Dear friends,
We wish to share with you the following motion made in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom regarding the arrest and detention of Dr. Binayak Sen. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) had in the past issued two urgent appeals calling for the immediate release of Dr. Sen. Dr. Sen is still detained in custody at the Raipur Central prison in Chhattisgarh state, India.
For further information regarding the arrest and detention of Dr. Sen please see FA-003-2007 and UP-079-2007.
Asian Human Rights Commission
Hong Kong
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INDIA: A Motion moved in the House of Commons, United Kingdom, on 7 June 2007 regarding the arrest and detention of Dr. Binayak Sen in Chhattisgarh
House of Commons
Session 2006 – 07
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House of Commons
Thursday 7 June 2007
Notices of Motions for which no days have been fixed.
(‘Early Day Motions’)
1615 ARREST OF DR BINAYAK SEN 5:6:07
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Peter Bottomley
Ms Lynne Jones
Mr Martin Caton
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
Mr George Galloway
Mr John Hemming
Mr Mike Weir
Mr Dai Davies
[Members who supported this motion initially]
That this House is concerned at the arbitrary arrest of the human rights activist and General Secretary of the Chhattisgarh unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Dr Binayak Sen, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh; notes with concern that this arrest has taken place in the aftermath of the alleged involvement by the police in the unlawful killing of 12 adivasis or tribal people; further notes that, despite these allegations being substantiated by a police inquiry, the state government still refuses to approve the prosecution of those suspected to be involved; further notes that this has occurred in the context of an escalation in violence between Maoist rebels and the Salwa Judum militia, which is widely believed to be sponsored by the state government; further notes with concern that other members of the PUCL have been subject to harassment and threats of arrest; and therefore supports the calls of Amnesty International for the state government to release Dr Sen immediately unless he is charged with a recognisably criminal offence and take urgent steps to end the harassment of the other human rights defenders in the state.
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