Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Submission of some materials to UN rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions on his first visit of India
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Date: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Subject: Submission of some materials to UN rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions on his first visit of India
To: unicindia@unicindia.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org, "DR.Lenin" <pvchr.india@gmail.com>
From: PVCHR ED <pvchr.india@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Subject: Submission of some materials to UN rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions on his first visit of India
To: unicindia@unicindia.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org, "DR.Lenin" <pvchr.india@gmail.com>
Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions
c/o OHCHR-UNOG, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: (+41 22) 917 90 06
c/o OHCHR-UNOG, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Fax: (+41 22) 917 90 06
Dear Sir,
Greetings from PVCHR.
PVCHR welcomes your visit to India.
We are sending some materials related to extra judicial killing for your kind consideration:
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2620/stories/20091009262002700.htmhttp://www.newzfirst.com/web/guest/full-story/-/asset_publisher/Qd8l/content/nhrc-steps-in-chennai-encounter-after-chinks-appear?redirect=/web/guest/full%20story
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/up-police-tops-in-human-rights-volation-survey/499615/
Looking forward your effort to challenge of culture of impunity in India.
With regards,
Lenin Raghuvanshi
2001 Ashoka Fellow
2007 Gawngju Human Rights awardee
2010 Weimer Human Rights awardee
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
--The Buddha
"We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world." - Buddha
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Vote to Shruti for HT Woman award
Shruti Nagvanshi
(http://www.mynews.in/News/shruti_nagvanshi_rising_child_right_activist__N341852.html) nominated for Hindustan Times woman 2012.If you are in India,please send SMS HTW 22(HTW space 22) at 54242 by your mobile.If you are out side from Uttar Pradesh,India,please email in her support : to support the cause of Dalit women and child right to Ms.Sunita Aron,Resident editor:Hindustan Times at her email number: saron@hindustantimes.com
Appeal by
Shirin Shabana Khan
Saturday, March 24, 2012
to support the cause of Dalit women and child right
Shruti Nagvanshi (http://www.mynews.in/News/shruti_nagvanshi_rising_child_right_activist__N341852.html) nominated for Hindustan Times woman 2012.If you are in India,please send SMS HTW 22(HTW space 22) at 54242 by your mobile.If you are outside India,please email in her support: to support the cause of Dalit women and child right to Ms.Sunita Aron,Resident editor:Hindustan Times at her email number :saron@hindustantimes.com. Shirin Shabana Khan
Friday, March 23, 2012
Women Folk School on neo-dalit
http://www.mynews.in/News/women_folk_school_on_neo_dalit_campaign_N439118.html
Women Folk School on neo-dalit campaign against politics of division,exploitation and hatred with an alternative of unity of broken masses on base of reconciliation, democracy, secularism and non violence
Neodalit campaign that inculcated from synergetic culture of Varanasi reached from the villages of Varanasi to the other side of the world in Peru to observe March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. People lit up candle to support the campaign. At first candle was lighted by Deewai Rodriguez of Philippines and Elias Schmidt of Germany. Among the supporters of the Neodalits were working president of the World Buddha Association Rajbodh Kaul, dalit politician Uditraj, tribal leader Dayamani Barla, photographer Alessio Mammo, freelance filmmaker Joy Guha along with the people from the different communities.Marian Dass an NRI living in London has said
700 people in 5 different blocks of Varanasi, at 70 places across India and in ten other countries people came out to support the neodalit campaign by participating in the programme.
In this context the PVCHR and Savitri Bai Phule Mahila Panchayat organized a debate on Neo-dalit campaign in context of gender perspective at the Pararkar Bhavan of Varanasi district on March 22. During the programme women folk school passed the Banaras declaration on Neo dalit Movement.
The programme started with the garlanding of the portrait of Savitri Bai Phule the first female teacher of India and lightening of the lamp by the chief guest Bindu singh and special guest Nasreen Fatima. At first in the programme poster against child marriage and sticker for violence free home and office were launched. During the programme Shirin Shabana Khan, Dr Lenin and Katyayini Singh spoke on the topics. The programme was convened by Shruti and Bindu Singh was the chief guest.
Speaking in the programme Shruti said that the society has been following the caste based and patriarchal system and even today it runs on the derivative of the same in shape of injustice or delayed justice (impunity). There are marginalized people in the villages who are victim of silence. These erroneous customs have been utilized by the powerful elite and un-accountable corporate now days to capture the culture, art, natural resources and even labour of the marginalized. Those who use influence to grab the rights of people employ religion and caste as tool to engage victims in to false fight and thereby establish their supremacy. There is only one alternative against politics of division based on hatred and that is unity of broken people.
What will be our strategy against politics of hatred, violence and exploitation? First unity is unity against caste system, a historical system of exclusion i.e. unity among the lower castes people that have been suppressed since centuries with the progressive anti-caste people born in upper caste. This will be first of its kind unity, which will not be against any person born in to upper caste communities neither against any religion.
Shirin Shabana Khan said that second unity is unity among minorities who suffered with communal fascism, those who believe in communal harmony and people with secular values against neo-fascism. Unity of all poor from all communities against the suffering with neo-liberal policy is the third kind of unity. Since those broken with different kinds of suppression and exclusion means dalit therefore these three kinds of unities is base of impart the neodalit movement.
Head of Gramya organization Bindu Singh said that this initiative will not be on the front of a political party but on a social level which will induce political parties to work for the people as neo dalit agenda.
Nasreen Fatima from Lucknow said that women are making an appeal today that all progressive people with Dalit and OBCs should unity against caste system, secular people and Minorities should unite against communal fascism and poor should unite and participate in the neo-dalit Movement. They should take people from the path of justice, fraternity, rule of law and non-violence to a people's movement only then will the society specially the women will be free from torture and atrocities.
Without the participation of the women there can be no sustainable stand against injustice, exploitation, atrocity, inhuman acts and communalism. The Banaras declaration in support of Neo-dalit movement was translated in to several languages and programme for debate and support were organized.
Concept of Neo-Dalit :http://www.pvchr.net/2011/07/call-for-neo-dalit-movement-to.html
Neo dalit concept in brief(hindi):http://www.pvchr.net/2012/03/blog-post.html
Photos speak about women folk school as women conference in support of Neo Dalit Movement
http://neodalits.blogspot.in/2012/03/photos-speak-about-women-folk-school-as.html
विभाजन के खिलाफ एकता के नारे के साथ नवदलित आंदोलन पर महिला सम्मेलन
Thursday, March 22, 2012
विभाजन के खिलाफ एकता के नारे के साथ नवदलित आंदोलन पर महिला सम्मेलन
बनारस के साझा संस्कृति के इतिहास से निकला ''नवदलित आंदोलन'' को वाराणसी के गाँवों से लेकर दुनिया के दूसरे कोने पेरू तक लोगों ने रंगभेद विरोधी संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ दिवस (21 मार्च, 2012) पर मोमबत्ती जलाकर नवदलित आंदोलन का समर्थन किया। सबसे पहले फिलीपीन्स की सुश्री दीवाई (Deewai Rodriguez) एवं जर्मनी के श्री इलियास स्मिथ (Mr. Elias Smidth) ने मोमबत्ती जलाई। नव दलित आंदोलन को विश्व बौद्ध संघ के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष श्री राजबोध कौल, दलित राजनैतिक नेता उदितराज, आदिवासी नेता दयामनी बारला, फोटोग्राफर एलेसियो मेमो (Alessio Mammo), स्वतंत्र फिल्मकार जायगुहा सहित समाज के सभी तबकों ने समर्थन दिया हैं। लंदन के प्रवासी भारतीय श्री मरियन दास ने कहा है कि ''नवदलित आंदोलन धर्मनिरपेक्ष एवं सभी को जोड़ने वाला है।''
भारत के करीब 70 स्थानों पर नवदलित आंदोलन के समर्थन में लोग इकठ्ठा हुए और वाराणसी के 5 ब्लाकों के तकरीबन 700 लोगों ने हिस्सा लिया एवं अभी तक दुनिया के तकरीबन दस देशों में समर्थन मिला।
इसी क्रम में आज 22 मार्च, 2012 को वाराणसी के पराड़कर स्मृति भवन में मानवाधिकार जननिगरानी समिति व सावित्री बाई फूले महिला पंचायत के संयुक्त तत्वाधान में महिला सम्मेलन के अवसर पर नव दलित आंदोलन को महिलाओं के परिप्रेक्ष्य में चर्चा किया गया। सम्मेलन में महिलाओं ने नव दलित आंदोलन पर बनारस-प्रस्ताव पास किया।
सम्मेलन की शुरूआत भारत की प्रथम महिला शिक्षिका सावित्री बाई फूले के तस्वीर पर माल्यापर्ण और दीप जलाकार मुख्य अतिथि बिन्दू सिंह एवं विशिष्ट अतिथि नसरिन फातिमा रिजवी ने नव दलित आंदोलन पर महिला सम्मेलन का शुभारम्भ किया। कार्यक्रम के शुरूआत में बाल विवाह के खिलाफ पोस्टर एवं यातना व हिंसा मुक्त घर एवं कार्यालय की घोषणा के लिए स्टिकर का उद्घाटन किया गया। कार्यक्रम में शिरिन शबाना खान, कात्यायिनी सिंह, डा0 लेनिन ने अपना वकतव्य रखा। कार्यक्रम का संचालन श्रुति ने किया एवं सम्मेलन की अध्यक्षता मुख्य अतिथि बिन्दू सिंह ने की।
श्रुति ने कहा कि भारतीय सामन्ती समाज जातिवादी व पितृ सत्ता पर खड़ा रहा और आज भी उसके अवशेष 'न्याय में देरी या फिर अन्याय' पर खड़ा है। गाँवों में अभी भी अनेको लोग हैं, जो ''चुप्पी की संस्कृति'' के शिकार हैं। इसी अपपरम्परा को नवउदारवादी ताकतें आगे बढ़ाकर लोगों का श्रम, संस्कृति, कला व प्राकृतिक संस्थानों पर बेशर्मी से कब्जा कर रही हैं। लूटने वाली ताकते हमेशा लोगों को आपस में धर्म व जाति में बांटकर व लड़ाकर ''विभाजन'' के आधार पर अपनी सत्ता को बनाते हैं और कायम रखते हैं। विभाजन की राजनीति के खिलाफ एक ही विकल्प है-एकता!!
लुटेरों की एकता के खिलाफ हमारी एकता क्या होगी ? पहली एकता जातिवाद के खिलाफ। जातिवाद से ऐतिहासिक रूप से सताये गये जातियों की एकता एवं उनकी ऊँची जाति के प्रगतिशील लोग, जो जातिवाद के खिलाफ हैं, उनके साथ एकता। यह पहली तरह की एकता, जो न तो किसी ऊँची जाति में पैदा व्यक्ति के खिलाफ है और न ही किसी धर्म के खिलाफ।
शिरिन शबाना खान ने कहा कि साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद एवं दंगे फसाद से टूटे हुए धार्मिक लोगों की एकता एवं साम्प्रदायिक सद्भाव व धर्मनिरपेक्षता पर विश्वास करने वाले सभी धर्मो की एकता-साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद के खिलाफ, यह दूसरी तरह की एकता है।
नवउदारवादी नीतियों के कारण गरीबी से टूट रहे गरीबों की एकता-तीसरे तरह की एकता है। नवउदारवादी नीतियों के विरोध का अर्थ 'लोकतांत्रिक पूँजीवाद' का विरोध नहीं है।
टूटे हुए लोग का अर्थ दलित होता है इस तरह तीन तरह के लोगों की एकता ''नवदलित आन्दोलन'' है।
ग्राम्या संस्था की संस्थापिका सुश्री बिन्दू सिंह ने कहा कि राजनैतिक पार्टी के स्तर पर नहीं, बल्कि सामाजिक स्तर पर ''नवदलित आन्दोलन'' को खड़ा करके राजनैतिक दलों को जनता के पक्ष में मजबूर करना होगा।
लखनऊ की नसरिन फातिमा रिजवी ने कहा कि आज महिलायें लोगों से अपील करती हैं कि जातिवाद के खिलाफ प्रगतिशील लोगों की एकता, साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद के खिलाफ धर्म निरपेक्ष लोगों की एकता व नवउदारवादी नीति के खिलाफ गरीबों की एकता की महाएकता-नवदलित आन्दोलन में शामिल होकर उसे न्याय, बन्धुत्व व अहिंसा के रास्ते से जनान्दोलन में तब्दील करें, तभी समाज व खासकर महिलायें हिंसा, यातना व अत्याचार से मुक्त हो सकेगी।
महिलाओं के भागीदारी के बिना अन्याय, शोषण, उत्पीड़न, अत्याचार एवं सम्प्रदायिकता के खिलाफ दीर्घ कालीन जन पहल खड़ा नही किया जा सकता है।
बनारस-प्रस्ताव को विभिन्न भाषाओं में अनुवादित कर उस पर बहस और समर्थन का कार्यक्रम लिया गया।
लोक विद्यालय के रूप में आयोजित महिला सम्मेलन में अम्बेडकर नगर, सोनभद्र, मुरादाबाद, मेरठ, अलीगढ़, मिर्जापुर, चंदौली, वाराणसी व कोडरमा-झारखण्ड जिले के 100 से उपर गांवों के प्रतिनिधि महिलाएं कार्यक्रम में भाग ली।
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
--The Buddha
"We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world." - Buddha
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Peace with out justice is culture of silence with impunity
Peace with out justice is culture of silence with impunity.Lenin Raghuvanshi
Event of Facebook:
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
--The Buddha
"We are what we think. With our thoughts we make our world." - Buddha
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Keep Jeju for Peace : Gwangju Prize Winners
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5Sunday, March 18, 2012
Neo Dalit movement: an unity against division
| Dr.Lenin Raghuvanshi has sent you a message. Date: 3/18/2012 Subject: Neo Dalit movement: an unity against division Please light the candle on UN anti-Racism Day(21 March) in support of Neo-Dalit Movement: broader unity of broken people against Caste system,Communal Fascism and neo-liberal policy. It is in support of justice,secularism,peace,non-violence and prosperity.Lenin |
Saturday, March 17, 2012
MINORITIES IN SOUTH ASIA
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
www.asiapeace.org & www.indiapakistanpeace.org
MINORITIES IN SOUTH ASIA
Pritam K. Rohila, Ph. D.
Most minorities in South Asia are relatively poor and quite marginalized. Situation in some nations has worsened since fundamentalists gained access to state power and influence over government policies.
Minority people are often demonized and persecuted in most South Asian countries. They face discrimination at workplaces, educational institutions and neighborhoods. They are denied equal protection of law, and some laws are used unfairly to humiliate and terrorize them.
In some South Asian nations, they have been subjected to communal riots from time to time. In others, they also get kidnapped for ransom, shot to death, or burnt alive; their places of worship are attacked, and their property usurped. And if that were not enough, their women are gang-raped, forcibly converted to the offenders' religion, and married to the perpetrators or sold away.
Plagued by a sense of uncertainty and insecurity, they are forced to live in ghettos, or seek refuge in other countries.
Governments are indifferent to the plight of minorities, and the civil society seems unwilling to intervene.
They fail to realize that, as some authorities have pointed out, "the struggle for the rights of the minorities should be integral to the struggle for democratization, secularization and for social justice."
No nation can realize its full potential, without also safeguarding the right of minorities to enjoy their own culture, to profess and practice their own religion, or to use their own language.
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Dr. Rohila is Executive Director of the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (www.asiapeace.org). He can be reached at asiapeace@comcast.net.
Pritam K. Rohila, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA)
Monday, March 12, 2012
Discussion on neo dalits movement in gender perspective on 22 March in Varanasi
Greetings from PVCHR
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid "pass laws". Proclaiming the ...Day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. http://www.un.org/en/events/racialdiscriminationday/
The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights". The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reminds us of our collective responsibility for promoting and protecting this ideal.
To commemorate this day, Savitri Bai Phule Womens' Forum (SWF) and Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) are together launching neo dalit movement in India http://www.pvchr.net/2011/07/call-for-neo-dalit-movement-to.html and if you are unable to come, please light a candle on that day and discuss the issue.
Celebration of day will be followed by a discussion on neo dalits movement in gender perspective(http://www.pvchr.net/2012/03/blog-post.html) on 22 March, 2012 at 11 am at Paradkar Smriti Bhawan, Maidagin Varanasi, India.
Therefore we are inviting you as a guest and it is kind request to you kindly make your valuable presence and make the program successful.
Event on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/360196254002876/
Thanking You
Sincerely Yours
Shruti Nagvanshi
Managing Trustee
Saturday, March 10, 2012
जातिवाद, साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद एवं नवउदारवाद के खिलाफ ‘उत्पीडि़तों की एकता-नवदलित आन्दोलन’
जातिवाद, साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद एवं नवउदारवाद के खिलाफ 'उत्पीडि़तों की एकता-नवदलित आन्दोलन' में शामिल हों।
भारतीय सामन्ती समाज जातिवादी व पितृ सत्ता पर खड़ा रहा और आज भी उसके अवशेष 'न्याय में देरी या फिर अन्याय'पर खड़ा है। गाँवों में अभी भी अनेको लोग हैं, जो 'चुप्पी की संस्कृति के शिकार हैं। इसी अपपरम्परा को नवउदारवादी ताकतें आगे बढ़ाकर लोगों का श्रम, संस्कृति, कला व प्राकृतिक संस्थानों पर बेशर्मी से कब्जा कर रही हैं। लूटने वाली ताकते हमेशा लोगों को आपस में धर्म व जाति में बांटकर व लड़ाकर 'विभाजन'के आधार पर अपनी सत्ता को बनाते हैं और कायम रखते हैं। विभाजन की राजनीति के खिलाफ एक ही विकल्प है-एकता!!
लुटेरों की एकता के खिलाफ हमारी एकता क्या होगी? पहली एकता जातिवाद के खिलाफ। जातिवाद से ऐतिहासिक रूप से सताये गये जातियों की एकता एवं उनकी ऊँची जाति के प्रगतिशील लोग, जो जातिवाद के खिलाफ हैं, उनके साथ एकता। यह पहली तरह की एकता, जो न तो किसी ऊँची जाति में पैदा व्यक्ति के खिलाफ है और न ही किसी धर्म के खिलाफ।
साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद एवं दंगे फसाद से टूटे हुए धार्मिक लोगों की एकता एवं साम्प्रदायिक सद्भाव व धर्मनिरपेक्षता पर विश्वास करने वाले सभी धर्मो की एकता-साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद के खिलाफ, यह दूसरी तरह की एकता है।
नवउदारवादी नीतियों के कारण गरीबी से टूट रहे गरीबों की एकता-तीसरे तरह की एकता है। नवउदारवादी नीतियों के विरोध का अर्थ 'लोकतांत्रिक पूँजीवाद' का विरोध नहीं है।
टूटे हुए लोग का अर्थ दलित होता है इस तरह तीन तरह के लोगों की एकता 'नवदलित आन्दोलन' है।
राजनैतिक पार्टी के स्तर पर नहीं, बल्कि सामाजिक स्तर पर 'नवदलित आन्दोलन'को खड़ा करके राजनैतिक दलों को जनता के पक्ष में मजबूर करना होगा।
आज महिलायें लोगों से अपील करती हैं कि जातिवाद के खिलाफ प्रगतिशील लोगों की एकता, साम्प्रदायिक फासीवाद के खिलाफ धर्म निरपेक्ष लोगों की एकता व नवउदारवादी नीति के खिलाफ गरीबों की एकता की महाएकता-नवदलित आन्दोलन में शामिल होकर उसे न्याय, बन्धुत्व व अहिंसा के रास्ते से जनान्दोलन में तब्दील करें तभी समाज व खासकर महिलायें हिंसा, यातना व अत्याचार से मुक्त हो सकेंगी।
भवदीया
बिन्दू सिंह (उपाध्यक्ष), श्रुति नागवंशी (संस्थापिका/मैनेजिंग ट्रस्टी),
शिरिन शबाना खान (सीनियर मैनेजर), कात्यायनी (मैनेजर), आशा पटेल एवं नीलम कन्नौजिया (गवर्निंग बोर्ड मेम्बर)
मानवाधिकार जननिगरानी समिति (PVCHR) व सावित्री बाई फुले महिला पंचायत
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Friday, March 09, 2012
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit-based party loses 'untouchable' vote in state elections
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit-based party loses 'untouchable' vote in state elections
by Nirmala Carvalho
For human rights activist Lenin Raghuvanshi, the defeat was expected. Socialist populist Samajwadi Party wins an absolute majority of seats. Rahul Gandhi's Congress party loses. Outgoing chief minister never fought to eliminate caste system.
Mumbai (AsiaNews) - The Samajwadi Party (SP), a populist socialist party, won the elections in Uttar Pradesh, taking 224 seats out of 403. After four years in office, Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a Dalit-based party, lost power in India's most populous state (more than 200 million) winning only 79 seats. For Lenin Raghuvanshi, director of the Varanasi-based People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), the defeat was expected because Mayawati moved away from her party's programme based on social justice. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi, son of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, failed to win the state back for the Indian National Congress (INC), which it had lost in 2007. The Hindu ultranationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did even better than Congress, taking 47 seats against 37 for the INC. However, the BSP was the greatest loser.
"At the very beginning of her term as Chief Minister, Mayawati worked towards social engineering," refusing "progressive elements so necessary to eliminate the caste system." Instead, she "collaborated with some upper caste" elements, distancing herself "from the very people she was supposed to defend. She played the democratic game only for her own profit."
Other factors also contributed to her loss of Dalit support, such as the private use of public funds earmarked for the poor and the marginalised, widespread corruption and the sense of impunity enjoyed by her party.
"The lower castes are tired of this impunity," Raghuvanshi said. "Elections results in Uttar Pradesh show a new trend based on a neo-Dalit movement."
"Dalits are broken people, but they are not alone. There are three such groups: Dalits broken by the caste system, minorities (Christians and Muslims) broken by Hindu ultranationalists, and the poor and the unemployed, broken by neo-liberal economic policies."
"The neo-Dalit movement wants to end the culture of impunity based on violence, corruption and indifference towards the weakest."
"India's many problems are interconnected," the PVCHR director explained. "In order to understand and solve them, they must not be divided. What is needed is a comprehensive approach that takes into account economic, political and social factors."
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For human rights activist Lenin Raghuvanshi, the defeat was expected. Socialist populist Samajwadi Party wins an absolute majority of seats. Rahul Gandhi's Congress party loses. Outgoing chief minister never fought to eliminate caste system.
Mumbai (AsiaNews) - The Samajwadi Party (SP), a populist socialist party, won the elections in Uttar Pradesh, taking 224 seats out of 403. After four years in office, Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a Dalit-based party, lost power in India's most populous state (more than 200 million) winning only 79 seats. For Lenin Raghuvanshi, director of the Varanasi-based People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), the defeat was expected because Mayawati moved away from her party's programme based on social justice. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi, son of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, failed to win the state back for the Indian National Congress (INC), which it had lost in 2007. The Hindu ultranationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did even better than Congress, taking 47 seats against 37 for the INC. However, the BSP was the greatest loser.
"At the very beginning of her term as Chief Minister, Mayawati worked towards social engineering," refusing "progressive elements so necessary to eliminate the caste system." Instead, she "collaborated with some upper caste" elements, distancing herself "from the very people she was supposed to defend. She played the democratic game only for her own profit."
Other factors also contributed to her loss of Dalit support, such as the private use of public funds earmarked for the poor and the marginalised, widespread corruption and the sense of impunity enjoyed by her party.
"The lower castes are tired of this impunity," Raghuvanshi said. "Elections results in Uttar Pradesh show a new trend based on a neo-Dalit movement."
"Dalits are broken people, but they are not alone. There are three such groups: Dalits broken by the caste system, minorities (Christians and Muslims) broken by Hindu ultranationalists, and the poor and the unemployed, broken by neo-liberal economic policies."
"The neo-Dalit movement wants to end the culture of impunity based on violence, corruption and indifference towards the weakest."
"India's many problems are interconnected," the PVCHR director explained. "In order to understand and solve them, they must not be divided. What is needed is a comprehensive approach that takes into account economic, political and social factors."
NHRC steps in Chennai encounter after chinks appear
The migrant theory was also mentioned by Lenin Raghuvanshi, a Varanasi activist who filed the petition that led the National Human Rights Commission to seek an explanation on the alleged encounter. “Everywhere in the world there is a distrust and intolerance towards migrants. Only an inquiry can reveal the truth.” The state crime branch is probing the alleged shootout.
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
UP election and debate of neo-dalit movement
Ben Deboc of Belgium writes in July 2011,"The risk is that see them takes some distance with the people that they are supposed to defender or, worst, playing the democratic game only for their own profit – as Mayawati Kumari (BSP Dalit leader) who made hidden alliance with RSS (Dalit – Brahmin social engineering, not attacks against caste system) because she expect to run for prime minister election. Another way seems to be preferable." Please see trend of result in election of UP.No alternative,please join Neo-dalit movement:
http://www.pvchr.net/2011/07/
Ben Deboc of Belgium writes in July 2011,"The risk is that see them takes some distance with the people that they are supposed to defender or, worst, playing the democratic game only for their own profit – as Mayawati Kumari (BSP Dalit leader) who made hidden alliance with RSS (Dalit – Brahmin social engineering, not attacks against caste system) because she expect to run for prime minister election. Another way seems to be preferable." Please see trend of result in election of UP.No alternative,please join Neo-dalit movement:
http://www.pvchr.net/2011/07/
Monday, March 05, 2012
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Indian regional polls to test public mood
Dalits, or untouchables, in country's most populous state place little faith in government to improve their lot.
Millions of people will head to the polls in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, to vote for provincial representatives on Wednesday.
The elections are seen as an indicator of public sentiment about the government, but many voters, especially those known as the Dalits or "untouchables", do not have much trust in government to better their living conditions.
Those voters are unhappy about the prospects for receiving benefits they had been promised in previous elections.
Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/02/201227111512132738.html
Aljazeera people went to Raitara and Anei village of Varanasi with help of Shruti and Mangala of PVCHR
Millions of people will head to the polls in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, to vote for provincial representatives on Wednesday.
The elections are seen as an indicator of public sentiment about the government, but many voters, especially those known as the Dalits or "untouchables", do not have much trust in government to better their living conditions.
Those voters are unhappy about the prospects for receiving benefits they had been promised in previous elections.
Al Jazeera's Prerna Suri reports from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/02/201227111512132738.html
Aljazeera people went to Raitara and Anei village of Varanasi with help of Shruti and Mangala of PVCHR
Saturday, March 03, 2012
From ground of Varanasi:an emerging feminist voice
The women center named after Savitri Bai Phule[i]. She was the first female teacher of the first women's school in India and in 1852 she opened a school for untouchable girls.
The Savitri Bai Phule Woman Centre was built to provide shelter and psycho –legal support to the women of police torture, domestic violence and other kind of harassment and violence based on gender and caste.
The centre was formally inaugurated by Ms. Helma Ritscher, Chairperson, Indo – German Society of Remscheid and Dr. Mahendra Pratap, famous historian and President of PVCHR on 28 February, 2012 in Baghwanala, Varanasi.
The initiative started after the donation of land by Ms. Urmila Singh (mother of Ms. Shruti Nagvanshi) and with the financial support from German Ministry NRW via GIZ GmbH, Indo – German Society of Remscheid, Germany and Jan Mitra Nyas.
The center consists of four rooms –one room for shelter, one room for warden cum care taker and one office room as place for testimonial therapy, one store room, lobby and two latrines and bathrooms, one kitchen and one porch. Jan Mitra Nyas supported for the boring to get fresh water on the land of building. It will also provide water to the poor people living nearby the center during the summer reason (when there is scarcity of water).
After the inauguration ceremony a small program held in Raja Suhail Dev Jan Mitra Kendra where children played the skit on "Sab Padhe aur Sab Badhe" (Education to all and development of all). Ms. Nikhat Khan was honoured with Jan Mitra Award (Peoples' Friendly Award) for providing the education to her girls with her hard work. Same day PVCHR new brochure prepared by two German travellers Mr. Elias – Kilian –Schmidt and Sarah Busching was inaugurated. Scholarship scheme under "Helma Ritscher education – Scholarship" was launched as a permanent and continuous initiative for education as opportunity to marginalized children and youths. 22 girls were selected for the year 2012 – 13 with the support of Rajdulari Foundation of Sweden and Ms.Parul Sharma. Around 250 people participated in the program including Ken Opprann[ii], a photographer from Norway.
The shelter rooms will be used for
the women who need to stay for the legal proceeding (medico –legal, writ
petition). Prevail and emanate from the traditional culture or male supremacy
most of the women suffer directly or indirectly by existing patriarchal structure
of the society. The police attitudes that domestic violence is primarily of
private nature is trivializing of grave social evil that too much psychological
traumatize and they need the short home to stay.
PVCHR together with the
Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) will provide
psychological support through testimonial therapy and will provide help to the
survivors through emergency assistance. As the therapy required lonely and
secure place.
There is Government protection house
in the city only after the order by magistrate in legal cases, not for all
women faced violence and threat. The Government protection house is
overcrowded, facing corruption, discrimination and most of the women are not
willing to live there.
But our centre is an unique in
surrounding five districts as here women have place for short – stay up to one
year according to their wish and settlement of cases. Women
have portability of psychological support
by testimonial support, legal and social support with security.
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