File spoon-archives/third-world-women.archive/third-world-women_1996/96-10-29.202, message 120


From: keth-AT-rhi.hi.is (Kristin Eva Thorhallsdottir)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 21:10:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Revised petition: ready to go


> > The following is the revised petition with names of people who 
signed. I am
> > posting this here for two reasons: (1) to show all the final version of the
> > petition, and (2) to make sure I have not dropped any names.
> > 
> > I am going to send it in by the end of this week. Hope it's okay.
> > 
> > Thanks for your support.
> > 
> > Piya Chatterjee from U. California Riverside has helped me revise the letter.
> > 
> > -Partha
> > ___________________________
> > 
> > Honorable Chief Minister
> > The Government of Rajasthan
> > Vidhan Soudha
> > Jaipur 302001
> > Rajasthan, India.
> > 
> > 
> > October 15, 1996
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Sir:
> > 
> > 
> > An International Protest in Regards to the Dhapu Bai Rape Case
> > 
> > 
> >         We the undersigned file this petition to express our outrage at the
> > rape and torture of Dhapu Bai, an adivasi woman, in the village of Utharna
> > in Tonk district in the state of Rajasthan.  As you perhaps know, this
> > terrible incident  took place on June 15, 1996.  We also express our anger
> > at the violent beating of Dhapu Bai's husband and son that occurred on the
> > same day.
> > 
> >         Dhapu Bai was gang-raped in front of her husband Jagdish and son
> > Dharam Raj by some twenty henchmen of a liquor contractor named Meghraj and
> > a head constable of Deoli police.  Jagdish and Dharam Raj were severely
> > beaten with iron rods.  Finally, the three victims were left by the police
> > outside a local hospital where Dhapu Bai regained consciousness after four
> > days.  Needless to say, the family suffered a horrible physical and
> > emotional trauma.
> > 
> >         We refrain from describing in further details the rape and physical
> > abuse because no description can match the real incident that went beyond
> > the bounds of civilized behavior.  Through this petition, we strongly
> > demand justice for Dhapu Bai and her family.  We are aware that some of the
> > criminals have been arrested upon agitation by women's groups and
> > subsequent media attention on this case.  However, in light of the fact
> > that the medical report on Dhapu Bai does not register any rape, the case
> > may be judged as having circumstantial evidence.  We are concerned that
> > some of the arrested are now free on bail and we remain apprehensive that
> > key evidence will be tampered with resulting aquittal and silence around
> > this event.
> > 
> >         We the undersigned therefore strongly demand to you and your
> > government that the case be dealt with in extreme urgency and care and in
> > the interim, Dhapu Bai and her family be given ample financial and legal
> > compensation if it has not been done already.
> > 
> >        We also demand that the criminals, however socially and politically
> > powerful they are, be arrested forthwith and brought to justice.  This will
> > set a precedent by which your administration will be seen as having a
> > sincere commitment to human rights and social justice within your state.
> > Your strong and prompt action as chief minister of Rajasthan could also
> > prevent future acts of inhumanity and barbarism.
> > 
> >         We are sending out copies of this petition to various Indian
> > newspapers and women's organizations.
> > 
> >         Thank you for your attention.
> > 
> > 
> > Sincerely yours,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Partha Banerjee
> > Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research
> > David Axelrod Institute
> > New Scotland Avenue
> > Albany, NY 12208, USA.
> > 
> > Biju Mathew, Asst. Prof. of Business, Rider
> > University, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
> > 
> > Sangeeta kamat, Adj faculty, School of education, brookln
> > College, Brooklyn, New York
> > 
> > Susanne Schech, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, South Australia
> > 5001
> > 
> > Usha Venkatachallam
> > 2725, 39th street, NW
> > Washington, DC 20007
> > USA
> > 
> > Piya Chatterjee
> > Assistant Professor
> > Departments of Women's Studies
> >         and Anthropology
> > University of California-Riverside
> > 1150 watkins hall
> > Riverside, CA 92521
> > 
> > Rakhee Goyal
> > 1401 Blair Mill Road, #411
> > Silver Spring, MD 20910
> > USA
> > 
> > Atefeh Oliai
> > From: atefeho-AT-vms2.macc.wisc.edu
> > 
> > Shashwati Talukdar
> > Calender Editor, Temple Times,
> > 302 U.S.B.
> > 1601 N. Broad st.
> > Philadelphia, PA-19122.
> > 
> > Mimi Nguyen
> > American Studies
> > New York University
> > 
> > diditi mitra
> > temple university
> > sociology department
> > 
> > Sushma Joshi
> > P.O Box 1331, Brown University
> > Providence, RI 02912
> > 
> > Ahilan Anantha
> > Undergraduate, Electrical Engineering Computer Science
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > 
> >  Prema Oza
> >  5-280 O'Connor St.
> >  Ottawa,ON,Canada
> >  K2P 1V4
> > 
> >  Zeba Naseem Noorani <azucar-AT-uclink2.berkeley.edu>
> > 
> >  Dipendra S. Malhotra
> >  Consultant, Client Server Development (UNIFORM-ACCESS)
> >  Bell Sygma Inc. (iis:malhotra, email:malhotra-AT-post.sygma.net)
> >  tel: (416) 215-5157, fax: 979-7726
> > 
> > Eva Hellman
> > University of Dalarna, S-781 00 Falun, Sweden (evah-AT-bahnhof.se)
> > 
> > Fiona Scorgie
> > Centre for Gender Studies
> > University of Natal (Durban)
> > KwaZulu/Natal
> > South Africa
> > scorgie-AT-superbowl.und.ac.za
> > 
> > Ali Mir (ali-AT-mgmt.umass.edu)
> > Raza Mir (raza-AT-som.umass.edu)
> > Raju Sivasankaran (sivasank-AT-cs.umass.edu)
> > Maya yajnik (yajnik-AT-cs.umass.edu)
> > (all four from University of Massachussettes)
> > 
> > Mirangela Buggs
> > P. O. Box 20551
> > Tompkins Square Station
> > New York, NY  10009
> > 
> > Atiqur Rahman
> > Home :  625 Milton, #1105
> > Faculty of Management
> > McGill University
> > 1001 Sherbrooke Street west
> > Montreal, PQ
> > Canada H3A 1G5
> > 
> > Sayan Bhattacharyya
> > 1518 Gilbert Court
> > Ann Arbor
> > MI 48105
> > 
> > Sudipto Chatterjee
> > Dept. of Performance Studies
> > New York University
> > 
> > Sujata Moorti
> > Assistant Professor
> > Women's Studies
> > Old Dominion University
> > 
> > Rahul De'
> > Bowie State University
> > Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 09:49:43 -0400
> > From: Rahul De <Rahul.De-AT-bowiestate.edu>
> > 
> > Sutapa Chattopadhyay <sutapa-AT-instinet.com>
> > 
> > Abu Saleque Khan
> > Graduate Student
> > Department of Performance Studies
> > New York University
> > 
> > Reema Singla
> > 555 E.William  Apt.9k
> > Ann Arbor, MI 48104
> > 
> > Maneesha Deckha
> > Faculty of Law
> > University of Toronto
> > 84 Queen's Park Crescent
> > Toronto, ON
> > M2H 1A5
> > CANADA
> > 
> > Tara Hawes
> > The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
> > Private Bag 31914
> > Lower Hutt
> > New Zealand
> > 
> > Rajagopal Vakulabharanam
> > Dept.of South Asian studies (grad.student)
> > University of Wisconsin-Madison,
> > Madison, WI 53706
> > 
> > Kosala Abeywickrema
> > 3444, Cortese Circle
> > Building #21
> > San Jose, CA 95127
> > USA
> > 
> > David F. Woodbury
> > 31 W 11th ST # 6A
> > New York, NY 10011 USA
> > dfw6401-AT-is.nyu.edu
> > 
> > Kavita Philip
> > School of Literature, Communication & Culture
> > Skiles Hall
> > Georgia Institute of Technology
> > Atlanta, Ga 30332-0165.
> > 
> > Lorinda M. Leonardi
> > New York State Museum
> > Albany, NY 12230, USA
> > 
> > Rajive Tiwari
> > Physics Department
> > Belmont Abbey College
> > Belmont, NC 28012
> > 
> > Veena Gondhalekar
> > Saheli, Austin, TX
> > 
> > N. I. Markar
> > Wolfson College
> > University of Cambridge
> > Cambridge
> > UK
> > 
> > hari srinivasan
> > 450 n mathilda avenue, #q202
> > sunnyvale, ca 94086
> > 
> > Corinne Dempsey
> > 501 Hall of Languages
> > Syracuse University
> > Syracuse, NY 13244
> > 
> > Lisette Boily, M.A.
> > Dept. of English
> > York University, Toronto, Canada
> > 
> > Nancy Rhodes
> > Maxwell School, Syracuse University
> > Syracuse, New York, U.S.
> > 
> > Vijay Iyer
> > Center for New Music & Audio Technologies (CNMAT)
> > 1750 Arch Street
> > Berkeley, CA 94709
> > 
> > John Bell
> > Department of Undergraduate Drama
> > New York University
> > 
> > Debjani Das
> > Project Decentralised Cooperation
> > NGDO-EU Liaison Committee
> > 10 Square Ambiorix
> > B-1000 Brussels
> > Belgium
> > 
> > Kaushik Ghosh
> > Princeton University
> > <kghosh-AT-phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
> > 
> > barbara browning <browning-AT-is.nyu.edu>
> >
    	
> Saeed Ur Rehman
> University of Wollongong
> Australia
> su03-AT-uow.edu.au
> saeed_saeed-AT-hotmail.com
>  
   Kristin Eva Thorhallsdottir
   Giljasel 2 -Reykjavik
   ICELAND keth-AT-rhi.hi.is

   
> > __________________________________________
> > 
> > Note: The above comments are my own and not necessarily my employer's.
> > 
> > Partha Banerjee, Ph.D.
> > 
> > Mycology Department
> > Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research
> > David Axelrod Institute
> > New Scotland Avenue
> > Albany, NY 12208, USA.
> > 
> > Phone: (518)-474-2168
> > 
> > Email: pbanerj-AT-wadsworth.org
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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