Tuesday, December 26, 2017

उत्तर प्रदेश के वाराणसी जिले के थाना कैंट के प्रभारी रतन सिंह यादव द्वारा दो व्यक्तियों को डी के बसु गाईड लाइन का उल्लंघन करते हुए 14 दिन तक दो व्यक्तियों को थाने में बंधक बनाये जाने के सन्दर्भ में




Case Details of File Number: 45784/24/72/2015
Diary Number
208398,208532
Name of the Complainant
LENIN RAGHUVANSHI
Address
MANVADHIKAR JAN NIGRANI SAMITI, SA 4/2A, DAULAT PUR

VARANASI , UTTAR PRADESH
Name of the Victim
SHANKAR YADAV AND BALRAM YADAV
Address
R/O. ABHILASHA COLONY, NADESAR

VARANASI , UTTAR PRADESH
Place of Incident
PS.CANTT

VARANASI , UTTAR PRADESH
Date of Incident
Not Mentioned
Direction issued by the Commission
The Commission received a complaint dated 04.11.2015 received from Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, General Secretary, Manavadhikar Jan Nigrani Samiti, Varanasi, in which it is alleged that two real brothers, residents of Abhilasha Colony, Nadesar, Varanasi are being detained in the PS Agra by the S.O. Ratan Singh Yadav and are being tortured. The Commission vide proceedings dated 13.01.2016 called for report from the concerned authority. Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, a report dated 11.11.2016 has been received from the Superintendent of Police, (Human Rights) along with a copy of the report dated 02.11.2016 submitted by the DIG, Varanasi Range, Varanasi in which stated that during enquiry conducted into the matter, the then S.O. Ratan Singh Yadav was found guilty of keeping Pancham Yadav, Pappu Yadav, Balram Yadav and Shankar Yadav in illegal/unauthorized custody in the police station. It is further stated that he has been punished by an entry of censure. The Commission perused and considered the report. In the opinion of the Commission, a case of violation of human rights of the victim is made out and they deserve to be compensated. Issue notice u/s 18(a)(i) of the PHRA, 1993 to the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary to show cause as to why the Commission should not recommend monetary relief to the victims. Response within 6 weeks.
Action Taken

Status on 12/21/2017






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Date: 2015-11-04 11:55 GMT+05:30
Subject: उत्तर प्रदेश के वाराणसी जिले के थाना कैंट के प्रभारी रतन सिंह यादव द्वारा दो व्यक्तियों को डी के बसु गाईड लाइन का उल्लंघन करते हुए 14 दिन तक दो व्यक्तियों को थाने में बंधक बनाये जाने के सन्दर्भ में

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Cc: Lenin Raghuvanshi <pvchr.india@gmail.com>, "Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi" <lenin@pvchr.asia>, minority.pvchr.india@blogger.com


सेवा में,                                    4 नवम्बर, 2015
श्रीमान अध्यक्ष महोदय,
राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग,
नई दिल्ली |
विषय : उत्तर प्रदेश के वाराणसी जिले के थाना कैंट के प्रभारी रतन सिंह यादव द्वारा दो व्यक्तियों को डी के बसु गाईड लाइन का उल्लंघन करते हुए 14 दिन तक दो व्यक्तियों को थाने में बंधक बनाये जाने के सन्दर्भ में |  
महोदय,
      आपका ध्यान 3 नवम्बर, 2015 की दैनिक समाचार पत्र “दैनिक जागरण” में छपी खबर “एस.एस.पी. के हस्तक्षेप पर छूटे सगे भाई” की ओर आकृष्ट कराना चाहता हूँ | वाराणसी के नदेसर स्थित अभिलाषा कालोनी में रहने वाले सगे भाईयो को कैंट थाने के प्रभारी रतन सिंह यादव द्वारा जबरदस्ती थाने में हथकड़ी लगाकर बैठाया गया और उन्हें प्रताणित किया गया | साथ ही उनके परिजनों को भी धमकाया जिससे वे थाने पर नहीं आते थे |
      अतः आपसे अनुरोध है कि पुलिस द्वारा किये गए डी के बसु गाईड लाइन के उल्लघन पर कानूनी कार्यवाही करते हुए उक्त थाना प्रभारी पर अपहरण का मुकदमा दर्ज किया जाय | साथ ही आपसे यह भी अनुरोध है कि वाराणसी सहित उत्तर प्रदेश के सभी थानों के प्रभारी व अन्य अधिकारियों को माननीय आयोग द्वारा डी.के. बसु गाईड लाइन की कार्यशाला की जाय व मानवाधिकार मूल्यों के प्रति उन्हें संवेदित किया जाय और कडाई से पालन हेतु उच्च अधिकारियों को निर्देशित किया जाय |

संलग्नक :
  1. दिनांक 3 नवम्बर, 2015 के दैनिक समाचार “दैनिक जागरण” अख़बार की खबर की प्रति |


भवदीय
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महासचिव
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सा 4/2 ए दौलतपुर, वाराणसी

Order of NHRC in case of Lenin Raghuvvanshi

Recently on 15 December,2017 National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), a premier Human Rights Institution of India and ‘people’s court for poor’ furnished follows order in case number of 42218/24/72/2012 :
This proceeding shall be read in continuation of the earlier proceedings in the matter: Vide last proceedings dated 19.4.2016 the Commission directed as under: “The Commission has perused the detailed notings of the Investigation Division and the papers placed in the file. In so far as the cases which are under consideration of the court, the Commission cannot intervene and the petitioner may ventilate his grievances before the adjudicating court. The allegations of attempt on his life & his false implication are serious in nature. The petitioner has been a member of the Core Committee on NGO, in the Commission and has filed several cases in the Commission on violation of Human Rights from across the country. In the light of the facts and circumstances of this case, let the DIG, Investigation Division of the Commission call the petitioner Dr. Lenin on a mutually convenient date and get his version recorded. Present status/outcome of the criminal cases as indicated above be obtained within 6 weeks. The matter therefore be placed before the full Commission.” A note has thus been received from the Investigation Division detailing the steps taken by it. It is inter-alia reported vide note dated 27.5.2016 that the complainant was called “as per his convenience” and his statement was recorded making allegations / complaints regarding cases registered against him. Accordingly, present status / outcome of the cases is being sought. It is inter-alia further reported that despite reminders ending with that dated 19.10.2016, present status of FIR Nos.199/2013, 4/2013, 359/2013 and 418/2013 have not been received from the SSP, Varanasi so far. Threat of coercive process has not yielded any results. Commission takes a very serious view of the non-responsive attitude on the part of the SSP, Varanasi. Let Summons under section 13 of the PHR Act, 1993 be issued to the SSP, Varanasi to personally appear before the Commission on 20.2.2018 to explain his utter casual and callous attitude since the instant cases pertain to the year 2012. However, if the report is received a week prior to the scheduled date, his personal appearance shall stand dispensed with. Delinked files be bunched separately.”

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Breaking of impunity and mysterious silence by NHRC



Edmund Burke rightly says, "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."I wrote an article and open letter on mysterious silence of NHRC in my case. Please find follows links:

Recently on 15 December,2017 National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), a premier Human Rights Institution of India and ‘people’s court for poor’ furnished follows order in case number of 42218/24/72/2012 :

This proceeding shall be read in continuation of the earlier proceedings in the matter: Vide last proceedings dated 19.4.2016 the Commission directed as under: “The Commission has perused the detailed notings of the Investigation Division and the papers placed in the file. In so far as the cases which are under consideration of the court, the Commission cannot intervene and the petitioner may ventilate his grievances before the adjudicating court. The allegations of attempt on his life & his false implication are serious in nature. The petitioner has been a member of the Core Committee on NGO, in the Commission and has filed several cases in the Commission on violation of Human Rights from across the country. In the light of the facts and circumstances of this case, let the DIG, Investigation Division of the Commission call the petitioner Dr. Lenin on a mutually convenient date and get his version recorded. Present status/outcome of the criminal cases as indicated above be obtained within 6 weeks. The matter therefore be placed before the full Commission.” A note has thus been received from the Investigation Division detailing the steps taken by it. It is inter-alia reported vide note dated 27.5.2016 that the complainant was called “as per his convenience” and his statement was recorded making allegations / complaints regarding cases registered against him. Accordingly, present status / outcome of the cases is being sought. It is inter-alia further reported that despite reminders ending with that dated 19.10.2016, present status of FIR Nos.199/2013, 4/2013, 359/2013 and 418/2013 have not been received from the SSP, Varanasi so far. Threat of coercive process has not yielded any results. Commission takes a very serious view of the non-responsive attitude on the part of the SSP, Varanasi. Let Summons under section 13 of the PHR Act, 1993 be issued to the SSP, Varanasi to personally appear before the Commission on 20.2.2018 to explain his utter casual and callous attitude since the instant cases pertain to the year 2012. However, if the report is received a week prior to the scheduled date, his personal appearance shall stand dispensed with. Delinked files be bunched separately.”

I welcome recent step of NHRC for justice and dignity of human rights defender. This matter concerns not only the life and the reputation of a human rights defender, but also the very legitimacy of human rights work in general.

My independent thought (which is not project driven) and vision based continuous non-violent struggle  is creating friendly contradictions with Civil Society actors and negative contradictions with sectarian fascist forces of hegemonic masculinity[i]. An International scholar at Universidade de Coimbra Mr. Amit Singh describes , “Born in an upper caste in India, Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi has shown tremendous courage to fight against the evils of Caste system such as bondage labour, police torture and discrimination against vulnerable groups of the society. Most dalits (down trodden) are the victims of age old injustices prevalent in Indian society. In spite of Constitutional safeguard, dalits and Indian minorities (such as Muslim) continue to be victims of discrimination, police torture and bondage labour. Political and government machinery, dominated by the upper Caste member lacks sympathy for vulnerable groups of the Indian society. In such context, few organizations and individual dared to fight against Caste atrocities. Dr. Lenin and his organization (People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights, PVCHR) is one of them.  Since, 1993, Lenin’s consistent struggle against historical injustices has been continued at various levels. His torture free village model is a unique in this regard. Due to his strong advocacy and struggle for justice for vulnerable groups, Lenin faced legal and physical threats on his life. Many legal cases were fabricated against him including rape and kidnapping. He was physically attacked many times; beaten by police and gun shots fired upon him to deter him to pursue legal cases seeking justice for dalits and Muslim minorities. In spite of against all odds, Dr. Lenin’s struggle for human rights persistently continues. He never gave up.”

It is my hope that the justice to me, Shruti Nagvanshi and PVCHR will help to bring an end to the suppression of Dalit and other marginalised communities that still occurs in many countries, and to realise the great potential for plural democracy and sustainable peace based on non-violence, justice, human dignity and secularism that Dalit and other marginalised communities can represent. 

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