[Consolidated from several posts by Manohar Elavarthi, Paula Ettelbrick and Grace Poore, ap-rainbow, first posted on 08 November 2008.]
Action Alert: Demand action against Bengaluru (India) Police, who brutally assaulted sexual minorities and human rights defenders
The incident: On 20th October, Bengaluru police brutally attacked five sexual minority activists and arrested them on false charges when they tried enquiring about the illegal detention of five hijras (working class male-to-female transgenders). Police illegally detained and assaulted a large number of human rights defenders when they held a peaceful protest against the illegal police actions. Police also arrested 31 human rights defenders on false charges.
Action: Coalition for Sexworkers and Sexual Minorities (a coming together of social movements and human rights groups in Bengaluru to resist police violence and to defend sexual minority human rights) requests you send emails or faxes to Indian authorities demanding action against guilty police for the crimes committed against human rights defenders. More information about the incident and the pretest actions is available HERE.
Please send a copy of your letter to advocacysangama@gmail.com.
VIEW ACTION ALERT HERE. [PDF file of Action Alert can also be downloaded HERE.]
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