Update: Activist Made to Sign False Written Statement

Human rights defender Pavitri Manjhi says that on 13 June 2018, a police officer visited her home in Benghari village, Chhattisgarh state and compelled her to sign a false written statement. Despite her filing official complaints about the ongoing threats, intimidation and harassment Pavitri Manjhi faces, police have not yet registered her case for investigation.

Human rights defender Pavitri Manjhi says that on 13 June 2018, a police officer visited her home in Benghari village, Chhattisgarh state and compelled her to sign a false written statement. Despite her filing official complaints about the ongoing threats, intimidation and harassment Pavitri Manjhi faces, police have not yet registered her case for investigation. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:

• Provide adequate security to Pavitri Manjhi and other Adivasi villagers from harassment and intimidation, in consultation with them;
• Investigate any complaints of harassment, threats and intimidation of Adivasi villagers, and bring those responsible to justice in fair trials;
• Investigate the complaints of unlawful dispossession of land, and bring those responsible to justice in fair trials.

Contact these two officials by 25 May, 2018: Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Shastri Bhavan New Delhi, India – 110001 Phone: +91 112 338 8482 Fax: + 91 112 307 0577 Email : [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador H.E. Navtej Sarna, Embassy of India 2107 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008 Phone: 1 202 939 7000 | Fax: 1 202 265 4351 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @NavtejSarna Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInUSA Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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