Chandan da, Source of their funding will definitely state its motive behind the study! In India, there are enough human rights violation enquiry going on! Do we need one more? That money could have spend for the victims.
On the other side, whenever media talk about communalism and human rights violations, their pet word RSS and their sister organizations would definitely come up! What about other religius communalism forms like economic incentives, minority black mail, these points never come up for discussion in the media. I do not support communalism, but my guess was that Prof. Angana Chatterji was 'investigating' RSS, VHP, BD and "Rashtriya Sevika Samiti". These organizations would definitely be mad for bad mouthing by some people coming from San Francisco and investigating them at their home, funded by some ----------! If you have seen the headline of the news item ".......threatened to rape us", but inside, nothing is there! Did members of "Rashtriya Sevika Samiti", which is a women organization also threatened to do that!!! Bottomline is that I have doubt about the credibility of those people who earn living by badmouthing for which they are funded by some vested interest groups! Ganesh --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Ganesh: > > I don't know the source of their funding. > > But let us assume for discussions' sake that it is > American--like > NRI's, or even the US Govt's., overt or even covert. > > Would that, in any way, shape or form, diminish or > discredit their > work, if that work involves real people and real > issues ( as opposed > to fabricated or trumped up charges or imaginary > victims)? And would > that in any way, shape or form, justify what they > were subjected to > by these folks? > > c-da > > > > > > > At 6:38 AM -0700 6/30/05, Ganesh C Bora wrote: > >"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 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ 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
