South Asia Citizens Web

We are forwarding a letter signed by more than 4000 intellectuals from all over the world protesting against the withdrawal of Professor Ramanujan’s celebrated essay ‘Three Hundred Ramayanas’ from the reading list of one of the under graduate courses of Delhi University. This action by the Academic Council has shocked and dismayed all those who see university as a place of learning, a space that allows a free exchange of ideas, and helps shape critical minds. By repressing ideas we destroy the very basis of this ideal.

Sunila Abeysekara, Nimalka Fernando and Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

23rd March 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: As the three Sri Lankan human rights defenders who have come most under attack by the state media in Sri Lanka in the past week, because of our active involvement with the on-going session of the UN Human rights Council in Geneva, we feel compelled to issue this statement of clarification.

We -human rights, labor, and civic organizations in Korea- are writing to you with our deep concern regarding the current attacks continuously made to villagers who are opposing the construction of POSCO steel plant.

Indian women’s rights activists strongly urge the Indian government to Support the UN Resolution seeking Enquiry into war crimes in Sri Lanka

We strongly condemn the repression launched against the people of Koodankulam and southern Tamil Nadu and demand that those arrested be immediately released. If a willingness to exercise one’s democratic right of protest in peaceful and non-violent ways, or to criticize the pursuit of nuclear energy, or even to oppose government plans in this regard is to be deemed seditious and warrants being arrested, then we the undersigned also declare ourselves to be as guilty as our fellow citizens in Tamil Nadu. We stand in solidarity with them. The government may please take note.