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Nobel appeal to free jailed doctor

NDTV Correspondent
Monday, May 12, 2008 (Raipur)
There has been a massive show of international support
for Dr Binayak Sen who is currently in a jail in
Raipur in Chhattisgarh.

At least twenty Nobel Laureates have written a letter
to the President of India, the Prime Minister, the Law
Minister and the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh among
others.

The letter then goes on to say, ''We wish to express
grave concern that Dr Sen appears to be incarcerated
solely for peacefully exercising his fundamental human
rights, in contravention of the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights, to which India is a
party. We are pleased to learn that Dr Sen's trial
has, after numerous delays, now begun.''

They have appealed to them to let the jailed doctor go
to Washington on what they call humanitarian grounds.

Dr Sen is supposed to go personally to Washington to
receive the 2008 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health
and Human Rights.

Binayak Sen has been in jail since May 14 last year
after he was charged by the Chhatisgarh government
under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act,
2006.

Sen has been working extensively in the tribal belt of
Chattisgarh. It was after he criticised the manner in
which the state government was dealing with Naxalism
that the state government charged him with being a
member of a 'terrorist organisation'.

Many have criticised the manner in which Sen was
detained and international human rights groups have
appealed for his release.

The state's main evidence produced in court thus far
includes letters from an alleged Maoist leader,
Narayan Sanyal, who Sen is supposed to have helped
smuggle out of prison. If convicted, he could be
sentenced to life imprisonment.

Sukla


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