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Urgent Action Update: Activist with Disabilities Health Deteriorates (India: UA 131.14)

April 6, 2018

Activist and teacher, G N Saibaba, who is paralysed, continues to be denied access to adequate medical treatment in Nagpur Central Jail despite pleas of intervention from his family. Convicted under a draconian anti-terror law on 7 March 2017, his life remains under threat if he is not provided immediate and adequate access to medical care.

Activist and teacher, G N Saibaba, who is paralysed, continues to be denied access to adequate medical treatment in Nagpur Central Jail despite pleas of intervention from his family. Convicted under a draconian anti-terror law on 7 March 2017, his life remains under threat if he is not provided immediate and adequate access to medical care. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Commute G N Saibaba’s sentence and release him immediately;
  • Pending his release, in consultation and agreement with G N Saibaba and his family, grant him prompt, regular and unrestricted access to medical care on request or as necessary;
  • Ensure G N Saibaba is protected from torture and other ill-treatment while in detention, and that he is allowed, without delay, regular access to his family and lawyer.

Contact these two officials by 16 May, 2018:

Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh 17 Akbar Road New Delhi, India 110001 Fax: +91 11 2301 4184 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: @NatvejSarna Facebook: https://goo.gl/FxcMH7 Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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