"Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights" wow!!! from where do they get money to run such tribunal????
Ganesh --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'Sangh Parivar activists threatened to rape us' > VIJI SUNDARAM > > INDIAWEST[ THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2005 10:36:22 AM ] > Surf 'N' Earn -Sign innow > San Francisco-based academic Angana Chatterji, along > with other women > members of the Indian People's Tribunal on > Environment and Human > Rights, was allegedly threatened with rape by some > members of the > Sangh Parivar on June 14 while investigating the > spread of > communalism and human rights violations in Orissa. > > The women claim they were defamed, insulted and > falsely accused of > bias as they were deposing residents of Bhubaneswar, > some from the > Sangh Parivar itself. > > "The Hindu nationalist organizations (Bajrang Dal, > Vishwa Hindu > Parishad and Rashtriya Sevika Samiti) have maligned > and targeted the > Tribunal and its members," wrote Chatterji in a > letter to India's > National Human Rights Commission, calling for an > investigation. ". . > . Especially, they have continued to directly > intimidate and verbally > attack me since the incident, as I remain in Orissa > for a few days to > continue the Tribunal's work." > > The Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and > Human Rights was > formed June 5, 1993. Its stated purpose is to > conduct fair and > credible investigations focusing on issues > concerning human rights > and environmental justice. > > Chatterji said she has been working for the rights > of the oppressed > in Orissa since 1995. > > The alleged threats came by fax from the state > office of the Vishwa > Hindu Parishad, lambasting the tribunal as a group > of "leftists, > fellow travelers and Hindu baiters." > > The fax made a pointed reference to Chatterji, an > associate > professor of anthropology at the San Francisco-based > California... > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1156238,curpg-4.cms > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
