Fwd: [Com-Con] Fwd: A. Edgar - UPR 3 / NSF Report / Endorsement
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From: Dhirendra Panda <dhirend...@gmail.com>
Date: 21 September 2016 at 23:28
Subject: [Com-Con] Fwd: A. Edgar - UPR 3 / NSF Report / Endorsement
To: Hrd Odisha <odis...@googlegroups.com>, common-concern <common-...@googlegroups.com>, All India Secular Forum <secula...@googlegroups.com>, purit...@googlegroups.com
in view of forthcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India,
scheduled to be held in May 2017.
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Human Rights Scenario in India :
India witnesses growing intolerance to any expression that is assumed to be different to the ideology, programmes, interpretations and symbols of the fundamental groups in power with direct and indirect patronization / interference by the State.
Religious minorities, dalits, adivasis, writers, poets, historians, film-artists, environmentalists, feminists, anti-superstition activists, sexual minorities are regularly targeted, threatened and harassed for their views & practices.
The civil society groups and human rights defenders working for the Constitution and human rights are, selectively, subjected to threats, harassments, false cases, undue restrictions, police atrocity and lethal violence.
Such a situation further marginalizes and victimizes the religious minorities, adivasis, Dalits and others and undermines the values of the Constitution, democracy, cultural diversity and human rights.
It necessitates that the well-meaning and concerned citizens and civil society groups to deliberate on the issue and to reclaim the freedom of expression, thought and belief in India and create public opinion on the Government to come out with clear-cut laws, measures and mechanisms to protect the rights of minorities, adivasis, dalits and liberals.
It also needs to create awareness among civil society and opinion builders and moblise them to undertake campaign to influence the duty bearers using democratic and peaceful means/mechanisms available at local, national and international level.
(Adopted from the documents of the National Solidarity Forum, New Delhi)
Universal Periodic Review :
You may know that National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and civil society organizations are in the process of documenting the present situation of human rights in India and preparing to submit Reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in view of forth-coming 3rd Universal Periodic Review of India in 2017.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), aimed at improving the human rights situation in the ground of each of the UN Member States. Under this mechanism, the human rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed in every 4.5 years. The result of each review is reflected in an “outcome report” listing the recommendations the State under review (SuR) will have to implement before the next review.
As per the Institutional-building text of the UN Human Rights Council, as set out in resolution A/HRC/RES/5/1 of 18 June 2007, it indicates that the review shall assess to what extent States respect their human rights obligations contained in various international laws, treaties and other obligatory instruments. So, this is another opportunity to put pressure on the duty bearers for improvement of human rights situation in our country.
(Adopted from the documents of the National Solidarity Forum, New Delhi)
National Solidarity Forum (NSF) :
National Solidarity Forum (NSF) is a national level platform of activists, media persons, researchers, legal experts, film makers, artists, writers and scientists, emerged after Kandhamal violence, working for justice to victims of organized violence.
The National Solidarity Forum (NSF) has organized five Regional Consultation Workshops at Mumbai, Hyderabad, Calicut, Raipur & Bhubaneswar and one National Consultation Workshop at New Delhi, with the purpose to deliberate on the situation and develop a Stake Holders’ Report on Freedom of Thought and Expression and submit it to the United Nations Human Rights Council in view of forthcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India scheduled to be held in May, 2017.
(Adopted from the documents of the National Solidarity Forum, New Delhi)
Stake Holders’ Report on Freedom of Belief, Thought and Expression :
The National Solidarity Forum (NSF) has prepared Stake Holders’ Report on Freedom of Belief, Thought and Expression.
This report is attached with this email.
Please do endorse this report by sending an email to :
Dhirendra Panda <dhirend...@gmail.com> / Coordinator - National Solidarity Forum
Write - "I / We endorse this report."
Your Name
Your Organisation / Network / Platform.
Emails and Phone / Mobile Number.
You could forward the brief report to others whom you think could endorse it.
Please do note too; anybody like to endorse it in another name; may be registered or not; one could do so.
Further, if one wants to endorse it; but would like to keep it confidential from public view; one could do so by stating the same so that we could keep it for our records.
We need to receive your endorsement by 22nd September 2016, 02 PM latest.
We shall definitely send you the final report once it is done. In case, we miss it; kindly let us know.
Please do note, it is confidential and not final copy; hence it is not meant for general circulation except for those whom you propose to send the document for endorsement.
By the way, if there is any error of facts in the document; you could let us know.
(Adopted from the email of Fr. Ajaya Kumar Singh, NSF)
Looking forward to hearing from you at the earliest,
Akhilesh Edgar
On behalf of,
Alliance Defending Freedom India (ADF India)
National Church Mission Association (NCMA)
'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.'
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