Saturday, December 25, 2010

No space for peaceful protest in India

Describing rights activist Binayak Sen's conviction as ''outrageous'', former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar today said People's Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) will challenge the order and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act under which he was found guilty.

"It is scandalous to say that he (Sen) was working against the interest of the country. The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act under which he has been convicted is unconstitutional," Sachar said in a statement here.


Read Tehelka article on his imprisonment

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