urgent-action@ohchr.org<urgent-action@ohchr.org> | Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 9:11 PM |
| To: Sanjay Sharma <tahririndia@gmail.com> | |
For information about the Special Procedures (Independent Experts, Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups) of the Human Rights Council, please visit: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ For information on the Communications Procedure of Independent Experts, Special Rapporteurs and Working Groups, please visit: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ For Information on contacting specific mandate-holders, please visit: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ Sincerely, Special Procedures Branch Human Rights Council and Special Procedures Divison OHCHR NOTE: this is an AUTOMATED EMAIL and replies to this email address will not be responded to. ------------------------------ ~o~o~o~ Date : 25-01-2015 ============================== To, 1-Mr. Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders,c/o Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Palais Wilson,United Nations Office at Geneva CH 1211 Geneva 10,Switzerland E-mail urgent-action@ohchr.org , defenders@ohchr.org, jgaziyev@ohchr.org 2- The Chairman,National Human Rights Commission,ManavAdhikarBhawan, Block-C, GPO Complex, INA,New Delhi – 110 023 covdnhrc <covdnhrc@nic.in>, ionhrc <ionhrc@nic.in>, & Shri A. K. Parashar National Focal Point - Human Rights Defenders & Joint Registrar National Human Rights Commission ManavAdhikarBhawan, Block-C, GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi – 110 023 Email: hrd-nhrc@nic.in 3-ThiruO.Panneerselvam Hon'ble Chief Minister Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister's Office Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 Email: cmsec@tn.gov.in, cmcell@tn.gov.in 4-Thiru K. Gnanadesikan I.A.S., Chief Secretary to Government Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Secretariate, Chennai 600 009 PBX No. 044-25665566 Email: cs@tn.gov.in 5-Thiru Ashok Kumar, IPS Director General of Police, Post Box No.601, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 Ph: 044- 28447777,2844775 Fax: 044-28447703 E.mail: dgp@tn.gov.in 6-Mrs. Justice T.Meenakumari, Hon’ble Chairperson, State Human Rights Commission Thiruvarangam 143, P.S. Kumarasamy Raja Salai (Greenways Road) Chennai 600 028, Tamilnadu. Phone : 91-44-2495 1484 Fax : 91-44-2495 1486 E-mail : shrc@tn.nic.in 7-Mr. S. George, Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Police, No.132, Commissioner Office Building, EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007. Ph: 044-25615048 Fax: 044-25615028 (Fax) E.mail: cop@vsnl.net Sub. : Complaint of violation of Human Rights of a RTI user /HRD. Sir/Madam, TAHRIR ( Transparency, Accountability & Human Rights initiative for revolution ) is a Bareilly/Lucknow based Social Organization, working at grass-root level by taking up & solving issues related to strengthening transparency & accountability in public life and protection of Human Rights in India. We are sending this complaint about alleged violation of Human Rights of a RTI user /HRD. We have come to know from a news report By Express News Service a Dalit has been Attacked in MADURAI for Filing a RTI on Private College. The news is available at given link : http://www.newindianexpress. The RTI applicant,who had sought details, through an RTI, of the land tax and property tax paid by a private college that came under the jurisdiction of the local panchayat, was attacked by an unidentified gang on Friday. His family members too were not spared. In this news report, ‘Evidence’, a Madurai-based NGO that advocates the rights of the Dalits was stated as claiming that the information sought could reveal alleged tax evasion by the concerned college and alleged that the attack was perpetrated by the family that owned the institution.The NGO, which deputed a fact-finding team to investigate the attack on the Dalit and his family, said that police are yet to an FIR in the case. According to the NGO, M Meganathan is a resident of Veerapatti village in the Iluppur taluk of Pudukkottai district. Last month, he filed an RTI application demanding details of the land taxes and property taxes paid by a private college in the locality following which he began receiving threats. Despite repeated ultimatums and warnings, the 30-year-old man stood his ground.On Friday morning, a weapon-wielding gang reached his house and assaulted him and his family members. The attack led to injuries being sustained by himself, his father Mayazhagu (56), and other relatives including Sureshkumar (31) and Rangasamy. They are currently getting treatment at Pudukkottai government hospital, where they managed to file a Medical Lego Case (MLC) after a long struggle, said the NGO report. Moreover, Annavasal police who controls Veerapatti village were yet to file FIR, and it is alleged that the police are hand-in-glove with the attackers. RTI users are Human Rights’ Defenders so please intervene, register a case and do the needful to protect human rights of the HRD. Sincerely yours, Sanjay Sharma سنجے شرما संजय शर्मा ( Founder & Chairman) Transparency, Accountability & Human Rights Initiative for Revolution ( TAHRIR ) 101,Narain Tower,F Block, Rajajipura Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh-226017 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ Website :http://tahririndia.blogspot. E-mail : tahririndia@gmail.com Twitter Handle : @tahririndia Mobile : 9369613513 TAHRIR ( Transparency, Accountability & Human Rights initiative for revolution ) is a Bareilly/Lucknow based Social Organization, working at grass-root level by taking up & solving issues related to strengthening transparency & accountability in public life and protection of Human Rights in India. तहरीर (पारदर्शिता, जवाबदेही और मानवाधिकार क्रांति के लिए पहल ) भारत में लोक जीवन में पारदर्शिता संवर्धन, जबाबदेही निर्धारण और आमजन के मानवाधिकारों के संरक्षण के हितार्थ जमीनी स्तर पर कार्यशील संस्था है l | |
Sunday, January 25, 2015
United Nations acknowledges TAHRIR's complaint regarding attack on RTI user in Madurai ( Tamilnadu ).
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