[WSMDiscuss] {Ubuntu} Fwd: [pmarc] Joint Press Release : People's Manifesto Against State Repression, For Saving Democracy by about 40 rights groups under campaign Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy

Mon Apr 1 17:50:35 CEST 2019

Monday, 1 April 2019

Gracias, Roberto ¡

            I’m also copying in the person who did this particular post, Lara Jesani, for her / your information and for any others in the campaign in Mumbai who may be interested in knowing of this solidarity.

FYI, Roberto Espinoza is the convenor of the list in question, ‘Crisis of Civilisation and Alternative Paradigms’, based in Abya Yala (so-called ‘Latin America’), that focuses primarily on very similar concerns as those expressed in the People’s Manifesto, and especially in relation to Indigenous Peoples and other oppressed sections of societies.

In international solidarity !

Jai

> On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:38 PM, Roberto Espinoza <ayamtai08 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Toda la solidaridad Jai Sen.
> Gracias por ampliar la información sobre la lucha de los Dalits y Adivasi
> 
> Abrazos
> 
> El lun., 1 de abr. de 2019 a la(s) 10:09, Jai Sen (jai.sen at cacim.net <mailto:jai.sen at cacim.net>) escribió:
> Monday, April 1, 2019
> 
> India in movement…
> 
> [More, of the ‘other India’ rising, at this critical time of the coming elections in the country :
> 
> People's Manifesto :
> 
> Against State Repression, For Saving Democracy
> 
> About 40 rights groups under campaign Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy
> 
>             In solidarity !
> 
>             JS
> 
> fwd
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: "lara.jesani at gmail.com <mailto:lara.jesani at gmail.com>" <lara.jesani at gmail.com <mailto:lara.jesani at gmail.com>>
>> Subject: [pmarc] Joint Press Release : People's Manifesto Against State Repression, For Saving Democracy by about 40 rights groups under campaign Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy
>> Date: April 1, 2019 at 9:30:53 AM EDT
>> To: "Dalits Media Watch" <PMARC at dgroups.org <mailto:PMARC at dgroups.org>>
>> Reply-To: "Dalits Media Watch" <PMARC at dgroups.org <mailto:PMARC at dgroups.org>>
> 
> 
> JOINT PRESS RELEASE
> 
> MUMBAI RISES TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
> 
> PEOPLE'S MANIFESTO
> Against State Repression
> For Saving Democracy
> 
> 
>  India has witnessed a drastic rise in attacks on human rights activists, journalists, lawyers, farmers, adivasis, RTI activists, students, academicians, workers, protestors etc. opposing anti-people policies of the government and protesting human rights violations. The constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of speech and expression, association and assembly are under severe threat. Several people across the country have been criminalized in false and fabricated cases. RTI activists, journalists, rationalists, protestors have faced brutal assaults, even deaths. The objective of these attacks is to crush dissenting voices and any kind of opposition against the state and its policies. Immediate steps are required to be taken to arrest the ongoing attack on democracy, to stop the attacks on dissenting voices and to protect and reclaim the democratic rights and constitutional freedoms of the people.
>  
> To achieve these ends, Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy (MRSD), a campaign consisting of about 40 organisations who came together in the wake of arrests, criminalization and targeting of activists and workers across the country in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence case, proposes the following minimum actions –
>  
> Bhima Koregaon violence case related
>  
> 1.   Immediate arrest and prosecution of Ekbote, Bhide and others from their groups responsible for conspiracy, hate incitement and violence against Dalits, local residents, visitors to the 200 year commemoration of Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018
> 2.   Closing FIRs and unconditional withdrawal of charges against dalits, activists and protestors, who participated in protests on January 2, 2018 against the violence against Dalits, visitors to the 200 year commemoration of Bhima Koregaon battle on January 1, 2018 by the Hindutva leaders and groups
> 3.   Immediate release of activists and workers arrested and falsely criminalized in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case and withdrawal of criminal cases foisted against them
>  
> Repeal of draconian laws and legislative changes
>  
> 4.   Repeal of draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) law and release of all those falsely implicated under UAPA
> 5.   Repeal of draconian Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 i.e. sedition law and release of all those falsely implicated under sedition law
> 6.   Repeal of draconian National Security Act (NSA) and release of all those falsely implicated under NSA
> 7.   Repeal of draconian laws such as Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts (AFSPA), Disturbed Areas Act, Public Safety Act, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) and other such laws used to target dissenting voices and political opposition
> 8.   Review and amend the provisions of the Indian Penal Code to ensure that they are in line with the best practices and international standards in the area of freedom of expression, repeal of provision for criminal defamation under Section 499
> 9.   Make necessary amendments to the Right to Information Act, 2005 to strengthen and increase the scope of the Act to cover private companies and ensure access to information, increase accountability and ensure protection of RTI activists
> 10.Repeal or comprehensively amend the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), in line with the legal analysis of the former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Association and Assembly, particularly sections that restrict the ability of civil society organisations to receive funds from foreign sources and the cumbersome reporting and administrative requirements for civil society organisations
> 11.Abolition of capital punishment and all forms of torture
> 12.Ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), effecting of changes in domestic legislation to ensure compliance with the provisions of UNCAT and introduction of domestic law against torture and ill-treatment in line with the provisions of UNCAT
> 13.Introduce an act in the parliament, in compliance with international standards,to protect human rights defenders in the country
> 14.Introduce an act in the parliament to provide for comprehensive policy and programme on witness protection and rehabilitation 
> 15.Introduce an act in the parliament to provide for protection of whistleblowers
> 16.Introduce legislation against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits filed to intimidate and silence critics of big businesses and anti-people measures
>  
> Attacks on freedoms of speech, expression, association, assembly, Right to dissent
>  
> 17.Stop the attacks on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of speech and expression, association and assembly
> 18.Stop the indiscriminate use of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and denial of permissions for protests, agitations and demonstrations 
> 19.Stop the use of force on protestors and civilians including but not limited to firing, use of pellet guns, tear gas, water cannons, lathi charge etc. Ensure that security forces, including the police, abide by the United Nations basic principles on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials. 
> 20.Uphold and guarantee constitutional freedoms and restore democratic spaces in the community for gathering and protest
> 21.Stop the crackdown on protestors, activists, civil society organisations, journalists, lawyers, students, academicians, workers, RTI activists, farmers, whistleblowers, adivasis, dalits, minorities etc. exercising their right to dissent and withdraw all actions, cases and proceedings filed against them across the country
> 22.Ensure implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Declaration on Human Rights Defenders). Explicitly recognize the right of everyone to protect and promote human rights and publicly support the important action of defenders, acknowledging their contribution to the advancement of peace, justice, equality, dignity, good governance and sustainable development. Ensure a safe and enabling environment in which human rights defenders are effectively protected and where it is possible to defend and promote human rights without fear of punishment, reprisal or intimidation. 
> 23.Desist from imposing travel bans on human rights activists who intend to leave the country to engage with the human rights community, government and institutions abroad
> 24.Stop vilification of activists, dissenting voices and the distortion and manipulation of facts in an increasingly political and corporate controlled media
> 25.Promote free and independent media and ensure protection of media houses from vindictive action and vexatious litigations
> 26.Ensure unfettered access to online information resources by removing restrictions on access to national and international news websites and social media outlets and the websites of civil society organisations
> 27.Ensure that internet shutdowns and network blackouts are not undertaken to restrict people’s peaceful protests
> 28.Refrain from censoring social and conventional media and ensure that freedom of expression is safeguarded in all forms, including the arts
>  
> Rule of law, access to justice and human rights mechanisms
>  
> 29.Ensure the strictest adherence to the rule of law and immediately put a stop to all forms of torture by the police, custodial killings, extra judicial / encounter killings etc.
> 30.Remove requirement for sanction to prosecute police officers, military personnel and public officials from all laws and take strictest action against erring officers
> 31.Effectively counter and put an end to the rule of the mob, hate crime, lynching and strictly prosecute cases of mob related violence and attacks by non-state actors
> 32.Initiate investigations into the spate of attacks on human rights defenders across the country and initiate / pursue actions against the perpetrators
> 33.Provide security, protection to human rights defenders who are at risk and their families and also to provide compensation, rehabilitation to human rights defenders and their families
> 34.Develop and implement programmes on human rights education and public awareness campaigns on importance of human rights and constitutional freedoms
> 35.Ensure that human rights institutions, like the National Human Rights Commission, are autonomous and independent and are avenues of justice for human rights defenders and victims of human rights violations. 
>  
> MRSD is a campaign consisting of about 40 rights and civil society groups collectively fighting against state repression, draconian laws and stifling of dissent in civil society. MRSD was formed following a joint press conference called by rights groups on the raids and arrests of activists on 29thAugust 2018 in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, responding to the need expressed by activists and civil society organisations in Mumbai to come together to uphold constitutional freedoms and democratic rights and stand united in the fight against increasing intolerance, atmosphere of fear and repression. MRSD has since held several programmes in Mumbai to address these concerns.
>  
> Groups supporting the manifesto :
>  
> People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
> Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR),
> Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)
> New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI)
> Trade Union Centre of India (TUCI)
> Student Islamic Organisation (SIO),
> Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC), IIT
> Police Reforms Watch
> National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO)
> Bebaak Collective
> Forum Against Oppression of Women (FAOW)
> LABIA- A Queer Feminist LBT Collective
> Jagrut Kamgar Manch (JKM)
> Majlis
> Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD)
> Women against Sexual Violence and State repression (WSS)
> Bharat Bachao Andolan (BBA)
> Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF)
> People’s Commission on Shrinking Democratic Spaces (PCSDS)
> Human Rights Law Network (HRLN)
> Cause Lawyers Alliance
> National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM)
> Kashtakari Sanghatna, district Palghar.
> Sarvahara Jan Andolan, district Raighad
> Shramik Mukti Sanghatna, district Thane.
> Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA)
> Innocence Network
> Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR)
> Students of St. Xavier's
> Students of Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS)
> FTII Alumni
> Lawyers Collective
> Awaaz-E-Niswaan
> Bastar Solidarity Network (BSN)    
> Satyashodhak Feminist Collective
> Indian Christian Women's Movement - Mumbai Chapter
> Nivarra Hakk Suraksha Samiti
> Jagrut Kashtakari Sanghatana, Raigad
> Justice and Peace Commission 
> SOAS India Society and Others
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________
> 
> Jai Sen
> 
> Independent researcher, editor
> 
> jai.sen at cacim.net <mailto:jai.sen at cacim.net>
> Now based in New Delhi, India (+91-98189 11325) and in Ottawa, Canada, on unceded Anishinaabe territory (+1-613-282 2900) 
> 
> Current associations : www.cacim.net <http://www.cacim.net/> / http://www.openword.net.in <http://www.openword.net.in/>
> CURRENT / RECENT publications :
> 
> Jai Sen, ed, 2018a – The Movements of Movements, Part 2 : Rethinking Our Dance. Ebook and hard copy available at PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/>
> Jai Sen, ed, 2018b – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ?, Indian edition. New Delhi : AuthorsUpfront, in collaboration with OpenWord and PM Press.  Hard copy available at MOM1AmazonIN <https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387280101/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522884070&sr=8-2&keywords=movements+of+movements+jai+sen>, MOM1Flipkart <https://www.flipkart.com/the-movements-of-movements/p/itmf3zg7h79ecpgj?pid=9789387280106&lid=LSTBOK9789387280106NBA1CH&marketplace=FLIPKART&srno=s_1_1&otracker=search&fm=SEARCH&iid=ff35b702-e6a8-4423-b014-16c84f6f0092.9789387280106.SEARCH&ppt=Search%20Page>, and MOM1AUpFront <http://www.authorsupfront.com/movements.htm>
> Jai Sen, ed, 2017 – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ?.  New Delhi : OpenWord and Oakland, CA : PM Press.  Ebook and hard copy available at PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/>
> Jai Sen, ed, 2016a  – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ? and Jai Sen, ed, 2016b – The Movements of Movements, Part 2 : Rethinking Our Dance (both then forthcoming from New Delhi : OpenWord and Oakland, CA : PM Press), open access ADVANCE PREFINAL ONLINE MOVEMENT EDITIONS @ www.cacim.net <http://www.cacim.net/>
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Jai Sen

Independent researcher, editor

jai.sen at cacim.net <mailto:jai.sen at cacim.net>
Now based in New Delhi, India (+91-98189 11325) and in Ottawa, Canada, on unceded Anishinaabe territory (+1-613-282 2900) 

Current associations : www.cacim.net <http://www.cacim.net/> / http://www.openword.net.in

CURRENT / RECENT publications :

Jai Sen, ed, 2018a – The Movements of Movements, Part 2 : Rethinking Our Dance. Ebook and hard copy available at PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/>
Jai Sen, ed, 2018b – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ?, Indian edition. New Delhi : AuthorsUpfront, in collaboration with OpenWord and PM Press.  Hard copy available at MOM1AmazonIN <https://www.amazon.in/dp/9387280101/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522884070&sr=8-2&keywords=movements+of+movements+jai+sen>, MOM1Flipkart <https://www.flipkart.com/the-movements-of-movements/p/itmf3zg7h79ecpgj?pid=9789387280106&lid=LSTBOK9789387280106NBA1CH&marketplace=FLIPKART&srno=s_1_1&otracker=search&fm=SEARCH&iid=ff35b702-e6a8-4423-b014-16c84f6f0092.9789387280106.SEARCH&ppt=Search%20Page>, and MOM1AUpFront <http://www.authorsupfront.com/movements.htm>
Jai Sen, ed, 2017 – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ?.  New Delhi : OpenWord and Oakland, CA : PM Press.  Ebook and hard copy available at PM Press <http://www.pmpress.org/>
Jai Sen, ed, 2016a  – The Movements of Movements, Part 1 : What Makes Us Move ? and Jai Sen, ed, 2016b – The Movements of Movements, Part 2 : Rethinking Our Dance (both then forthcoming from New Delhi : OpenWord and Oakland, CA : PM Press), open access ADVANCE PREFINAL ONLINE MOVEMENT EDITIONS @ www.cacim.net <http://www.cacim.net/>
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