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1.: Meeting Dr Binayak Sen in New Delhi on 25th July From: Release Binayak

2.: Lethal threat from asbestos fibres âseriously underestimatedâ, s From: Samit Carr

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1.: Meeting Dr Binayak Sen in New Delhi on 25th July

Posted by: "Release Binayak" releasebina...@gmail.com

Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:36 pm (PDT)

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*JOIN THE INTERACTION WITH DR. BINAYAK SEN IN DELHI*

FIRST TIME SINCE HIS RLEASE FROM PRISON IN MAY 2009

DATE: 25th JULY, 2009

TIME: 2 pm to 4.30 pm

VENUE: Indian Social Institute, 10, LODI INSTITUTIONAL AREA,

NEAR SAI BABA TEMPLE, DELHI

Dear Friends,

Dr. Binayak Sen will be in Delhi on the 25th July, 2009, for the first time
since his release from Raipur prison. This is an important occasion for us
to meet him and him meeting us. The campaign for the release of Dr. Binayak
Sen was one issue which brought together on one platform several thousands
of activists and ordinary people from all over the Country and from
different parts of the World. There was only once voice that Dr. Sen be
released and that his arrest was illegal.

We all know that had it not been for the Marches, Protests, Sit in
programmes, Satyagrahs, Editorial positions by newspapers, broadcasting the
issue in the electronic media, appeals by noble laureates etc, Binayak's
incarceration may have continued.

- Let us celebrate our SUCCESS about Dr. Sen's release while he is in
Delhi by coming in person to the meeting.
- Let us also discuss as to how to get the Central and State Government
to talk PEACE with the Maoists. As well as stopping it from carrying out
military action in September, in the name of Maoists which will essentially
take away the lives of several innocent tribals in Chattishgarh and other
States.

WE hope that you will join us on this occasion. We also hope that you will
circulate this mail to all other friends in Delhi.

Committee for the Release of Dr. Binayak Sen

Contact Persons:

Kavita Srivastava: 09351562965

Rakhi Sehgal: 09911599955

Satya Sivaraman: 09818514952

Anil Chaudhary: 09811119347

Pushkar Raj 09869012986

Deepa: 09871642320

Apoorvanand: 27662146
--
Kavita Srivastava
(General Secretary) PUCL Rajasthan

Address for correspondence :

76, Shanti Niketan Colony, Kisan Marg, Barkat Nagar, Jaipur-302015
Tel. 0141-2594131
mobile: 9351562965

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2.: Lethal threat from asbestos fibres âseriously underestimatedâ, s

Posted by: "Samit Carr" bapis...@yahoo.com bapisdoc

Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:40 pm (PDT)

Lethal threat from asbestos fibres ¢â ¹seriously underestimated ¢â ¹, say scientists
Ani
July 20th, 2009

LONDON - Medical researchers have warned that the harmful and deadly effects that asbestos fibres may cause may have been seriously underestimated.
The caution comes at a time when thousands of people with asbestos-related illnesses are waiting to hear whether they can sue for compensation.
Expected this week is an announcement from the British Ministry of Justice on whether it will reverse a landmark judgment that prevents those diagnosed with pleural plaques, an early indicator of contamination, from taking legal action.
Statistical figures suggest that about 90,000 people a year may be developing the condition.
Despite that, the government ¢â ¹s Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) has recommended against adding it to the approved list of ¢â ¼compensatable disablement ¢â ½ schemes.
Medical experts say that those exposed to asbestos may go on to develop mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers.
Earlier, it was thought that these diseases generally hit people associated with heavy industry, including asbestos-processing factories and shipyards..
However, patterns of premature fatalities have started to emerge in other professions, including electricians, plumbers, garage mechanics, teachers and even hairdressers.
According to a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report, the UK epidemic may peak in the middle of the next decade with about 5,000 deaths a year, considering that the period between diagnosis of mesothelioma and death is usually brief.
¢â ¼Sufficient evidence is now available to show that asbestos also causes cancer of the larynx (throat) and of the ovary, ¢â ½ the Guardian quoted the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as having reported in the Lancet Oncology magazine this summer.
Estimating that as many as 125 million people worldwide still work in asbestos-contaminated offices and factories, the scientists noted:
¢â ¼Although asbestos has been banned or restricted in most of the industrialised world, its use is increasing in parts of Asia, South America and the former Soviet Union. ¢â ½
A team of London-based public health researchers highlight the fact that over half of work-related deaths from six major cancers in the UK are due to asbestos.
¢â ¼Estimates for all six cancers (in terms of the number of occupation-related deaths) but leukaemia, are greater than those currently used in UK health and safety strategy planning, ¢â ½ the paper in Occupational Environmental magazine concludes.
The true level of asbestos-related deaths is partially disguised by the fact that those who contract lung cancer tend to blame themselves for smoking at some stage in their life rather than making a connection to asbestos.
While the Ministry of Justice is expected to announce this week whether it will overturn a landmark House of Lords judgment made in 2007 that barred claimants from suing for compensation if they have been diagnosed as suffering from pleural plaques, the Scottish parliament has already passed legislation to overturn the law lords ¢â ¹ decision. (ANI)
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