Sunday, December 25, 2011

Death threats to human rights defender Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi

http://www.in.com/news/current-affairs/fullstory-death-threats-to-human-rights-defender-dr-lenin-raghuvanshi-21505599-in-1.html

Dr. Lenin received Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar (Germany ): Felicitated by Samyak Samaj and People For Tourism Trust on 18th December 2010.

http://ithappensinvaranasi.wordpress.com/tag/human-rights-award-of-the-city-of-weimar/

No rights without accountability: Message of New Year 2012

 
New year 2012 is approaching. World is witnessing the public demand of the accountability with all National and International players and public bodies.

PVCHR is also thriving same values and spirit in India. With this spirit, we asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India about communication between Government of India and Mrs.Margaret Sekeggya, UN Special Rapporteur regarding her visit to India. After the judgment of Central Information Commission in India (CIC decision CIC/SG/A/2011/002227/15945 Dated 25/11/2011), I received the information as follows:


Communication Between Government of India and Special Rapporteur of situation of Human Rights defenders


We wrote last email to all our friends on 18 January 2011 and posted on blog on same day.


In above email, we say, "As the truth is out in open, I offer my unconditional apology to Mrs. Margaret Sekaggya and to her office. However, I continue to think that UN being a public body must come under serious public scrutiny. In the meeting I also drew everybody's attention to a strange coincidence, i.e.,  I was working under the  representative of the working group present in the meeting when I received threat on my life from the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He did not come to support me then nor does he speak for me today, even though I and my family continue to remain under threats.  But he is a very important person in planning the programmes for the mission. Sitting on the dais with Mrs. Sekaggya, he talks on building solidarity and networking among Human Rights Defenders across the country.  Mrs. Sekaggya, this is also a trend in India affecting the Human Rights Defenders and must be noted by your office.

 During the meeting I came to know that the Government of India (GoI) put several restrictions on the movements of the Mrs. Sekaggya. I strongly condemn this decision of the GoI. I along with other civil society groups will try to access all the communications between the office of the Special Rapporteur and the GoI under Right to Information Act and initiate necessary campaign to make the Government more cooperative to the UN System in future."

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We are sharing this information among masses, policy makers and think tanks to initiate the dialogue with Indian Government and UN system for their accountability towards common masses living in remote villages also. It is high time to launch a global process for 'no right without accountability in Globalization.'

Waiting your kind support for establishment of a democratic world based on justice, liberty, non-violence and secularism.

Wish you a very Happy New year 2012.

With warm regards,



Lenin Raghuvanshi


--
Dr. Lenin
Executive Director/Secretary General -PVCHR/JMN
Mobile:+91-9935599333
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
--The Buddha
"We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world." - Buddha
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--
Dr. Lenin
Executive Director/Secretary General -PVCHR/JMN
Mobile:+91-9935599333
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
--The Buddha
"We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world." - Buddha
This message contains information which may be confidential and privileged. Unless you are the addressee or authorised to receive for the addressee, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received the message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail to pvchr.india@gmail.com and delete the message. Thank you.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

बघ्वानाला , मलिन बस्ती , हुकुलगंज वार्ड नो. ७ , जिला वाराणसी और रौप, घसिया बस्ती , सोनभद्र जिला, उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राथमिक विद्यालय खोलने के सम्बन्ध में



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Date: 2011/12/22
Subject: बघ्वानाला , मलिन बस्ती , हुकुलगंज वार्ड नो. ७ , जिला वाराणसी और रौप, घसिया बस्ती , सोनभद्र जिला, उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राथमिक विद्यालय खोलने के सम्बन्ध में
To: pvchr@pvchr.org


भारत सरकार
राष्ट्रीय बालक अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग
पांचवा तल, चंद्रलोक बिल्डिंग, जनपथ, नई दिल्ली - 110 001
दूरभाष : 011 23724027/28/29, फ़ेक्स नंबर : 011 23724026/23731584
वेबसाइट : www.ncpcr.gov.in, इ-मेल : complaints.ncpcr@gmail.com
 
मिसिल संख्या: UP-501/28753/2010-11/RTE/8918
 
दिनांक: 19/12/2011
 
सेवा में,
      विशेष सचिव
      बेसिक शिक्षा विभाग
      उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार,
       बापू भवन , सचिवालय , लखनऊ - 226 001
      Uttar Pradesh
      उत्तर प्रदेश
 
विषय: बघ्वानाला , मलिन बस्ती , हुकुलगंज वार्ड नो. ७ , जिला वाराणसी और रौप, घसिया बस्ती , सोनभद्र जिला, उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राथमिक विद्यालय खोलने के सम्बन्ध में
 
महोदय/महोदया,
        राष्ट्रीय बालक अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग की स्थापना भारत सरकार द्वारा बालक के अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग अधिनियम २००५ के अंतर्गत उन सभी शिकायतों की जाँच करना भी है जो बालकों को अधिकारों का हनन अथवा उससे उनको बंचित करती है | यह अधिनियम २००५ सेक्शन १४ के अंतर्गत न्यायालीय अधिकारों से संपन्न है और किसी भी शिकायत को याचिका के रूप में लेकर उसे १९०८ के सिविल प्रोसिजर कोड के अंतर्गत न्यायालीय प्रक्रिया द्वारा सुनकर निर्णय दे सकता है |
 
2.        आयोग को श्रुति से एक प्रतिवेदन (छाया प्रति संलग्न) दिनांक 21/11/2011 को प्राप्त हुआ है | प्रतिवेदन का सारांश निम्नवत है |
 
"बघ्वानाला , मलिन बस्ती , हुकुलगंज वार्ड नो. ७ , जिला वाराणसी और रौप, घसिया बस्ती , सोनभद्र जिला, उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राथमिक विद्यालय खोलने के सम्बन्ध में | शिकायत स्वमेव स्पष्ट है , कृपया इसका अवलोकन करने का कष्ट करे | "
 
3.        प्रतिवेदन का अध्ययन करने के पश्चात आयोग ने इस पर संज्ञान लेते हुये आदेश दिया है की प्रकरण की जाँच आपके द्वारा करवायी जाये और उसकी जाँच आख्या आयोग को भेजी जाए |
 
4.        आपसे निवेदन है की प्रकरण की जाँच करवाकर तथ्यपरक जाँच आख्या, आवश्यक दस्तावेजों के साथ, आयोग को पत्र प्राप्ति के 15 दिनों के अंतर्गत भेजने का कष्ट करें | जाँच आख्या में निम्नवत बिन्दुओं को समाहित करते हुये अपना स्पष्ट मत भी रिपोर्ट में भेजें |
 
  1. धारा ६ और ८ , मुफ़्त एवं अनिवार्य शिक्षा अधिकार अधिनियम २००९ के अनुसार पड़ोस में स्कूल की उपलब्धता उचित सरकार को सुनिश्चित करना होगा |
     
  2. जब तक नया विद्यालयो का निर्माण नहीं होता, यह सुनिश्चित किया जाए की संबंधित इलाको के बच्चों को निकट के विद्यालयों में प्रवेश दिया जाए जिससे की वे शिक्षा से वंचित न रहे |
     
  3. हितधारकों को शिक्षा अधिकार अधिनियम २००९ पर शिक्षित करने का प्रयास किया जाए |
 
5.        यदि किसी अन्य आयोग द्वारा इस प्रकरण में संज्ञान लिया गया है और उस आयोग ने प्रकरण से सम्बंधित जाँच आख्या आपसे मांगी है, तो उनके द्वारा भेजी गयी पत्र की प्रतिलिपि संलग्न करें |
 
6.        अपने पत्र में इस आयोग की संदर्भित पत्र संख्या एवं तिथि का स्पष्ट रूप से उल्लेख करें |
 
 
संलग्नक: उपरोक्त | भवदीय
 
Sd/-  
 (लव वर्मा)
सदस्य सचिव
 



Wednesday, December 21, 2011

PVCHR: Merry Christmas

PVCHR: Merry Christmas: Dear All, This Christmas, on behalf of all the marginalized people we work with, we would like to say a huge thank you for your support. ...

PVCHR: Merry Christmas

PVCHR: Merry Christmas: Dear All, This Christmas, on behalf of all the marginalized people we work with, we would like to say a huge thank you for your support. ...

2012 Olympics, the perpetrators of the Bhopal disaster will sponsor the Games


INDIA
2012 Olympics, the perpetrators of the Bhopal disaster will sponsor the Games
Nirmala Carvalho
The plastics multinational Dow Chemicals will not appear on the billboards of the Olympic stadium in London, whose value is circa 7 million pounds (8.3 million euros). Satisfaction of athletes, politicians and NGOs opposed to the sponsor. According to Lenin Raghuvanshi, human rights activist, it is important to "create consumer awareness, the true agent of change in the event of unethical policies."


Mumbai (AsiaNews) - The organizers of the Olympic Games have announced that plastics multinational Dow Chemicals linked to the disaster in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) is no longer a sponsor of London 2012. Indian and British human rights groups, politicians and athletes had strongly attacked the initial decision of the Games Committee to accept the funds of the company. Dow, in fact, is the current owner of the chemical plant responsible for the 1984 industrial accident that killed at least 20 thousand people, with still visible consequences for the local population.

The brand of the corporation would have appeared on the billboards around the Olympic stadium, 900m long and 20m high, to the value of 7 million pounds (8.3 million euros). As per contract, Dow still had the possibility to of a further five panels for advertising, but made known it did not wish to accept out of respect for the "anti-pollution policies" of the Olympics. The company has always rejected the accusations, pointing out that it has acquired the former Union Carbide plant in 2001.

According to Lenin Raghuvanshi, human rights activist and director of Pvchr (People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights), "this protest has been positive and symbolic, because the Olympics attract the attention of the entire international community." However, the organizers of the Games "should be careful not to go to sponsors that, in some way, may have been involved in genocide."

He also emphasizes that "every time you target business from the negative or unethical aspects, it is essential that activists involve consumers, because they are a powerful force to achieve a real change of political and economic mechanisms." For this reason, Raghuvanshi says, "First we should start a campaign in the Indian civil society, given that Dow India has a turnover of 500 million dollars."

Regarding the Bhopal tragedy, the activist recalls that "for the victims - who are mostly Dalits, tribals and other minorities - there is no systematic form of rehabilitation, or appropriate compensation. This causes still huge frustration. "

Caused by a leak of 40 tons of methyl isocyanate (cyanide) from Union Carbide pesticide plant, the Bhopal disaster is considered one of the worst environmental tragedies in history. At least 3,500 people died in the early hours of the incident and a further 20 thousand in the months ahead. The permanently disabled were put at over 150 thousand. Even today, hospitals in the area account for about 6 thousand people a day with respiratory, motor and brain problems associated with the contamination of the territory. However, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, considers the area out of danger.



Book "Dalits in Independent India"


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Axel Harneit-Sievers <Axel.Harneit-Sievers@in.boell.org>
Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Subject: Book "Dalits in Independent India"
To: pvchr.india@gmail.com


Dear Shruti Nagvanshi,
 
thank you very much for sending the above-mentioned book to Heinrich Böll Foundation some weeks ago. I read the book with much interest. It provides a valuable illustration and analysis of the still-ongoing plight of Dalits in India today.
 
With kind regards
 
Axel Harneit-Sievers
 
 
---------------------------------------
Dr. Axel Harneit-Sievers
Director, India Office, Heinrich Böll Foundation
C-20, 1st floor, Qutub Institutional Area
Delhi 110016, India
phone +91-11-2685 4405, +91-11-2651 6695
fax +91-11-2696 2840
mail: axel.harneit-sievers@in.boell.org
web: http://in.boell.org
 





Thursday, December 1, 2011

Death threats to human rights defender Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi

http://smashfascism.net/archives/849

Death Threat to Gwangju Prize Laureate

 

Death Threat to Gwangju Prize Laureate
Name Date 2011.12.01 Hit 8

India: Death threats to human rights defender Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Issue: Intimidation, right to life with dignity, threat to human rights defender
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Dear Friend,
Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) Secretary General / Executive Director Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi received a threatening call from by mobile phone. He is pursuing the case of Sohrab killing in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The caller was also saying he is resident from the same district. He abused and given threat to life to Dr. Lenin.

Case detail:

On 29th November, 2011 around 5:27 pm Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi[i], Secretary General / Executive Director of Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) received threatening call from mobile number +94757251733 on his mobile No. +91-9935599333. The caller was abusing by using filthy words after using the words Human Rights. He also threat to life saying "You will be towed" and "if you speak too much you will be shot out". During that time Dr. Lenin was busy in the meeting with its associates in his office and he became distracted.

At mean time around 5: 42 pm Dr. Lenin immediately released an urgent release in facebook. Around 6:22 pm Dr. Lenin rang on same number but he did not receive any response from that side. Then again he ranged this time he succeed to know the identity of the caller. The caller said, "My name is J.P Mishra, I am resident of Gorakhpur. You did not know about my power. I can do anything. Son, I have relation with many person you know Tulsi Singh. Now you understand what type of person I am. I lived in Mumbai I can do anything. If you are Governor or Chief Minister of the state, understand I have worth to do anything. Then he threat what is your worth monthly earning of only 10 thousand and 20 thousand". The caller was speaking in Bhojpuri mixed Hindi language.

Immediately letter through email was sent to Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and Director General of Police and on 30th November, 2011 same letter was sent through post.

It is noted that high level enquiry is going in the Soharab[ii] killing case in Gorakhpur. In this matter on the behalf of organization he made complain. In which the name of Sri Aditya Yogi Nath[iii] (Member of Parliament, Bhartiya Janta Party) also came. The caller was also telling he was resident of Gorakhpur. Through his dialogue it seems he was near to the Sri Aditya Yogi Nath ji, because he was assuming Dr. Lenin as any Government officer. He was telling he is making call from South Africa and sometime America.
Sample letter:

Dear………………………
Sub: Please take immediate action in death threat to Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi

I want to bring in your kind attention towards the incidence happened with Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Secretary General / Executive Director of Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) that on 29th November, 2011 around 5:27 pm he received threatening call from mobile number +94757251733 on his mobile No. +91-9935599333. The caller was abusing by using filthy words after using the words Human Rights. He also threat to life saying "You will be towed" and "if you speak too much you will be shot out". During that time Dr. Lenin was busy in the meeting with its associates in his office and he became distracted.

I am informed that at mean time around 5: 42 pm Dr. Lenin immediately released an urgent release in facebook. Around 6:22 pm Dr. Lenin rang on same number but he did not receive any response from that side. Then again he ranged this time he succeed to know the identity of the caller. The caller said, "My name is J.P Mishra, I am resident of Gorakhpur. You did not know about my power. I can do anything. Son, I have relation with many person you know Tulsi Singh. Now you understand what type of person I am. I lived in Mumbai I can do anything. If you are Governor or Chief Minister of the state, understand I have worth to do anything. Then he threat what is your worth monthly earning of only 10 thousand and 20 thousand". The caller was speaking in Bhojpuri mixed Hindi language.

Immediately letter through email was sent to Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and Director General of Police and on 30th November, 2011 same letter was sent through post.

I am also informed that high level enquiry is going in the Soharab killing case in Gorakhpur. In this matter on the behalf of organization he made complain. In which the name of Sri Aditya Yogi Nath (Member of Parliament, Bhartiya Janta Party) also came. The caller was also telling he was resident of Gorakhpur. Through his dialogue it seems he was near to the Sri Aditya Yogi Nath ji, because he was assuming Dr. Lenin as any Government officer. He was telling he is making call from South Africa and sometime America.

Therefore it is a kind request to conduct a high level enquiry against the alleged perpetrator and provide security to the Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and the witness.

PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS TO:

1. Chief Secretary
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri Bhavan
Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh
INDIA
Fax: +91 52 2223 9283
Email: csup@up.nic.in

2. Director General of Police
1-Tilak Marg, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
INDIA
Fax: + 91 522 220 6120 / 220 6174
E-mail: police@up.nic.in

3. Chief Minister
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister's Secretariat
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
INDIA
Fax: + 91 52 2223 0002 / 2223 9234
E-mail: csup@up.nic.in

4. Inspector General of Police
Varanasi Zone
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
INDIA
Email: igzonevns@up.nic.in

5. Senior Superintendent of Police
Varanasi, SSP Office
Kachahari, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
INDIA
Email: sspvns@up.nic.in

6. Mrs Margaret Sekaggya
Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights defenders
Att: Ben Majekodunmi
Room 1-040
C/o OHCHR-UNOG, 1211 Geneva 10,
SWITZERLAND
Tel: + 41 22 917 93 88
Fax: + 41 22 917 9006
E-mail: urgent-action@ohchr.org

7. ChairpersonNational Human Rights Commission
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg,
New Delhi, PIN 110001
Fax No. 23384863
E-Mail: covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in, jrlawnhrc@hub.nic.in
Attn: Focal point Human Rights Defender

8. I.G.Police, Gorakhpur Zone
Tel: 2333707
Email: iggkp@nda.vsnl.net.in, igzgor@nic.in



[i] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Raghuvanshi

[ii] http://petition-nhrc.blogspot.com/2011/08/yogi-adityanath-obstructing-legal.html[iii] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adityanath_Yogi[iv] http://muslim-minority.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_12.html[v] http://muslim-minority.blogspot.com/2011/08/ackonwledgement-lettercomplaint.html
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