Thursday, February 26, 2009

Assemble at Lounge(F/O Arts) AMU:Book Release, Encounter at Batla House

Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Group
Invites you to the release of their Report/ Book
'Encounter' at Batla House: Unanswered Questions
at AMU's Lounge, Faculty of Arts on 6th March (Friday), at 10.30 A.M..

A group of teachers at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) came together to campaign for truth and justice in the aftermath of the encounter at Batla House on 19th September under the banner of Jamia Teachers Solidarity Group (JTSG). The Solidarity Group conducted a vigorous civil society campaign, demanding a judicial probe into the 'encounter'. Piecing together police statements, press reports, testimonies of families and eyewitnesses, and other documentary evidence, the JTSG has compiled a report on the 'encounter' and subsequent arrests.
The report will be released at AMU's Lounge, Faculty of Arts on 6th March (Friday), at 10.30 A.M..
The Programme details are given below.
Probable Speakers:
Arundhati Roy (noted writer)
Colin Gonsalves (Supreme Court lawyer)
Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court lawyer)
and others
By-
Manisha Sethi (9811625577)
Adil Mehdi (9990923027)
Gazi Shahnawaz (9868221506)
Farah Farooqi (9818461817) on behalf of JTSG
ALL ARE REQUESTED TO JOIN THIS CIVIL SOCIETY'S CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE
Regards,
Dr Mohammad Sajjad
Lecturer
Centre of Advanced Study in History
Aligarh Muslim University (India)


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