Letter to IISc Director
30 June 2023 Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Dear Prof. Rangarajan, We are a group of scientists and academics. Our group… Read More »Letter to IISc Director
democratic rights
Talks by Devangina Kalita and Natasha Narwal: “The Injustice of Law: UAPA, Prisons and The Criminal Justice System”
Natasha and Devangana will take us through their journey of being
charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) elaborating
on how this draconian law which stands in violation of many fundamental
constitutional values, has become an instrument for suppressing dissent
by those in power. They will look at the history of the use of such
‘exceptional laws’ and how they contribute to enhancing the power of
authoritarian regimes. Drawing on their experiences of incarceration,
they will also share their reflections on the urgent need for thinking
politically about prisons — how our criminal justice system
disproportionately incarcerates the most marginalised communities in our
country, making access to justice contingent on one’s caste-class-gender
locations.
Statement on censorship of the BBC documentary “India: the Modi Question”
Date: 31 January 2023
We are a group of Indian scientists and academics.
We are dismayed at the censorship of the two-part BBC documentary, “India: the Modi Question”. The Indian government has had the documentary removed from social media under the pretext that it is “undermining the sovereignty and integrity of India”. This justification does not withstand scrutiny and the removal violates our rights, as Indians, to access and discuss important information about our society and government.
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