Public Hearing: Human Rights and law: Mob Terror, State Terror, Bomb Terror

Invitation for Meeting

Citizens for Justice and Peace are a Citizens group working with the victims of the Gujarat Genocide of 2002 and SAHMAT wish to invite you to be part of a Public Hearing on the plight of the victims five years after the State sponsored Genocide. Ghettoisation. The issue of women, stories of hope and despair, the plight of tribals in Gujarat needs especial focus given the aggression experienced there. So also the model of development and the plight of the agriculture sector and the informal sector.

Social exclusion, ghettoisation and intimidation to those victims who have the courage to fight for justice is an every day story in the state of Gujarat . Members of not just the Minority Community but every right thinking, peace loving and justice loving citizen of the state has been intimidated into silence. The political opposition is weak and scattered. Gujarat State in 2006 December is an example of lived fascism. The day long Public Hearing is scheduled for Wednesday December 20 th in New Delhi from 11a.m to 4 p.m at the Indian Social Institute, 10, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road , New Delhi .

You personally and your organisation/institution have mobilised significantly on the issue of the Gujarat genocide. I have had the privilege of interacting you all several times on the issue. May we therefore urge on behalf of our organisation that the you and your colleagues attends this public hearing in full strength and extends its support?

December 21-22, 2006

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW: MOB TERROR, STATE TERROR AND BOMB TERROR

Friends, the CJP is also organising a two day convention following this meet on Mob Violence, State Violence—Bomb terror at which vibrant groups from Karnataka, Orissa, Chhatisgarh and Malegaon will participate. I enclose those details too hoping that you all could join us there, too.

We would be happy to write a formal letter to any other persons at the Delhi University

Rajendra Prasad, MK Raina [SAHMAT]
Teesta Setalvad Secretary
Vijay Tendulkar President
I M Kadri Vice President
Arvind Krishnaswamy, Treasurer
Cyrus Guzder
Javed Anand
Alyque Padamsee
Javed Akhtar
Anil Dharkar
Ghulam Pheshimam
Nandan Maluste
Rahul Bose
Fr. Cedric Prakash

Human Rights And the Rule of Law:
Mob Terror, state terror and Bomb Terror

december 21-22, 2006

Organised by citizens for justice and peace, mumbai
COMMUNALISM COMBAT, MUMBAI

venue: Indian Social Institute, 10, Institutional Area,
Lodhi Road , New Delhi


December 21, 2006
DAY 1

Registration 9.30-10 a.m.
Plenary 10-11.15 a.m.

introduction : javed akhtar 10 mins

speakers:
Maulana Azhari 10 Mins
Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha 10 Mins
Aparna Bhatt 10 Mins
Vimal Thorat 10 Mins
Adv Wahane 10 Mins
Orissa/Karnataka 10 Mins
Teesta Setalvad 10 Mins

11.15-11.45 COFFEE BREAK
12 noon - 2 p.m.

Impunity of Mob Terror:
Case Study of Mangalore Violence, Karnataka
Four Speakers [20 minutes each]

Interactions with Other participants [45 MINS]
Duration: Two Hours

2-3.15 p.m. Lunch break
3.15 - 5.15 p.m.

DISCRIMINATORY JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT
malegaon case study
three speakers from malegaon [15 mins each]

THE NANDED INVESTIGATION [15 mins]

DISCRIMINATORY JUSTICE – godhra/ /mumbra// malegaon / TEESTA SETALVAD [10 mins]

concluding remarks-rahul bose

5.15-5.45 p.m. Tea and discussions

December 22, 2006

DAY 2

9.30-11.30 a.m.

state terror:INCIDENCE & IMPUNITY

case study of chhatTisgarh


FOUR Speakers [20 mins each]

discussions with the participants [45 mins]

11.30-12 noon coffee break
12 noon - 1.30 p.m.

Mob Terror & STATE TERROR: INCIDENCE & IMPUNITY
CASE STUDY OF ORISSA

Four Speakers [20 mins each]
Interactions with Other Participants [45 mins]

1.30-3 p.m. lunch break
3.30 p.m.- 4.30 p.m.

valedictory session

conclusion
Cedric Prakash

media & Human Rights
javed anand

the way ahead: call for action
Kamal Mitra Chinoy