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Health of G.N. Saibaba, Former Professor of English at Delhi University, Is Seriously Deteriorating

September 15, 2018

Dr. G.N. Saibaba, who was sentenced to life in prison under a terrorism statute for contradictory opinions with the government of India, has been sentenced to life in prison. Dr. Saibaba is wheelchair-bound from a childhood incidence with polio that left him significantly paralyzed. Since he has been in prison his health has continued to deteriorate. Without good medical and follow-up care Dr. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: G.N., g.n. saibaba, health, India, Prison, saibaba

Chair of English Department at Nagpur University Arrested

June 18, 2018

Shoma Sen, Professor and former Chair of the English Department of Nagpur University was arrested on June 6, 2018 for protesting police violence in Maharashtra province in India.  On January 1, 2018 there was a commemoration for the 200th anniversary of a battle in which the Dalits (lowest caste) helped the British East India Company defeat the local ruling army.  That Commemoration caused ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: arrested, Professor, Sen, shoma sen

Delhi Academic Suffers Serious Medical Ailments In Jail

April 27, 2018

G.N. Saibaba, an academic and activist, was convicted of belonging to a banned Maoist group in a trial that allegedly did not meet international fair trial standards and used fabricated evidence. Saibaba suffers from numerous medical conditions as well: acute pancreatitis, hypertension and a heart condition. He is wheelchair bound as a result of post-polio paralysis and is in danger of losing ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: g.n. saibaba, saibaba

Professor Threatened in Her Home for Involvement Documenting Rape by Security Forces

May 25, 2017

CCS has written the Prime Minister of India requesting his assistance in assuring safety for Dr. Bela Bhatia, a well-known academic, researcher and writer with a Ph.D. from Cambridge.  Dr. Bhatia has been studying the Naxalite movement in India and in recent years has been involved in a fact-finding effort to document gang rapes and sexual assaults on Adivasi women by security forces.  On January ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Academic, Bela Bhatia, Chhattisgarh, India, Maoist, Mumbai, Researcher, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Writer

Good News for Dr. Binayak Sen

April 24, 2011

The Supreme Court of India granted bail in April, 2011 to Dr. Binayak Sen, observing that no case of sedition was made out against the human rights activist, who was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court in Chhattisgarh State. CCS had advocated on behalf of Dr. Sen, who had set up clinics for impoverished and minority people in his province. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Good News, India Tagged With: Physicians

Dr. Binayak Sen Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

January 14, 2011

On Dec. 25, 2010, Dr. Binyak Sen, a pioneer of health care to poor and indigenous communities in Chhattisgarh state and a human rights activist, was convicted of sedition and conspiracy under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Safety Act, 2005, and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 2004 by a state court. According to Amnesty International, Dr. Sen was convicted ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Physicians

India Refuses Access to Scholar

January 13, 2011

Professor Shapiro is Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, where he is an Associate Professor. On November 1st, 2010, Professor Shapiro traveled to India with his wife, Professor Angana Chatterji. Professor Chatterji, a frequent visitor to the region, was granted entry to India, although she had been stopped several times before, while her ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Academics

Binayak Sen

September 6, 2009

On May 25, 2009, India's Supreme Court granted Dr. Binayak Sen unconditional release on bail. Dr. Sen, a medical doctor, and his wife, Ilina, are at Christian Medical College in Vellore receiving medical care. Although Dr. Sen is out of prison on bail, his trial continues. After 16 months, he has not yet been allowed to present his defense and a third charge was recently filed against ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Physicians

India: Doctor who provided health care to poor incarcerated

May 9, 2009

Dr. Binayak Sen: CCS Wrote to Indian authorities on State and Federal level to urge medical care and release from incarceration for Dr Sen, a pioneer in health care to poor and indigenous communities in Chhattisgarh state and a human rights activist, who has been incarcerated on charges of violating security laws that Amnesty International says are unfounded. Local authorities imprisoned him ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: India Tagged With: Physicians

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