Press Release: Urgent Letter to Odisha CM: Quash UAPA FIR against Niyamgiri adivasis and activists: End Repression and Corporate Loot
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[ Press Release and Letter also attached as PDF in English | पत्र का हिन्दी अनुवाद संलग्न है]
PRESS RELEASE
END SPREE OF ARBITRARY ARRESTS, ABDUCTIONS & ALLEGATIONS
UAPA cases on Niyamgiri adivasis and activists invites national outrage
Hundreds write open letter to Odisha CM: Call for revocation of arbitrary cases; Seek end to repression and corporate-loot
22nd Aug, 2023: Hundreds of well-known activists, citizens and people’s organizations from across the country expressed outrage at the imposition of UAPA cases against 9 adivasis and activists of the Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS), which spearheaded the historic struggle against bauxite mining by Vedanta Company, in the ecologically bio-diverse Kalahandi and Rayagada regions of Odisha. In a strong open letter to Mr. Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha, they called for immediate quashing of the fabricated FIR filed under UAPA and other serious provisions of IPC against adivasi leaders and supporters of NSS, an end to arbitrary abductions and repression of adivasis, as well as corporate-enabled loot of natural resources in Odisha.
Those charged in the impugned FIR No. 87/2023, dt. 6/8/23, include Dongria Kondh adivasis Lada Sikaka and Drenju Krushka (leaders of NSS), Manu Sikaka and Samba Huika (youth leaders of NSS), Lingaraj Azad, (Advisor of NSS), British Kumar (Khandualamali Surakhya Samiti), Lenin Kumar (poet and solidarity activist), Gobinda Bag (villager associated with NSS) and Upendra Bag (member spokesperson of NSS). Of them, Upendra was kept in police custody for 4 days and later lodged at Rayagada Jail on 14th August, on the eve of ‘independence’ day! Reportedly, he was threatened, hit, slapped multiple times, during detention. Additionally, another youth leader (Krusna Sikoka) was abducted on 5th Aug and later jailed on questionable charges.
The letter to the CM stated, “We have perused through the FIR and are aghast to note the cavalier and ill-motivated manner in which allegations have been levelled against the aforesaid 9 persons. For instance, lathis and axe which many Dongria Kondh adivasis traditionally carry, are being cited as a ground for filing this FIR under UAPA! Likewise, imputations linking the NSS to ‘left wing extremism’ are completely unfounded. We condemn this abuse of process of law and brazen attack on the right of the democratic movement to peaceful resistance”.
The letter decried the suspicious ways in which adivasi leaders, especially youth, are being abducted by police, kept in long periods of detention in violation of law, and some of them are shown as ‘arrested’ after many days! It has come to light that there have been midnight police raids at 3 villages in Kashipur block of Rayagada district, on the 13th and 16th Aug, after which several adivasi youth are reported ‘missing’!
Amongst other things, the Letter demanded the CM & Govt. of Odisha to immediately:
· DROP all the charges and QUASH FIR against the adivasi leaders, activists and supporters of the Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti, filed under UAPA and IPC.
· MAKE PUBLIC the whereabouts of all persons detained / arrested, during the month of August and details of pending cases against them.
· UPHOLD the democratic rights of the people of Niyamgiri and all movements in Odisha to peaceful resistance and stop the spree of abductions and arrests, as well as, corporate-enabled violence and militarization in adivasi areas.
· INSTITUTE a fair inquiry into the questionable FIR against Krushna Sikaka in 2018 and release him from jail, pending the inquiry. RELEASE Upendra Bag from jail as well immediately.
· REFRAIN from undertaking / permitting any mining related activities or arbitrary action, including under the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 in violation of the rights of Gram Sabhas under the V Schedules of the Constitution, FRA, 2006; PESA Act, 1996 and Judgement of Supreme Court dt. 18th April, 2013.
Below are names of some of the endorsing national, state-level organizations & individuals:
Endorsing National Networks: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), All India Kisan Khet Majdur Sangathan (AIKKMS), People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers (NPSSFW), All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI), National Adivasi Alliance (NAA), Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA), All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ), National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Mines Minerals and People (MMP), CPI ML (Red Star), Socialist Party (India), Nepal Disabled Women Association.
Endorsing Organizations: Indigenous Peoples Land, Life and Knowledge Systems Collective Human Rights Forum, Van Gujjar Tribal Yuva Sanghatan, Uttarakhand Mahila Manch, Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan, Federation of Rainbow Warriors Goa, Jharkhand Kisan Parishad, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, Lok Sangharsh Morcha, Rajnandgaon Jila Kisan Sangh, Penn Urimay Iyakkam, Nagrik Mancha, Jeepal Krisak Sramik Sangha, Rashtra Seva Dal, Khorigaon Team Sathi, Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, Kendriya Jan Sangharsh Samiti Netrahat, Rangmatipadar Adivasi Commune, Yugma Collective, Peoples Union For Democratic Rights, Sajha Sanskriti Manch, Association for Democratic Rights Punjab, Kangra Citizens Forum, Jan Vikas Shakti Sangathan Bihar, Youth for Himalaya, Environment Support Group, Delhi Forum etc.
Endorsing Individuals from across India: Manoranjan Mohanty, Jean Dreze, Medha Patkar, Prafulla Samantara, Annie Raja, John Dayal, Chayanika Shah, Diana Tavares, Narbinder, Suhasini Mulay, Sandeep Pandey, Xavier Dias, Roop Rekha Verma, Madhu Badhuri, Anil Sadgopal, Agnes Kharshiing, Walter Fernandes, Pranab Doley, Jerome Gerald Kujur, Neetisha Xalxo, Madhuri, Promodini Pradhan, Adv Pyoli, SP Ravi, Srikanta Mohanty, Cedric Prakash, Anuradha Talwar, Adv. Indira Unninayar, Thomas Franco, VS Krishna, Ashok Shrimali, Soumya Dutta, Adv Shalini Gera, Veena Shatrughna, Sujato Bhadro, Henri Tiphagne, Pasarul Alam, Aditya Nigam, Kavita Srivastava, Adv Gayatri Singh, Meera Sanghamitra and many others. (these include names of activists, academics, advocates, artists etc.)
The entire list of signatories and the full text of the letter to the CM is below.
Issued by: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) | E-mail: napm...@gmail.com
Also refer to the Statement by Odisha activists, PUDR statement and Statement by Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) for chronology of events and more details.
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Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 at 13:28
Subject: Urgent Letter to Odisha CM: Quash UAPA FIR against Niyamgiri adivasis and activists: End Repression and Corporate Loot
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22nd Aug, 2023
To,
Mr. Naveen Patnaik,
Chief Minister,
Government of Odisha,
Bhubaneswar
Sub: Quash UAPA FIR, drop all fabricated charges against adivasi leaders and supporters of Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti – End Repression and Corporate-enabled loot of natural resources in Odisha.
Sir,
We the undersigned, on behalf of National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) and numerous democratic organizations as well as concerned citizens from across India and beyond, are outraged at the recent developments in Odisha, which has resulted in arbitrary abductions, arrests as well as filing cases against 9 leaders of the Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) and its supporters, under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Action (UAPA) and other stringent provisions of the Indian Penal Code.
The Statement by Odisha activists Lingaraj Azad, Prafulla Samantara, Narendra Mohanty and Biswapriya Kanungo, read with the PUDR statement and Statement by Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) describe in detail the disturbing circumstances, in which these charges have been foisted, through FIR 87/2023, dated 6th August. Those charged include Lada Sikaka and Drenju Krushka (leaders of NSS), Manu Sikaka and Samba Huika (youth leaders of NSS), Lingaraj Azad, (Advisor of NSS), British Kumar (Khandualamali Surakhya Samiti), Lenin Kumar (poet and solidarity activist), Gobinda Bag (villager associated with NSS) and Upendra Bag (member spokesperson of NSS). Of them, Upendra was kept in police custody for 4 days and later lodged at Rayagada Jail on 14th August, on the eve of ‘independence’ day! Reportedly, he was threatened, hit and slapped multiple times, during detention.
We have perused through the FIR and are aghast to note the cavalier and ill-motivated manner in which allegations have been levelled against the aforesaid 9 persons. For instance, lathis and axe which many Dongria Kondh adivasis traditionally carry, are being cited as a ground for filing this FIR under UAPA! Likewise, imputations linking the NSS to ‘left wing extremism’ are completely unfounded. We condemn this abuse of process of law and brazen attack on the right of the democratic movement to peaceful resistance.
We have been noticing with concern the developments since 5th August, when two youth leaders of the NSS (Krushna Sikaka, village Patangpadar and Bari Sikaka, village Lakhpadar) mysteriously ‘went missing’. They were reportedly abducted by plainclothes policemen from Lanjigarh, where they had come to interact with people regarding the upcoming Indigenous People’s Day on 9th August. Despite multiple requests, even senior police authorities denied any information of their whereabouts. Apparently, instead of addressing their concerns, the adivasi people were mocked at by some police during the protest. Further, when the police tried to take into custody Drenju Krisika, leader of NSS, the same was thwarted by people’s unity.
Subsequent to mass protests before the Kalyansinghpur police station on 6th Aug, and a writ petition filed in the High Court, Bari Sikaka was ‘returned’ by the police, but Krushna was shown as ‘accused’ in a 5 years old rape case. It baffles us as to why has Krushna been suddenly picked up in Aug, 2023, if the FIR was filed way back in 2018, and he has all along been in the public domain, participating in open meetings. It is learnt that sometime in July, another local person Bali Karkaria (Denguni village) was also allegedly abducted in similar circumstances on unsubstantiated charges and lodged in a jail.
We are aghast at the suspicious ways in which adivasi leaders, especially youth, are being abducted by police, kept in long periods of detention in violation of law, and some of them are shown as ‘arrested’ after many days! It is learnt that there have been midnight police raids at 3 villages in Kashipur block of Rayagada district on the 13th and 16th Aug, after which several adivasi youth are reported ‘missing’. All of this shows the state government in a very poor light.
The historic struggle of Dongria Kondh Niyamgiri adivasis against bauxite mining in the ecologically bio-diverse Kalahandi and Rayagada regions, by Vedanta Company is known world-over. Even the Hon’ble Supreme Court upheld the rights of the adivasi Gram Sabhas in its landmark judgement of 18th April, 2013. Despite this the state government has not only watched over, but also enabled excesses by corporations like Vedanta, while militarizing the adivasi regions. We are furious that a repressive law like UAPA is being used to clamp down on the movement, thus also violating the spirit of the verdict of the Apex Court. In the light of this appalling situation;
WE DEMAND, THE ODISHA GOVT. TO IMMEDIATELY:
· DROP all the charges and QUASH FIR against the adivasi leaders, activists and supporters of the Niyamgiri Surakhya Samiti, filed under UAPA and IPC.
· MAKE PUBLIC the whereabouts of all persons detained / arrested, during the month of August and details of pending cases against them.
· UPHOLD the democratic rights of the people of Niyamgiri and all movements in Odisha to peaceful resistance and stop the spree of abductions and arrests, as well as, corporate-enabled violence and militarization in adivasi areas.
· INSTITUTE a fair inquiry into the questionable FIR against Krushna Sikaka in 2018 and release him from jail, pending the inquiry. RELEASE Upendra Bag from jail as well immediately.
· REFRAIN from undertaking / permitting any mining related activities or arbitrary action, including under the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 in violation of the rights of Gram Sabhas under the V Schedules of the Constitution, FRA, 2006; PESA Act, 1996 and Judgement of Supreme Court dt. 18th April, 2013.
Sir, even a decade after the judgment of the Apex Court, it is deeply painful to note that the adivasis of Niyamgiri have to keep fighting, for securing their forests and mountains from corporate plunder. The Odisha Govt, has a mandate to work for its ordinary people, not for the profiteering of mega corporations. We hope you will show true statesmanship in putting an end to this persecution of adivasi mulvasi communities, fighting for their jal, jangal, zameen and grassroots sovereignty.
Thanking you,
Endorsing National Networks: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), All India Kisan Khet Majdur Sangathan (AIKKMS), People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF), National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers (NPSSFW), All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP), New Trade Union Initiative (NTUI), National Adivasi Alliance (NAA), Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA), All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ), National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Mines Minerals and People (MMP), CPI ML (Red Star), Socialist Party (India), Nepal Disabled Women Association.
Endorsing Organizations: Indigenous Peoples Land, Life and Knowledge Systems Collective Human Rights Forum, Van Gujjar Tribal Yuva Sanghatan, Uttarakhand Mahila Manch, Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan, Federation of Rainbow Warriors Goa, Jharkhand Kisan Parishad, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, Lok Sangharsh Morcha, Rajnandgaon Jila Kisan Sangh, Penn Urimay Iyakkam, Nagrik Mancha, Jeepal Krisak Sramik Sangha, Rashtra Seva Dal, Khorigaon Team Sathi, Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan, Kendriya Jan Sangharsh Samiti Netrahat, Rangmatipadar Adivasi Commune, Yugma Collective, Peoples Union For Democratic Rights, Sajha Sanskriti Manch, Association for Democratic Rights Punjab, Kangra Citizens Forum, Jan Vikas Shakti Sangathan Bihar, Youth for Himalaya, Environment Support Group, Delhi Forum etc.
Endorsing Individuals from across India: Manoranjan Mohanty, Jean Dreze, Medha Patkar, Prafulla Samantara, Annie Raja, John Dayal, Chayanika Shah, Diana Tavares, Narbinder, Suhasini Mulay, Sandeep Pandey, Xavier Dias, Roop Rekha Verma, Madhu Badhuri, Anil Sadgopal, Agnes Kharshiing, Walter Fernandes, Pranab Doley, Jerome Gerald Kujur, Neetisha Xalxo, Madhuri, Promodini Pradhan, Adv Pyoli, SP Ravi, Srikanta Mohanty, Cedric Prakash, Anuradha Talwar, Adv. Indira Unninayar, Thomas Franco, VS Krishna, Ashok Shrimali, Soumya Dutta, Adv Shalini Gera, Veena Shatrughna, Sujato Bhadro, Henri Tiphagne, Pasarul Alam, Aditya Nigam, Kavita Srivastava, Adv Gayatri Singh, Meera Sanghamitra and many others. (these include names of activists, academics, advocates, artists etc.)
The entire list of signatories is below:
Issued by: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) | E-mail: napm...@gmail.com
Also refer to the Statement by Odisha activists, PUDR statement and Statement by Campaign Against State Repression (CASR) for chronology of events and more details.
Full List of Signatories
|
Name |
City / District and State |
Organization / Profession |
Organizational Endorsement |
|
Prafulla Samantara |
Bhibaneswar |
NAPM |
Yes |
|
Radhika |
Bangalore |
Law |
. |
|
Dhiraj Lakhotia |
Siliguri/ Darjeeling District/ West Bengal |
Lawyer |
Self. |
|
Anjali |
Maharashtra |
Yugma Collective |
Yes |
|
Arun B R |
Bangalore |
Dentist |
No |
|
Nandan Sreejith |
Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala |
Student |
Yes |
|
Arundhati Dhuru |
Lucknow U. P. |
National Alliance of People's Movements |
Yes |
|
Sandeep Pandey |
Lucknow U.P. |
Socialist Party (India) |
Yes |
|
Willy |
New Delhi |
Indian Social Action Forum |
Yes |
|
Robert |
Aizawl, Mizoram |
Consultant |
Yes |
|
Asif Ali Zaidi |
Delhi |
Article 21 Trust |
No |
|
Ramnarayan |
Uttarakhand |
Indepdendent Educator |
Independent |
|
Simona Sawhney |
New Delhi |
Professor |
No |
|
A.B. Paul |
Gurugram |
Vision of India |
Yes |
|
Sudhir Vombatkere |
Mysuru, Karnataka |
Retired |
NAPM |
|
M.S.V KAUSHIK |
Telangana |
RSV |
No |
|
Purnima Upadhyay |
Achalpur |
Social Worker |
Yes |
|
Evita das |
Delhi |
Urban researcher |
Not with any organization |
|
Salam Khan |
Hyderabad |
Edelweiss |
Yes |
|
Nidhi |
Bangalore, karnataka |
Environment support group |
Yes |
|
Pradyumna Behera |
Mumbai |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
Yes |
|
Priya Dharshini |
Delhi |
Delhi forum |
Yes |
|
Badapbiang Dkhar |
Shillong |
Assistant Professor of Legal Practice, JGLS |
No |
|
Navdeep Mathur |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Faculty |
No |
|
Suresh Melettukochy |
Bhopal |
individual |
yes |
|
Farai Divan Patel |
Goa |
Ecologist |
No |
|
Sudha N |
Bangalore, Karnataka |
Independent Researcher-Activist |
No |
|
Purbayan Chakraborty |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Lawyer |
No |
|
Ram Naresh Jha |
Danapur, Patna, Bihar |
NAPM |
Yes |
|
CR Neelakandan |
Ernakulam Kerala |
NAPM |
Endorsing |
|
P Raghu |
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
Social Worker |
No |
|
Naveen Kumar |
Goa Panjim |
Student |
No. |
|
Krishna vohra |
Delhi |
Student |
yes |
|
Madhuri |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan |
Yes |
|
Ram Naresh Jha |
Danapur, Patna, Bihar |
NAPM |
Yes |
|
Madhu Bhaduri |
Delhi |
Retired Ambassador of India |
Individually |
|
Dr sunilam |
Multai ,Betul , MP |
kisan Sanghrash Samiti , all india |
Yes |
|
Pyoli |
Delhi |
Advocate |
No |
|
Sarita Barpanda |
Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Odisha |
Activist |
I am an activist and I endorse the appeal |
|
Aparna |
New Delhi |
NCDHR |
Yes |
|
Bittu K R |
Sonipat Haryana |
Scientist and activist |
No |
|
george sorger |
canada |
university professor retired |
no |
|
Aagnay Budhraja |
Bhimtal, Uttarakhand |
Sattal Conservation Club |
Can not |
|
Anupama |
Pondicherry |
Researcher |
No |
|
Thanga |
Lawngtlai/Mizoram |
Teacher |
yes |
|
Linda Chhakchhuak |
Meghalaya, Shillong |
Concerned Citizen |
No |
|
Sarath Cheloor |
Thrissur, Kerala |
State Coordinator, NAPM Keralam |
Yes |
|
aruna rodrigues |
MHOW CANTT, district Indore MP |
Environmental |
sunray Harvesters |
|
Nanita Sharma |
New Delhi |
Lawyer |
Yes |
|
Kriti Sharma |
Delhi |
JGLS |
No |
|
Shobha |
Karnataka |
Independent theater artist |
Na |
|
Xavier Dias |
Ranchi |
Editor |
Yes |
|
Laxmipriya Mohanty |
Cuttack |
NAPM |
Yes |
|
sheba chhachhi |
delhi |
independent photigrapher |
n.a |
|
Gurpreet Kaur |
Delhi |
Researcher |
Independent |
|
Banhi Chakraborty |
Kolkata |
Ex-teacher , member of NAPM |
Yes |
|
Smriti |
Hyderabad, Telangana State |
Retired govt employee |
No |
|
Nisha Biswas |
Kolkata |
Activist |
NA |
|
Lumina da Costa Almeida |
Margao, South Goa, Goa |
Citizen of India |
Yes |
|
Preeti Singh |
Himachal |
Designer |
Yes |
|
Gabriella Dcruz |
Goa |
Ecologist |
No |
|
Ritash |
Bangalore/Karnataka |
Writer & consultant |
No |
|
Leena |
Ranchi Jharkhand |
Social work activist |
yes |
|
Y Krishna Jyothi |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
Journalist |
No |
|
Sumit Mahar |
Himachal Pradesh |
Youth for Himalaya |
Yes |
|
Ranjan Kumar |
Vaishali,Bihar |
Jan Vikas Shakti Sangathan,Bihar |
Yes |
|
Annie Raja |
Delhi |
NFIW |
Yes |
|
Biswapriya kanungo |
Bhubaneswar |
Advocate |
Personally |
|
Devanjali M |
Kolkata, west bengal |
Eco warrier |
Yes |
|
John Dayal |
New Delhi |
Writer and activist |
Individual |
|
Sudha |
Bangalore |
Social worker |
Yes |
|
Vandana Prabha |
Patna, Bihar |
Political activist |
No |
|
Khairunnisha |
Ahmedabad |
Activist |
Parwaaz |
|
Swati Narayan |
Sonipat, Haryana |
Right to Food Campaign |
No |
|
Geeta gairola |
Deharadun uttrakhand |
Uttrakhand mahila manch |
Yes |
|
Adv Dr Shalu Nigam |
Delhi NCR |
Lawyer |
Not applicable |
|
SHARAD BEHAR |
BHOPAL, M'P. |
RETIRED Civil Servant |
not feasible. |
|
Shilpaa Anand |
Hyderabad |
BITS |
No |
|
Jean Dreze |
Ranchi |
Concerned citizen |
No |
|
Sharanya |
Koraput, Odisha |
Rangmatipadar Adivasi commune |
Yes |
|
Mohammad Ishak Van Gujjar |
Haldwani Nanital Uttarakhand |
Van Gujjar Tribal Yuva Sanghatan |
Yes |
|
Cedric Prakash |
Ahmedabad Gujarat |
Human Rights. Justice and Peace Activist/writer |
Personal |
|
Hema Das |
Tezpur, District: Sonitpur, Assam. |
The EAST, Tezpur, Assam |
Yes |
|
Seema Azad |
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh |
PUCL |
No |
|
Tasmiah Juthi |
Dhaka |
Programme Associate, APWLD |
NO, personally |
|
Soma Marik |
Kolkata |
Associate Professor History, RKSM Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, Kolkata |
No. As an individual |
|
Tikadevi Dahal |
Kathmandu |
Nepal Disabled Women Association |
Yes |
|
V.S.Roy David |
Kushalnagar, Kodagu, Karnataka |
National Adivasi Alliance |
Yes |
|
Diana Tavares |
Margao, South Goa |
Federation of Rainbow Warriors |
Yes |
|
Aditya |
Prayagraj |
Academics |
Yes |
|
Shreekumar |
Udupi |
Sangatya |
Individually |
|
आलोक शुक्ला |
रायपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ |
छत्तीसगढ़ बचाओ आंदोलन |
हां |
|
Bhakta batshal Mohanty |
Kendujhar Odisha |
Gandhi Bichar Parisad Odisha |
Yes |
|
Deepa Kaushlam |
Dehradun - Uttarakhand |
Astitva for women |
Yes |
|
Nikita |
Delhi |
Maater's Student |
NA |
|
Rohit Sharma |
Gwalior |
Researcher |
No |
|
Lisa Pires |
Nagoa |
Concerned Citizen |
Presentation Sisters |
|
Dhiman |
Chennai |
CPDR-TN |
No |
|
Suhasini Mulay |
Mumbai |
Actor |
No |
|
Jose |
North and state Goa |
Senior citizen |
Yes |
|
Agnes Kharshiing |
Shillong East Khasi Hills District Meghalaya |
Civil Society Women Organisation Social Worker |
As Social Worker |
|
Anil Sadgopal |
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
All India Forum for Right to Education (AIFRTE) |
No, It is personal endorsement. |
|
AVS Krishna Chaitanya |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
Software Engineer |
No |
|
Radhika Desai |
Porvorim, Bardez, Goa |
Independent Researcher |
No |
|
Chayanika Shah |
Mumbai |
Forum Against Oppression of Women |
Yes |
|
Prakriti |
Delhi |
Right to Food Campaign |
No |
|
Kisha |
Delhi |
Media |
No |
|
Rashi |
Chhattisgarh |
Researcher |
Yes |
|
Rajaraman |
Odisha |
Independent |
Indigenous peoples land, life and knowledge systems collective |
|
Meera Sanghamitra |
Telangana |
National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) |
Yes |
|
Nilesh |
Dehradun |
Citizen |
NA |
|
Qudsia Tabassum |
Hyderabad/telangana state |
Lawyer |
No |
|
Swastika Prasad |
New Delhi. |
Volunteer at pratyek..nine is mine.. |
No |
|
Deependra |
South Bastar Dantewada |
Law Student |
No |
|
Bangalore karnataka |
Release detenus jailed forcibly n unlawfully |
No |
|
|
M |
Pune |
. |
Not possible |
|
P K Sarkar |
Bankura, West Bengal |
Health activist |
Yes |
|
Roopashri Sinha |
Mumbai |
Freelance documentation consultant no |
No |
|
Dwiji Guru |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Millets Ecosystem Consultant |
on behalf of all millet producing communities |
|
Debajit Dutta |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Activism |
Yes |
|
vvjyothi |
hyderabad |
journalist |
yes |
|
Jai Karan Mandauthi |
Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar, Haryana |
All'India Kisan Khet Majdur Sangthan AIKKMS |
Yes |
|
Yash Agrawal |
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Assistant professor |
no |
|
KALYANI MENON SEN |
COMBATORE, TAMIL NADU |
Independent |
NA |
|
Shewli |
Mumbai |
National Council of Women Leaders |
No |
|
AS Vasantha |
Delhi |
WSS |
Yes |
|
Jeeth |
Karnataka |
Environmentalist |
Yes |
|
Ravi SP |
Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala |
Chalakudypuzha Samrakshana Samithi |
No |
|
Tony |
Ranchi |
Bagaicha |
Yes |
|
Medha Patkar |
Badwani,Madhya Pradesh |
Napm,Narmada Bachao Andolan |
Yes |
|
Ambika |
Dist seraikela kharshawan jharkhand |
Jharkhand kisan parishad |
Yes |
|
Sagari Ramdas |
Telangana |
veterinary scientist , Food Sovereignty Alliance |
yes |
|
Sadhu santa |
Koraputa, odisha |
Farmer |
Yes |
|
Rakhi Das Sinha |
West Bengal |
Self employed |
No |
|
Uma shankari |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
Indian citizen |
No |
|
Pratibha Shinde |
Jalgaon, district Jalgaon, State Maharashtra |
Lok Sangharsh morcha |
Yes |
|
Rupesh |
Noida |
Kisan Sabha |
Yes |
|
Sujata Madhok |
New Delhi |
Journalist |
No |
|
Pamela Philipose |
New Delhi, Delhi |
Journalist |
As an individual |
|
VS Krishna |
Visakhapatnam |
Human Rights Forum (HRF) |
Yes |
|
Shalini Gera |
Bilaspur |
Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan |
Yes |
|
Jasobanta Bariha |
Bolangir |
Adivasi activist |
Yes |
|
Vivek Sharma |
Delhi |
Lawyer |
Yes |
|
Pradip Chatterjee |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers (NPSSFW) |
Yes |
|
Shubhada Shridhar Deshmukh |
Kurkheda dist:Gadchiroli, M.S. |
Social Worker |
No |
|
Sudha Bharadwaj |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Lawyer |
Yes |
|
Sabita Banerjee |
Jharkgand |
Jharkhand,chatra |
Yes |
|
Geeta Charusivam |
Chennai Tamilnadu |
Social Activist |
Endorsed Individually |
|
Sujata Kindo |
Sundargarh, odisha |
Teacher |
Yes |
|
SOUMYA DUTTA |
Delhi |
MAUSAM/South Asia |
Yes |
|
Bhanumathi Kalluri |
Hyderabad |
Dhaatri |
Yes |
|
Zakia Soman |
Ahmedabad |
BMMA |
Yes |
|
sumita |
Delhi |
lawyer |
in my individual capacity |
|
Ranjana Kanhere |
Shahada, Dist. Nandurbar, Maharadhtra |
Social work |
No. |
|
Ashok choudhary |
Saharanpur, U. P. |
All India Union of Forest Working People aiu...@gmail.com |
Yes |
|
Nidhi |
Gurugram |
Environment and Gender Rights Activist |
Yes |
|
Tara Murali |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Individual |
Not Applicable |
|
Timir Basu |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Frontier/ Journalism |
Yes |
|
Vinod sonera |
Panchmahals Godhra |
NIRMAN |
Yes |
|
Ashok Shrimali |
Ahmedabad ,Gujarat |
mines, mineral &People |
yes |
|
Thomas Franco |
Chennai |
People First |
Yes |
|
Venugopal |
Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Telangana |
Retired |
No |
|
Anuradha Talwar |
Barasat, West Bengal |
Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity |
Yes |
|
pranab doley |
Assam |
politician |
Not in my discretion. so I endorse personally. |
|
Bijaya Chanda |
Kolkata |
Advocate, Alipore Court |
As an Advocate |
|
Dr.Mohan Rao |
Bangalore |
Independent researcher |
N.A. |
|
Smita Gandhi |
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Maharashtra. |
Retired professor, Mumbai University, Individual |
...... |
|
Sujato Bhadra |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Human rights activist |
Individually |
|
Dr. Sanju |
Sadulpur,Churu Rajasthan |
Teaching |
Yes |
|
Rosamma Thomas |
Kottayam district |
None |
Not applicable |
|
Gabriele Dietrich |
Madurai, TN |
NAPM and Pennurimai Iyakkam |
yes |
|
Gautam Mody |
New Delhi |
New Trade Union Initiative |
YES |
|
Dr.Suhas Kolhekar |
Pune,Maharashtra |
National Alliance of People's Movements |
Yes |
|
Aruna |
Pune |
Individual |
Not applicable |
|
Shakun Doundiyakhed |
Bangalore |
Activist working with marginalised communities |
Yes! |
|
Monikangkana Botbora |
Golaghat(Assam) |
Jeepal krishak sramik sangha |
Yes |
|
Brinelle Dsouza |
Mumbai |
Academic and Activist |
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan - Mumbai |
|
Sharad Joshi |
THANE/Thane/Maharashtra |
Narmada Bachao Andolan |
No, Individually. |
|
Sudesh tikam |
Distt.Rajnandgaon ,chattishgarh |
Jila kisan sangh Rajnandgaon |
Yes |
|
Prabhat Sharan |
Mumbai |
Journalist |
Yes |
|
Alwyn D'Souza |
Delhi |
Researcher |
NA |
|
Kailash Anerao |
Thane, Maharashtra |
Chartered Accountant |
NA |
|
Natasha Khan |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Adhikaar |
Yes |
|
Alex Dsouza |
Mumbai |
Retired |
no |
|
Veena Shatrugna |
Bengaluru |
Independent Researcher |
No |
|
Sujata Patel |
Pune |
Retd Professor University of Hyderabad |
No |
|
Walter Fernandes |
Guwahati |
Researcher |
No |
|
Lalita sd |
Mumbai |
FFF - climate activist |
Individually |
|
Evanjelina K |
Sundargarh |
Adivasi Sangathan |
Yes |
|
Bhaskar |
Mumbai |
Communication |
No |
|
Naba Dutta |
West Bengal , Kolkata |
Nagarik mancha |
Yes |
|
Amit Bhaduri |
Dharwad, Karnataka |
Retired professor, JNU in |
No |
|
Asish Gupta |
New Delhi |
Journalist |
Personally |
|
Ekta |
Varanasi /Uttar Pradesh |
Sajha sanskriti manch |
Yes |
|
Soma Kishore |
Delĥi |
Development professional |
No |
|
Mukesh kumar |
Meerut Uttar Pradesh |
En Bloc On way to humanity |
Yes |
|
Pramila |
CPI ml Red Star odisha |
CPI ml Red Star odisha state committee |
Yes |
|
Renu |
Pithoragarh / uttarakhand |
Mahila kisan sangathan |
Mahila kisan sangathan |
|
Ananthoo |
Chennai |
Safe Food Alliance, TamilNadu |
yes |
|
Ravi kumar |
Prayagraj, U.P. |
Ummeed-Ek muhim badlav ki |
Yes |
|
Dr Lubna Sarwath |
Hyderabad/Telangana |
Social Work |
No |
|
Manoj Kumar |
UP |
Jan Vikas Kendra Ambedkarnagar |
Yes |
|
Rajesh Darak |
Mumbai |
Whistleblowers India |
Yes |
|
Madhu Prasad |
New Delhi |
AIFRTE |
No |
|
Mamata Dash |
New Delhi |
Social Activist |
Yes |
|
K. Padma |
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
Advocate |
No |
|
Amita v. Joseph |
Delhi |
Advocate |
No |
|
Srikanta Mohanty |
Odisha |
Chasi Mulia Sangha,Odisha (affiliated to AIKMKS) |
Yes |
|
CATHY ESTAVILLO |
20 Maaralin St. Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City |
Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women-Philippines |
YES |
|
Eloisa Delos Reyes |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
APWLD |
No |
|
Pasarul Alam |
West Bengal |
TASO |
Yes |
|
Manas Bhattacharya |
Kolkata/Kolkata/West Bengal |
Individual |
NA |
|
Jojo John |
Kottayam, Kerala |
Farmer |
N/A |
|
Nitin |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan |
Yes |
|
Dr Sanjay Mangala Gopal |
Thane, Maharashtra |
National Alliance of Peoples’ Movements (NAPM) |
Yes |
|
Nilanjan Dutta |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) |
I am endorsing this as an individual |
|
M A Rob. |
Kolkata. |
Teacher |
Yes |
|
Leena |
Ranchi |
Social Work activist |
Social Work Research Centre, |
|
Paramjeet Singh |
Delhi |
Peoples Union For Democratic Rights |
Yes |
|
Suraj |
Suraj samrat |
N A |
N A |
|
Vanmala Hiranandani |
Mumbai |
Freelance consultant |
Not relevant |
|
Dr Mira Shiva |
New Delhi |
Public Health Physician |
Personal |
|
Firoz Ahmad |
Delhi/Delhi |
School Teacher |
NA |
|
Sumana Dey |
KOLKATA/WEST BENGAL |
NAPM |
Yes |
|
Rajiv Lochan Sah |
Nainital |
Nainital Samachar |
Yes |
|
Arundathi |
Palampur, Himachal Pradesh |
Theatre facilitator & psychotherapist |
No |
|
Arundhati |
Bangalore |
Independent |
No |
|
Xavier Dias |
Ranchi Jharkhand |
Editor |
Yes |
|
Aditya Nigam |
Delhi |
Independent academic |
Not affiliated |
|
Lasar. S |
TRICHY, TAMILNADU |
Engr. |
yes |
|
Taniya Laskar |
Guwahati |
Akhar Baul |
Yes |
|
Amod Shah |
Nainital, Uttarakhand |
PhD Researcher |
No |
|
Indranee Dutta |
Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam |
AIFRTE |
It is my individual response. |
|
Shekhar Pathak |
Gangolihat/Nainital, Uttarakhand |
Retired Teacher |
yes, PAHAR endorse it. |
|
Debarati |
Kolkata, West Bengal |
Research Scholar, Jadavpur University |
No |
|
Partha Dey |
Kolkata |
Researcher |
Yes |
|
Arunabha Sengupta |
Kalyani 7412335, West Bengal |
Voluntary work in education |
No |
|
Mani |
Pune |
Concerned Citizen |
As an individual |
|
Priya Pillai |
Delhi |
Environmental Activist and Researcher |
NA |
|
Jacob Nellithanam |
Dallirajhara, Balod, Chhattisgarh |
Richharia Campaign |
yes |
|
Tara Murali |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Individual |
NA |
|
Poushali Basak |
Kolkata |
Researcher and Activist |
No |
|
Romil Udayakumar TNV |
Trivandrum |
Student |
Yes |
|
Sucharita Biswas |
Kolkata |
Employee |
Yes |
|
Sarika |
Mumbai |
Aarey |
Yes |
|
Andreas Schug |
Hanover, Germany |
Journalist |
maybe |
|
Debasish Roy |
South Kolkata West Bengal |
Office Assistant |
Yes |
|
Latha Jishnu |
New Delhi |
Journalist |
No |
|
Shikha Kapur |
Delhi |
Academic |
No |
|
uday bhan kaushik |
new delhi nct delhi |
GREEN TIMES |
no need |
|
Henri Tiphagne |
Madurai , Tamil Nadu |
Human Rights Defenders' Alert - India [ HRDA] |
Yes |
|
Vidyadhar Jagannath Thakur |
Palghar - Maharashtra |
Rashtra Seva Dal |
Yed |
|
Anjali |
Bhopal |
Development sector |
no |
|
Jyotsna Tirkey |
Chaibasa, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand |
Social Activist |
Yes |
|
Shipra |
Bangalore |
Consultant |
No |
|
Frazer Mascarenhas |
Mumbai |
Academic administrator |
Yes |
|
Ammu Abraham |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Social activist |
Will forward it to both FAOW and PUCL Maharashtra |
|
Shiraz |
Dahanu road, district Palghar |
Retired |
No |
|
Mohd Akram |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Advocate |
Yes |
|
Subharthi Mukherjee. |
Jadabpur/ Kolkata. WestBengal . |
Social worker. |
Yes |
|
Imran Ahmad |
Lucknow UP |
Insani Biradari/ Advocacy |
Yes |
|
Indira Unninayar |
Delhi & Gurgaon NCR |
ADVOCATE Supreme Court and Delhi High Court |
No |
|
Dhruv Gupta |
Mumbai |
Powai Climate Action |
Yes |
|
Rohini Hensman |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Writer and researcher |
No organisation |
|
Sandhya gokhale |
Mumbai |
Forum Against Oppression of Women |
Yes |
|
RAJENDRANATH BAG |
KOLKATA |
CONCERNED CITIZEN |
INDIVIDUALLY |
|
Tanushree Gangopadhyay |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Independent, Retired Mediaperson |
I endorse |
|
Raj Siddaraju |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
CIO |
Yes |
|
Mangala Kumar |
Bangaluru, Karnataka |
Physician |
Yes |
|
Swati Birla |
Thane, Maharashtra |
Teacher |
No |
|
Amar Kumar |
Bengaluru, Karnataka |
Physician |
Yes |
|
Maya K |
Germany |
India Justice Project (IJP) |
yes |
|
Arnljot Ask |
2068 Jessheim, Norway |
Red Party, Norway, Int dep. |
In person |
|
amrita shodhan |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Teaching |
No |
|
Aurobindo Mukerji |
Delhi/ East/ NCT Delhi |
Education and Maqinstream the excluded. |
YES |
|
Eswarappa |
Bangalore/Karnataka/India |
PCRW -K |
Yes |
|
Harcharan Singh Chahal |
Barnala , Barnala Punjab |
Bank manager (Retd) |
Yes |
|
Adv.Ansar Indori |
Kota |
Human Rights Advocate |
No |
|
Govind Kelkar |
Gurgaon, Haryana |
GenDev Centre for Research and Innovation |
yes |
|
Pramodini Pradhan |
Bhubaneswar |
Civil liberty Activist |
No |
|
Gangotri Chanda |
Pune |
NGO |
no |
|
Linda Chhakchhuak |
Meghalaya |
Concerned Citizen |
Individual |
|
Prakash |
PUDUCHERRY |
Researcher |
Yes |
|
Denzil Fernandes |
Delhi |
Professor |
No |
|
C.Bhanuja |
ANANTAPUR, Andhra Pradesh |
Rural and Environment development society (REDS) |
Yes |
|
Pradeep |
Bengaluru |
Self |
No |
|
Manoranjan Mohanty |
New Delhi |
Retd Professor Delhi University |
NA |
|
Gayatri Singh |
Mumbai , Maharashtra |
Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court |
No |
|
Olivia |
Goa |
Artist |
- |
|
Sujata Gothoskar |
Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Researcher and Activist |
No |
|
Asit |
Asit Baran Roy |
Napm |
Yes |
|
Deepanjali Dummi |
Bangalore |
India |
Yes |
|
Amitadyuti Kumar |
Hooghly/ West Bengal |
APDR/Activist |
yes |
|
Clifton D' Rozario |
Karnataka |
All India Lawyers Association for Justice |
Yes |
|
SASWATI GHOSH |
Kolkata |
Academic and activist |
Not right now |
|
AVS Krishna Chaitanya |
Hyderabad, Telangana |
Software Engineer |
No |
|
Dev Desai |
Ahmedabd |
Gujarat |
ANHAD |
|
Kiran dev yadav |
Alouli, khagaria Bihar |
Farkiya mission Desh bachao abhiyan |
Yes |
|
Brinda Adige |
Bengaluru |
Active Citizen |
No |
|
Roop Rekha Verma |
Lucknow |
Individual |
Individually |
|
Navin Joshi |
Lucknow/Writer & Journalist/ U P |
Freelancer |
Yes |
|
Kavita Srivastava |
Jaipur/ Rajasthan |
PUCL |
Yes |
|
Manshi Asher |
Palampur, Kangra |
Kangra Citizens Rights Forum |
Yes |
|
Aparna |
New Delhi |
NCDHR |
Yes |
|
Ram Autar Pankaj |
Vill.and post office Hadaha Mafi vaya Badausa district Banda Uttar Pradesh |
Adivasi avam Dalit Lok Kalyan Samiti. Bundelkhand |
yes |
|
Neetisha xalxo |
Dhanbad |
Assistant professor |
Individual |
|
Clive K. Semmens |
Greenock, Scotland |
Retired engineer & lecturer |
Cannot, as I'm retired |
|
Dr. Sunil Jadhav |
Parbhani |
Rachnatmak Sangharsh samitee |
Yes |
|
Akbar Ali |
Haryana |
Professional |
Yes |
|
Krish Singh Arora |
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Social Activist |
Yes |
|
Gauri Arora |
Gurgaon |
Self employed |
No |
|
Mamta Jaitly |
Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Vividha |
No |
|
Prasad Chacko |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Social Worker |
No, I am a freelance consultant |
|
Narbhinder |
dist TARAN TARAN (PUNJAB) |
Association for Democratic Rights Punjab |
Yes |
|
DR. C. SELVAKUMAR |
ERODE |
JEEVAN TRUST |
YES |
|
Padmaja Shaw |
Hyderabad |
Rtd Prof, OU |
No |
|
Dr. Sumati Khandare |
Alapalli/Gadchiroli/Maharashtra |
Doctor |
No |
|
Mohd Jamil Akhtar Shaikh |
Mumbai Maharasra |
Ghar Bchao Ghar Banao Andolan (NAPM)India |
Yes |
|
Jerome Gerald Kujur |
City- Mahuadaner, Dist. -Latehar, Jharkhand. |
Kendriy jansanghrsh samiti, Latehar-Gumla. Jharkhand. |
Yes |
|
Madhu Bhaduri |
Delhi |
Retired Ambassdor of India |
Individually |
|
Suit Sinha |
Kolkata |
Story teller , living utopias |
No organization |
|
Amitadyuti Kumar |
Chinsura/Hooghly/West Bengal |
APDR/Actuvist |
Yes |
|
Arun Kumar |
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
Community Based Organisation (CBO) |
Yes |
|
Upesh Negi |
Kinnaur Himachal Pradesh |
No means No |
Yes |
|
Gabriele Dietrich |
MaduraiT.N. |
Pennurimai Iyakkam, T.N. and NAPM |
yes |
|
PRAVIN PATEL |
BILASPUR, DIST: BILASPUR, CHHATTISGARH |
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR FAST JUSTICE |
NO |
|
Arun Agnihotri |
Bangalore |
Educator |
No |
|
उमेश तिवारी |
सीधी, जिला सीधी मध्य प्रदेश |
टोंको-रोंको-ठोंको क्रांतिकारी मोर्चा |
हां |
|
Suhas Kolhekar |
Pune,Maharashtra |
National Alliance of People's Movements |
Yes |
|
Aman |
Delhi |
Team sathi khori gaon |
Yes |
|
Nidhin |
Mumbai |
Public Health Physician |
No |
|
SAMUEL ASIR RAJ |
TIRUNELVELI, TAMIL NADU |
PROFESSOR, MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSIT, TIRUNELVLI |
No |
|
Philip kujur |
Garhwa, Jharkhand |
Adivasi activist forum for Indigenous Rights |
Yes |