions to ensure the safety of Dr. Lenin and the rest of the staff at the PVCHR. I am informed that the AHRC has already communicated this matter to the office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders calling for an intervention in this case.

I therefore urge you to take immediate steps through your office to ensure that:

1. A written complaint is recorded regarding the anonymous life threatening calls received by Dr. Lenin;

2. That the state administration will do everything legally possible to ensure the safety of the field activists of the PVCHR, and;

3. That the state administration will ensure that the work of the PVCHR in Uttar Pradesh state will continue unhindered.

I hope that you will take appropriate actions in this case at the earliest.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

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