NCHRO conducts a debate on human rights violation

Manglore: “As a human rights activist I don’t have a confidence that I could win the case against the police, who hatched the conspiracy of the murder of my junior advocate Naushad Khasimji. I have complained to NHRC, but what they did in this case? They have done nothing. Then how can we believe that common people can get justice in the cases of human rights violations” said Advocate Purushatham Paujary, a well known human rights activist.

Who was speaking on a debate “Human Rights Violation-A Critical Analysis” organized by National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) at St.Aloysius College Auditorium, Manglore on Saturday, June 26th, the International Day in Support of Torture Victims.

Adv.Purushottam Pujari Speaking to gathering

“Law and order has been deteriorated in Karnataka. Common people treated as equal to animals. No, we have to live like human beings and should fight against Human Rights violation” he added.

Adv.K.P.Sharif delivering speech

Inaugurating the Function Adv.K.P.Sharif, National General Secretary of NCHRO, said that using some laws like Unlawful activity acts, Armed Forces Special Power Acts, intelligent agencies, Investigation agencies and Police are exploiting common people. They are not concerned about fundamental rights of the people at all.

“Media are dealing with sensational matters. They have been giving wrong messages to the masses when blasts taken place. People who were arrested in Mecca Masjid blast, Banglore blast and Ajmer blast cases were innocent and they did not even know that why they had been arrested” , he added.

Speaking to gathering S. Balan, a senior advocate in Karnataka High Court, said, “Andersen, the main culprit of Bhopal Gas tragedy, fled to America after the incident; lacs of Crors of Indian black money have been stored in Swis Bank by our politicians. The acts like TADA, POTA are not applied to such rich people, but only for poor, Daliths, Adivasis, Muslims and Minorities who fight for their rights”.

Adv.Balan speaking to gathering

“Government is snatching the lands from the farmers and gives it to the foreign companies. The people who fight against this injustice are labeled as Naxals and terrorists” he lamented.

“Sachar Committee says that 60% of inmates in indian jails are Muslims. The officers, who have stigma of killing innocent people in fake encounters, are being honored with promotions and awards”, he added.

A victim of Police torture Bava Kalladka expressing his experience with participants

Pattabhirama Somayaji, a lecturer in Manglore University College, and Prof.Nagari Babayya, vice president of NCHRO reviewed the book “Who Killed Karkare? Written by S.M.Mushrif, former IGP, Maharashtra.

Nagari Babayya said that he was also subjected to police torture in 1986.

Aziz Ullal, who got a big damage on his leg after police torture, speaking to participants

"I and my friend Mansur were fighting against human rights violation in 1986 when i was in Hyderabad. We had been subjected to torture by police after they arrested us while we were fighting against a human rights violation case. They told me if i want to be released i have to tell the court that Mansur was a ISI agent from Pakistan. They fixed me under TADA when i ruled out their request", he said.

Gangadhar, one of the victims of Police torture