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Ref: UA/7/2004 Date :
12-10-2004
To
Justice A. S. Anand
Chairman
National Human Rights Commission
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi 110 001, INDIA
Tel: + 91 11 23346244, Fax: + 91 11 23366537
Honorable Justice,
SUBJECT: Mr. Henry Tiphagne & Mr. Nizamudeen, Human Rights activists and 14
other persons detained by police illegally
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 Mr. Henry Tiphagne, Executive Director of Madurai based People's Watch, Mr.
Nizamudeen, State General Secretary of FEDCOT and 14 other persons [14 Human
Rights Activities, 2 General Public including a women] had been detained by the
Cuddalore police, yesterday morning. Intially police has informed that they were
book the persons under non-bailable sections of Cr.PC., but later in the
evening, due to pressure, they have dropped all sections and framed the arrest
as prevention detention. All arrested persons has been take by force to the New
Town Police Station in Cuddalore Town.
It is said that a hall has been booked to conduct 'Campaign Against Torture'
[CAT] on 11-10-2004. But due to pressure from local police Superintendent, the
hall has been cancelled without any prior information to the CAT authroised
persons. While Mr. Henry and others enquirying on this matter with the hall
authorities on the meeting day, a group of policemen headed by Deputy
Superintendent of Police Mr. Payas Ferozkhan Abdullah forcefully entered the
training hall and detained 16 persons.
Now-a-days, Tamil Nadu Police aiming their gun points directly to Civil Rights
movements and Non-Governmental Organisations, who are exposing their violent
activities to the general public as well to the proper authorities. These
activities are totally undemocratic by the police. We requesting the
State/Central, Human Rights Commission, International Human Rights Movements to
taken immediate action against these culprits.
With Regards,
Subramanian.G
Executive Director,MANITHAM
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APPEAL TO:
1.Shri. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,
President of India,
Rashtrapathi Bhavan,
New Delhi -110001
INIDA
Tel: +91 11 23015321
Fax: + 91 11 23017290 / 23017824
2. Honourable Chief Minister,
Chief Minister Special Cell,
Fort St. George, Chennai.
3. Mr I K Govind [Director General of Police ]
Police Head Quarters
Dr.Radha Krishnan Salai
Mylapore
Chennai-600 004
Ph No : 044-2844 7777, 2844 7755
4. Ms. Hina Jilani
UN Sepcial Represetative of the Secretaary-General on Human Rights Defenders
C/o OHCHR-UNOG, 1211 Geneva 10,
SWITZERLAND
Fax: +41 22 917 9006
5. N G O's, Legal Consultants, Human Rights Organisations, Manitham
International Members/Volunteers. |
