[Reader-list] “Immediately withdraw Charges against Dr. Sen” : UK-academics

[Anivar Aravind]

“Immediately withdraw Charges against Dr. Sen” : UK-academics
Letter to Guardian from UK-academics
http://www.binayaksen.net/2009/04/letter-to-the-guardian/

    We urge that Dr Sen be released, and be treated in the spirit of
India’s own constitution.

30th March

The Editor,
The Guardian,
London,
UK

As the world’s economic powers gather in London this week, with India
featuring prominently among them, we hope they will take the time to
consider human rights as well as the credit crunch. In particular, we,
U.K-based academics, call attention to the continuing imprisonment of
Dr Binayak Sen, the first Indian recipient of the 2008 Jonathan Mann
award for Global Health and Human Rights. Dr Sen, a public health
professional, has worked tirelessly for decades on issues of basic
livelihood, health services and social justice. He has been
incarcerated ’solely for peacefully exercising his fundamental
rights,’ as twenty-two Nobel Laureates, British politicians and many
other prominent figures have noted. Dr. Sen has been a political
prisoner since 14th May 2007 in the Indian State of Chhattisgarh, and
has been denied bail and appropriate medical treatment. He is on
Amnesty International’s list of “Prisoners at Risk”. No credible
charges have been brought against him but anti-terror legislation has
been used to extend his detention. Supplementary charges and
additional witnesses have been introduced with the apparent intention
of endlessly prolonging his trial.

The needs of the world’s underprivileged must be at the forefront of
the G-20’s discussions. The Government of India must act immediately
to withdraw the charges against one of the strongest champions of
social justice. We urge that Dr Sen be released, and be treated in the
spirit of India’s own constitution. At a time when the global economic
situation has made the poor even more vulnerable, governments must
support and work with, not incarcerate and abuse, those like Dr Sen
and other human rights activists who work for positive change.

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       1. Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Part-time Lecturer in Mathematical Finance,
University College London, London
       2. Prof. Ravi Ahuja, Professor of Modern South Asian History,
School of Oriental and African Studies, London
       3. Dr Sundari Anitha, Research Fellow, University of Leeds,Leeds
       4. Prof. Gautam Appa, Professor of Operational Research, London
School of Economics, London
       5. Dr. Thankom Gopinath Arun, Honorary Senior Fellow,
Manchester University, Manchester
       6. Dr Rita Astuti, Reader, London School of Economics, London
       7. Ms Holly Aylett, Senior Research Fellow, The Global Policy
Institute, London Metropolitan University
       8. Dr. Mukulika Banerjee, Reader, University College London, London
       9. Prof. Marcus Banks, Professor, University of Oxford, Oxford
      10. Prof. Upendra Baxi, Professor of Law, University of Warwick, Coventry
      11. Dr. Laura Bear, Lecturer, London School of Economics, London
      12. Prof. Gillian Bendelow, Professor and Head of Department,
Department of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton
      13. Dr. Veronique Benei, Senior Research Fellow, London School
of Economics, London
      14. Dr. Philippa Berry, Visiting Fellow, University of Bristol, Bristol
      15. Dr. Brenna Bhandar, Lecturer, Kent Law School, Kent
      16. Prof. Maurice Bloch, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology,
London School of Economics, London
      17. Dr Monica M.E Bonaccorso-Rothe, Lecturer and Senior Research
Fellow, Goldsmiths College, University of London, London
      18. Dr. Gabriele vom Bruck, Senior Lecturer, School of Oriental
and African Studies, London
      19. Prof. Lionel Caplan, Emeritus Professor, School of Oriental
and African Studies, London
      20. Prof. Joshua Castellino, Professor of Law, Middlesex
University, London
      21. Dr Sharad Chari, Lecturer, London School of Economics
      22. Dr. Shraddha Chigateri, Lecturer in Law, Keele University, Keele
      23. Dr. Andrew Chitty, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of
Sussex, Brighton
      24. Dr Michael Collins, Department of History, University
College London, London
      25. Prof. Anthony Costello, Professor of International Child
Health and Development, UCL Institute for Global Health, University
College London, London
      26. Dr. Radha D’Souza, Reader in Law, University of Westminster, London
      27. Dr. Dimitris Dalakoglou, Lecturer in Anthropology,
University of Sussex, Brighton
      28. Dr Eliza Darling, Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London
      29. Dr. Susan Daruvala, Senior Lecturer, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge
      30. Dr. Santanu Das, Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London, London
      31. Dr Jonathan S Davies, Reader in Public Policy Governance and
Public Management Group, Warwick Business School, Coventry
      32. Prof Sophie Day, Professor of Anthropology, Goldsmiths, London
      33. Dr. Lucy Delap, Lecturer in History, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge
      34. Dr. Manali Desai, Lecturer, London School of Economics and
Political Science, London
      35. Professor Lord Meghnad Desai, Professor Emeritus of
Economics, London School of Economics
      36. Dr. Henrike Donner, Lecturer, London School of Economics and
Political Science, London
      37. Prof. Elizabeth Dowler, Professor of Food and Social Policy,
University of Warwick, Coventry
      38. Dr. Jean Dreze, former Lecturer, London School of Economics, London
      39. Dr. Ziad Elmarsafy, Department of English & Related
Literature, University of York Heslington, York
      40. Dr. Peggy Froerer, Lecturer in Anthropology, Brunel
University, Uxbridge
      41. Prof. David Gellner, Professor, University of Oxford, Oxford
      42. Prof. Sayantan Ghosal, Professor of Economics, Department of
Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry
      43. Dr Aisha Gill, Criminologist, Roehampton University, London
      44. Dr. Jay Ginn, Centre for Research on Ageing and Gender,
Surrey University, Guildford
      45. Dr. Priyamvada Gopal, Senior Lecturer, Cambridge University, Cambridge
      46. Dr Gianluca Grimalda, Visiting fellow at the Centre for the
Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, Warwick University,
Coventry
      47. Dr. Sudeshna Guha, Lecturer (Affiliate), Cambridge
University, Cambridge
      48. Prof. David Hardiman, Professor, University of Warwick, Coventry
      49. Dr. James Harrison, Assistant Professor School of
Law,University of Warwick, Coventry
      50. Prof. Barbara Harriss-White, Professor of Development
Studies, Oxford University, Oxford
      51. Prof. Keith Hart, Professor of Anthropology Emeritus,
Goldsmiths College, London
      52. Prof. Sylvia Harvey, Professor of Broadcasting Policy,
University of Lincoln, Lincoln
      53. Prof John Hinnells, Professor Emeritus at Liverpool Hope
University and Honorary Professorial Research Associate at SOAS,
London
      54. Dr. Leo Howe, Senior Lecturer, Cambridge University, Cambridge
      55. Dr. Michael Hrebeniak, Fellow, Tutor & Director of Studies
in English, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
      56. Prof. C. Humphrey, Professor, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,
      57. Prof. Michael Hutt, Professor of Nepali and Himalayan
Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
      58. Prof. Deborah James, Professor, London School of Economics, London
      59. Prof. Patricia Jeffery, Professor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
      60. Prof. Roger Jeffery, Professor, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
      61. Anuradha Joshi, Fellow, Institute of Development Studies,
University of Sussex, Brighton
      62. Prof. Mushtaq Khan, Professor, School of Oriental and
African Studies, London
      63. Prof. Ursula King, FRSA Professor Emerita of Theology and
Religious Studies and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for
Advanced Studies, University of Bristol and School of Oriental and
African Studies, University of London
      64. Prof. Udaya Kumar, Leverhulme Visiting Professor School of
English Literature, Language and Linguistics,University of Newcastle
      65. Dr. Helen Lambert, Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol, Bristol
      66. Prof. Neil Lazarus, Professor, University of Warwick, Coventry
      67. Dr. Alana Lentin, Senior Lecturer, Sociology, University of
Sussex, Brighton
      68. Dr. Les Levidow, Senior Research Fellow, Open University,
Milton Keynes
      69. Prof. Alan Macfarlane, Professor of Anthropological Science,
University of Cambridge
      70. Dr. Sumi Madhok Lecturer, London School of Economics and
Political Science, London.
      71. Dr. Luke Martell, Reader, University of Sussex, Brighton
      72. Charlie Masquelier, Part-time lecturer in Sociology, Sussex
University, Brighton
      73. Reginald Massey, Independent Researcher, member of Society
of Authors & Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
      74. Dr Emma Mawdsley, Lecturer, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
      75. Dr. Lyla Mehta, Research Fellow, University of Sussex, Brighton
      76. Dr. Usha Menon, Senior Lecturer, University College London, London
      77. Dr. Perveez Mody, Lecturer, Cambridge University, Cambridge
      78. Dr. Massimiliano Mollona, Lecturer, Goldsmiths University, London
      79. Dr Sian Moore, Reader, Working Lives Research Institute,
London Metropolitan University
      80. Dr Subha Mukherji, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
      81. Dr. Parita Mukta, Senior Lecturer, University of Warwick, Coventry
      82. Professor Sally R Munt, Director: Sussex Centre for Cultural
Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton
      83. Dr. Khalid Nadvi, Senior Lecturer, Manchester University, Manchester
      84. Dr. Uttara Natarajan, Senior Lecturer, Goldsmiths,
University of London
      85. Professor Jonothan Neelands, National Teaching Fellow, Chair
of Drama and Theatre Education, University of Warwick, Coventry
      86. Prof Eleanor Nesbitt, Professor in Religions and Education,
University of Warwick, Coventry
      87. Dr. Eleanor Newbigin, Junior Research Fellow, Trinity
College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
      88. Ines Newman, Principal Research Fellow, Warwick Business
School, Coventry
      89. Dr. Pippa Oakeshott, Reader in General Practice, Community
Health Sciences, St George’s, University of London
      90. Dr. Daniel O’Connor, Honorary Fellow, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh
      91. Professor Judith Okely, Emeritus Professor of Social
Anthropology, University of Hull & Deputy Director of the
International Gender Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford
      92. Dr. Harsh Pant, Lecturer, King’s College London
      93. Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Professor of Political
Philosophy, University of Westminster, Emeritus Professor of Political
Theory at the University of Hull, U.K
      94. Prof. Jonathan P. Parry, Professor, London School of Economics, London
      95. Prof Benita Parry, Professor, University of Warwick, Coventry
      96. Dr. Daniela M. Peluso, Lecturer, University of Kent, Canterbury
      97. Dr. Frances Pine, Reader in Anthropology, Goldsmiths
University of London
      98. Prof. Chistopher Pinney, Professor of Anthropology,
University College London, London
      99. Prof. Allyson Pollock, Professor of International Public
Health Policy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
     100. Dr. Mike Poltorak, Lecturer, University of Kent, Canterbury
     101. Prof. Shirin M. Rai, Professor, University of Warwick, Coventry
     102. Dr. Dwijen Rangnekar, Senior Research Fellow, Warwick
University, Coventry
     103. Dr. Manav Ratti, Assistant Professor, University of Warwick, Coventry
     104. Prof. Andrew Rigby, Professor of Peace Studies, Coventry
University, Coventry
     105. Dr. Ben Rogaly, Senior Lecturer, University of Sussex, Brighton
     106. Prof. Jonathan Rosenhead, Emeritus Professor, London School
of Economics, London
     107. Prof. Vaskar Saha, Professor, Manchester University, Manchester
     108. Dr. Minoli Salgado, Senior Lecturer, University of Sussex, Sussex
     109. Dr. Esther Saraga, Senior Lecturer, The Open University, Milton Keynes
     110. Prof. Shaheen Sardar Ali, Professor, School of Law,
University of Warwick, Coventry
     111. Dr. Eurig Scandrett, Lecturer in Sociology, Queen Margaret
University, Edinburgh
     112. Dr. Michael W. Scott Lecturer, London School of Economics, London
     113. Prof. Kunal Sen, Professor of Development Economics and
Policy, Manchester University, Manchester
     114. Prof. Sanjay Seth, Professor of Politics, Goldsmiths,
University of London, London
     115. Dr. Esha Shah, Research Fellow, IDS, University of Sussex, Brighton
     116. Prof. Martin Shaw, Research Professor, Dept. of
International Relations, University of Sussex
     117. Dr Taylor C. Sherman, Royal Holloway University of London
     118. Dr. Pritam Singh, Senior Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
     119. Dr. Subir Sinha, Senior Lecturer, SOAS, London
     120. Tamara Sivanandan, Head of Social Sciences Department,
Middlesex University, London
     121. Prof. Angela Smith, Professor Emeritus, University of
Stirling, Stirling
     122. Dr. S. Sreenivasaprasad, Assistant Professor, University of
Warwick, Coventry
     123. Dr Colin Stolkin, Senior Lecturer in Anatomy, King’s College
London, London
     124. Dr. Clarinda Still, Lecturer in Modern India Studies,
University of Oxford, Oxford
     125. Dr Nikita Sud, Lecturer, University of Oxford, Oxford
     126. Dr. Deborah Sutton, Lecturer, University of Lancaster, Lancaster
     127. Dr. Emma Tarlo Reader, Department of Anthropology,
Goldsmiths,University of London
     128. Dr. Dania Thomas, Lecturer, School of Law, Keele University, Keele
     129. Eva Turner, Principal Lecturer, University of East London, London
     130. Dr. Maya Unnithan, Reader in Social Anthropology, University
of Sussex, Brighton
     131. Dr. Rashmi Varma, Senior Lecturer, University of Warwick, Coventry
     132. Dr. Penny Vera-Sanso, Lecturer, Birkbeck College, University of London
     133. Dr. Bhaskar Vira, Senior Lecturer, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
     134. Dr Chrstopher Warnes, Lecturer, Cambridge University, Cambridge
     135. Dr. Maya Warrier, Senior Lecturer, University of Wales, Lampeter
     136. Dr. Sari Wastell, Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London, London
     137. Dr Karen Wells, Programme Director International Childhood
Studies, Birkbeck College, London
     138. Prof. Ann Whitehead, Professor of Anthropology, University of Sussex
     139. Professor Janet Wilson, The University of Northampton
     140. Dr Kalpana Wilson, LSE Fellow in Transnational Gender
Studies, Gender Institute, London School of Economics and Political
Science, London
     141. Dr Benjamin Zachariah, Reader in South Asian History,
University of Sheffield, Sheffield



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