Death Threat to Gwangju Prize Laureate

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Death Threat to Gwangju Prize Laureate

Name Date 2011.12.01 Hit 8

India: Death threats to human rights defender Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Issue: Intimidation, right to life with dignity, threat to human rights defender ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Dear Friend, Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) Secretary General / Executive Director Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi received a threatening call from by mobile phone. He is pursuing the case of Sohrab killing in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The caller was also saying he is resident from the same district. He abused and given threat to life to Dr. Lenin. Case detail: On 29th November, 2011 around 5:27 pm Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi[i], Secretary General / Executive Director of Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) received threatening call from mobile number +94757251733 on his mobile No. +91-9935599333. The caller was abusing by using filthy words after using the words Human Rights. He also threat to life saying "You will be towed" and "if you speak too much you will be shot out". During that time Dr. Lenin was busy in the meeting with its associates in his office and he became distracted. At mean time around 5: 42 pm Dr. Lenin immediately released an urgent release in facebook. Around 6:22 pm Dr. Lenin rang on same number but he did not receive any response from that side. Then again he ranged this time he succeed to know the identity of the caller. The caller said, "My name is J.P Mishra, I am resident of Gorakhpur. You did not know about my power. I can do anything. Son, I have relation with many person you know Tulsi Singh. Now you understand what type of person I am. I lived in Mumbai I can do anything. If you are Governor or Chief Minister of the state, understand I have worth to do anything. Then he threat what is your worth monthly earning of only 10 thousand and 20 thousand". The caller was speaking in Bhojpuri mixed Hindi language. Immediately letter through email was sent to Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and Director General of Police and on 30th November, 2011 same letter was sent through post. It is noted that high level enquiry is going in the Soharab[ii] killing case in Gorakhpur. In this matter on the behalf of organization he made complain. In which the name of Sri Aditya Yogi Nath[iii] (Member of Parliament, Bhartiya Janta Party) also came. The caller was also telling he was resident of Gorakhpur. Through his dialogue it seems he was near to the Sri Aditya Yogi Nath ji, because he was assuming Dr. Lenin as any Government officer. He was telling he is making call from South Africa and sometime America. Sample letter: Dear……………………… Sub: Please take immediate action in death threat to Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi I want to bring in your kind attention towards the incidence happened with Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Secretary General / Executive Director of Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) that on 29th November, 2011 around 5:27 pm he received threatening call from mobile number +94757251733 on his mobile No. +91-9935599333. The caller was abusing by using filthy words after using the words Human Rights. He also threat to life saying "You will be towed" and "if you speak too much you will be shot out". During that time Dr. Lenin was busy in the meeting with its associates in his office and he became distracted. I am informed that at mean time around 5: 42 pm Dr. Lenin immediately released an urgent release in facebook. Around 6:22 pm Dr. Lenin rang on same number but he did not receive any response from that side. Then again he ranged this time he succeed to know the identity of the caller. The caller said, "My name is J.P Mishra, I am resident of Gorakhpur. You did not know about my power. I can do anything. Son, I have relation with many person you know Tulsi Singh. Now you understand what type of person I am. I lived in Mumbai I can do anything. If you are Governor or Chief Minister of the state, understand I have worth to do anything. Then he threat what is your worth monthly earning of only 10 thousand and 20 thousand". The caller was speaking in Bhojpuri mixed Hindi language. Immediately letter through email was sent to Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and Director General of Police and on 30th November, 2011 same letter was sent through post. I am also informed that high level enquiry is going in the Soharab killing case in Gorakhpur. In this matter on the behalf of organization he made complain. In which the name of Sri Aditya Yogi Nath (Member of Parliament, Bhartiya Janta Party) also came. The caller was also telling he was resident of Gorakhpur. Through his dialogue it seems he was near to the Sri Aditya Yogi Nath ji, because he was assuming Dr. Lenin as any Government officer. He was telling he is making call from South Africa and sometime America. Therefore it is a kind request to conduct a high level enquiry against the alleged perpetrator and provide security to the Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and the witness. PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS TO: 1. Chief Secretary Government of Uttar Pradesh Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri Bhavan Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh INDIA Fax: +91 52 2223 9283 Email: csup@up.nic.in 2. Director General of Police 1-Tilak Marg, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh INDIA Fax: + 91 522 220 6120 / 220 6174 E-mail: police@up.nic.in 3. Chief Minister Government of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Secretariat Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh INDIA Fax: + 91 52 2223 0002 / 2223 9234 E-mail: csup@up.nic.in 4. Inspector General of Police Varanasi Zone Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh INDIA Email: igzonevns@up.nic.in 5. Senior Superintendent of Police Varanasi, SSP Office Kachahari, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh INDIA Email: sspvns@up.nic.in 6. Mrs Margaret Sekaggya Special Representative of the Secretary General for human rights defenders Att: Ben Majekodunmi Room 1-040 C/o OHCHR-UNOG, 1211 Geneva 10, SWITZERLAND Tel: + 41 22 917 93 88 Fax: + 41 22 917 9006 E-mail: urgent-action@ohchr.org 7. ChairpersonNational Human Rights Commission Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, PIN 110001 Fax No. 23384863 E-Mail: covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in, jrlawnhrc@hub.nic.in Attn: Focal point Human Rights Defender 8. I.G.Police, Gorakhpur Zone Tel: 2333707 Email: iggkp@nda.vsnl.net.in, igzgor@nic.in [i] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Raghuvanshi [ii] http://petition-nhrc.blogspot.com/2011/08/yogi-adityanath-obstructing-legal.html[iii] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adityanath_Yogi[iv] http://muslim-minority.blogspot.com/2011/08/blog-post_12.html[v] http://muslim-minority.blogspot.com/2011/08/ackonwledgement-lettercomplaint.html

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