Indian Farmers Human Rights Report
LONDON and NEW DELHI, Feb. 23,
2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Urgent Request
This is an appeal for the immediate creation of United Nations
Observation Posts at Farmers Protests Sites surrounding
New Delhi, India. Namely Singhu
Border, Ghazipur border, and Tikri border. An urgent proactive
United Nations approach is needed to prevent the current crisis
from turning into a humanitarian disaster.
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Reasons For Request
The rights and freedoms set out in the UDHR include the right to
freedom from torture, the right to free speech, and the right to a
fair trial. It further includes the right to live in freedom and
safety, civil and political rights, like the right to life,
liberty, and privacy. The right to form groups and organize
peaceful meetings, as well as the rights of journalists,
social/political activists, artists, and musicians to have their
work and themselves protected are also present within these
articles.
- During its heavy-handed response to the farmer's agitation, the
Government of India is in
- Breach of Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18,
19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of the United Nations Declaration of
Human Rights Act.
- Breach of Articles 2, 3, 6, and 8 of the United Resolution of
the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural
Areas.
- Breach of Articles 14, 32, 21, 20 (1), 25(1), 19, 29 (1) of the
Constitution Of India.
- Breach of Articles PT1: 1, PT2: 2, PT3: 6, 7 ,9, 10, 12, 14,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26 , of the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights.
We have grave concerns regarding the government of India's use of propaganda, the media, the
judiciary, & the police and paramilitary forces. Over 230
people have died during this current crisis and if the national
government does not change direction in its response against
protest and dissent this will likely run into the many thousands in
the coming months.
Currently, there are tens of thousands of farmers encamped at
the three farmers' protest sites. The numbers have been steadily
rising since their initial arrival on the 26th November 2020. People have left their homes,
in many cases hundreds of miles away. Multitudes are sleeping in
make-shift tents, under tractors, and in tractor trolleys during
the coldest winter in Delhi's
recorded history. A large amount of protestors comprise of women,
children, and the elderly. A number have succumbed to the bitter
conditions. They are now surrounded by barbed wire, barricades,
spikes, and scores of police and paramilitary officers. Ambulances
and vehicles are being restricted access to the sites. On the
26th January 2021 during the republic
day protests, an American Aid worker, Dr Swaiman Singh and his team
were brutally beaten by Delhi
Police whilst they were administering medical aid to protestors and
police officers. Their ambulance was also smashed.
Kind Regards,
Lord Indarjit CBE OBE
Sir-Inder Deol
07723 670324
info@deolfoundation.org
deolfoundation.org
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