Outlook / by Preetha Nair
Lawyers and kin of jailed activists allege pre-trial punishment.
“It’s tough without him around. I am not hopeful of any positive outcome now,” says Meenal Gadling, wife of human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling, who has been languishing in Pune’s Yerawada jail for more than a year now.
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The Hindu / By Shoumoji Banerjee
Stating that there was nothing seditious about the speeches made by participants at the Elgar Parishad of December 2017, human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling on Friday accused the prosecution of conducting a media trial in the case.
Advocate Gadling, conducting his own defence, was replying to public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar’s arguments that sought to deny bail to him and the other activists arrested in the case.
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The Times of India / By TNN
Pune: District government pleader Ujjwala Pawar said on Thursday that the prosecution has furnished to the special UAPA court all the investigation papers and seized documents, including electronic evidence and phone records, to show that a prima facie case exists against all the accused in the Elgar Parishad case and they are not entitled for bail.
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Business Standard / by ANI
Hyderabad based poet Varavara Rao along with Nagpur activist and lawyer Surendra Gadling provided security-related information to wanted Maoists, alleged a supplementary charge sheet filed by the Pune Police on Thursday in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.
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Sabrangindia.in / by Sabrang
Sabrang India spoke to justice Hosbet Suresh (retired) about the threats to arrest him made by ACP, Shivaji Pawar, the current attacks on lawyers, the political and legal climate of the country and the fascist ideology of the current government.
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Council for Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the Bars of 45 countries and through them about 1 Million European Lawyers have wrote to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to respect the Human Rights Lawyers and has called upon the Indian Premier to release the pro bono lawyers Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj.
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The Leaflet / By IAPL
Indian Association of People´s lawyers (IAPL) condemns the threat issued by Shivaji Pawar, ACP, Maharashtra Police to arrest IAPL’s President Justice Hosbet Suresh (Retd.) and the most alarming portrayal by him of IAPL as a frontal organization of CPI (Maoist). IAPL believes that such attacks on Judges and Human Right defenders which includes lawyers and organizations, require to be understood in the in the light of rising authoritarianism and fascist attacks in the country. It is the need of the hour for all organisations and individuals to come together and resist this onslaught collectively and to strongly condemn and resist this brazen attempt to intimidate Justice H. Suresh (Retd) and members of IAPL.
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Press Release by IAPL
Today, Indian Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) organised a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi in relation to the recent arrests of Advocate Surendra Gadling, Prof. Shoma Sen , Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson and Mahesh Raut. The arrests took place on the 6th June, 2018, by Pune police at the early Hours of morning.
IAPL and other lawyers organization condemning the arrest of Advocate Surendra Gadling and 4 others.
7th June, 2018
Press Club of India
Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) / by Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO), Indian Association Peoples’ Lawyers (IAPL), Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
Introduction / 4
Chapter 1: The Background and Context: Minerals, Mines and Militarization / 5
Forest Rights, PESA and Gram Sabhas
The Violence Needed to Violate
The Costs of Mining: Interrogation, Arrests, Torture and an Economic Blockade
Chapter 2: Execution and Cover up of a Massacre / 14
Tumirgunda Forests (Boria Kasanur) on 22nd April 2018
Nainer Forests (Rajaram Khandla) on 23rd April 2018
A Story with Holes: 15 Bodies found on 24th April 2018
Celebration, Rewards, Promotions: Prize for Killings
Grim Silence on Gattepalli
Chapter 3: Encountering Resistance / 28
Koindwarshi
Mohandi
Gudanjur
Rekanar
Chapter 4: Conclusions / 37
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