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Activist's supporters denied permission to protest
Tehelka.com | Vishwajoy Mukherjee | December 10, 2011
Anna Hazare and his team are all set to stage a day-long protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and have also got a no-objection letter from the Delhi police and booked Ramlila Maidan to kick off another protest on 27 December. But the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC) could hold only a brief meeting at the Press Club of India here on Saturday because they were denied permission by the police to stage a one-day peaceful protest at Rajghat.
The campaign shows solidarity to civil rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been fasting since 2000 seeking withdrawal of the AFSPA from Manipur.
“This is not just Irom’s fight. It is a fight for everyone in Manipur who has been a victim of human rights violations under the AFSPA,” said Loitongbam, of the Just Peace Foundation. The speakers also slammed human rights organisations for “not giving attention” to Sharmila’s decade-plus struggle in Manipur.
“In response to the RTI application we filed, we found that despite 11 years of protest and countless human rights violations under the AFSPA, the National Human Rights Council has never visited Irom or the people of Manipur,” Loitongbam added.
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