Over 500 concerned citizens, democratic rights’ activists across movements, women’s groups, students and academics condemned the misuse of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against scholars and activists, raising constitutional issues and asking for the government’s accountability.
NEW DELHI — We the undersigned women’s organisations and concerned individuals strongly condemn the continuous and repeated harassment of a number of women activists and intellectuals, by the Enforcement Directorate(ED), under the guise of an inquiry, in Delhi. This is a clear abuse of its extraordinary and draconian powers under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
As in the case of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), there are increasing instances of the misuse of PMLA, especially against persons who are vocal critics of the government and its policies, and those who raise issues of the poor and oppressed sections of society. The ED is being used as an intimidation tool for political vendetta, where the process is the punishment for the detention of dissenters.
In the course of the last few months, several women scholars and activists have been summoned repeatedly, made to wait long hours, often interrogated without any woman officer present throughout, asked to furnish documents over and over again, in an ED investigation. In a clear case of evergreening the inquiry, the process has become endless. It is quickly turning into a fishing expedition, with all kinds of irrelevant documents and personal information being demanded, such as those about other family members, having no relevance to the inquiry whatsoever.
All of these women, whom we cannot name because of threat of further harassment, who are being questioned have worked tirelessly on substantive issues of national importance that matter to a vast majority of our people – food security, accountable and transparent governance, peace and harmony, informed citizenship, farmers rights, women’s issues and so on. They have been at the forefront of holding the state accountable to the needs of these sections with great commitment and perseverance, under different regimes, be it the Congress led UPA, or the AAP government, or the BJP led NDA.
We have no doubt that the ED has targeted these particular women to stifle their voices and stop the crucial work they do – for example, to highlight the distress of our people on account of faulty economic policies, as is the case with the farmers’ agrarian crisis. Or their engagement at the grassroots level to raise awareness about constitutional processes of governance and accountability; the work with the Right to Information Act to safeguard democracy and constitutionally guaranteed justice. Some have used the powerful instrument of social audit and public hearings to ensure the delivery of entitlements like rations, pensions, etc. to the most vulnerable and marginalized sections of society. They have done important research on poverty, inequality, land rights, access to common property, etc in reputed journals and publications. Drawing national and global attention to these issues makes the powers that be extremely uncomfortable, resulting in this vindictive action.
The use of PMLA is particularly sinister as it gives unbridled powers to the ED. It was enacted in response to India’s global commitments, including the Vienna Convention, to combat the serious crime of large scale money laundering, particularly from trade in narcotics, arms smuggling and organised crime. It is shocking that the legislation is being misused in such a manner, against opposition leaders, activists and intellectuals, a clear mockery and dilution of its original objective.
Under the Act, the state is relieved of all responsibility for observing the principles of natural justice, fair trial, due process, protocols for women, and human rights. The investigation agencies effectively exercise police powers and should be obligated to follow the CrPC, but PMLA has an overriding effect in case of any inconsistency with any other Law, including CRPC, etc.
The ED does not have to record an FIR before starting investigations, or inform those under investigation of the specific charges against them at the time of summons or during the investigation. ED has unbridled power of summons, raids and arrests. The power to summon are so wide that any officer of the rank of Assistant Director or above can call any person, accused or not, for discovery, inspection, recording statements and produce documents, etc. Though it is a judicial proceeding with much wider powers than a Civil Court, the accused or witness does not get the protection of a Civil Court, like the right to a lawyer, of knowing the charges, the right to remain silent, etc.
Statements made in the course of an investigation can be used against them in judicial proceedings, an extraordinary power that even the police doesn’t have. The Act violates Article 20 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right against self-incrimination as a fundamental right; and ED can compel the production of records and giving of sworn statements, since silence is punishable. It presumes guilt of the accused unless proved otherwise, placing burden on those under investigation; bail is extremely difficult since innocence has to be proved for bail.
We oppose the draconian provisions of PMLA that skew power equations and weaponise agencies to violate personal liberty, procedures of law and the constitutional mandate.
We unequivocally condemn the misuse of PMLA against these researchers and activists in order to crush their voices and work.
We demand that this persecution and witch-hunt must stop immediately.
We also demand that proper procedures be put in place for the summoning, questioning and evidence gathering from women so that they are not harassed and victimised.
We further demand that given the immense powers under the Act, the ED should exercise great responsibility and discernment in the persons and cases where they choose to use PMLA, and certainly not use it to intimidate opponents, activists and intellectuals.
List of signatories:
Name | Affiliation/Profession | City |
Mohan Rao | Former professor at JNU | Bangalore |
Ayesha Kidwai | Professor, JNU | New Delhi |
Jasveen Jairath | Social activist | Hyderabad |
P. Rohini Rajasekaran | Writer/Artist | Bangalore |
Shraddha Chigateri | Researcher | Singapore |
Nisha Biswas | Feminists in Resistance | Kolkata |
Aditi Mehta | IAS Retd | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
Aravinda Potluri | Computer engineer | Hyderabad |
Kinnera Murthy | Retired | Hyderabad |
Indu Chandrasekhar | Publisher | Delhi |
Pyoli | Lawyer | New Delhi |
Nivedita Menon | JNU | New Delhi |
Anuradha Banerji | SAHELI women’s resource centre | New Delhi |
Sanghamitra Malik | Apna Watan | Hyderabad |
Vidya Dinker | INSAF | Mangalore |
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Journalist and Writer | Delhi NCR |
Subhash Gatade | New Socialist Initiative | Delhi |
Nandita Narain | Associate Professor, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University | Delhi |
Maya Krishna Rao | Theatre artist | Goa |
Padmaja Shaw | Rtd Prof, Osmania University | Hyderabad |
Annie Hasan | Researcher | Hyderabad |
Zoya Hasan | Professor Emerita, JNU | Delhi |
Anand Kumar | Convener, Loktantrik Rashtranirman Abhiyan | Goa |
Aysha | Activist, Right to Food Campaign | Delhi |
Poonam Kaushik | Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan Delhi | Delhi |
A.Suneetha | Independent Researcher | Hyderabad |
Ramesh Dixit | Academician, President, Samvidhan Bachao Desh Bachao Abhiyan Uttar Pradesh. | Lucknow |
Vijaya Venkataraman | Professor, University of Delhi | Delhi |
Arundhati Dhuru | National convener NAPM | Lucknow |
Sachi Hegde | PUCL Karnataka | Bangalore |
Tarini | THI | Kohima |
Sarah Mathews | Sankalp Women’s Support Alliance | Hyderabad |
AS Vasantha | WSS | Delhi |
Rajiv Dogra | Retired Private job | Dharamshala |
Khadijah faruqui | Human rights consultant | New Delhi |
Savithri Singh | Retired from Delhi University | Delhi |
Jashodhara Dasgupta | Independent Researcher | Nainital |
Balveer Arora | Professor Retired | New Delhi |
B. Anuradha | Writer and Activist | Hyderabad |
Chaman Lal | Retd.Professor JNU | New Delhi |
Runu | Independent activist | Gaziabad |
K. Padma | Advocate | Visakhapatnam |
Anita Narayanasamy | Social Service | Hyderabad |
Mritiunjoy Mohanty | Professor, IIM Calcutta | Kolkata |
Dr.Mohan Rao | Former professor, JNU. | Bangalore |
Shabnam Hashmi | Anhad , social activist | Delhi |
Shalu Nigam | Advocate | Delhi NCR |
Saheli Women’s Resource Centre | Women’s crisis intervention centre | New Delhi |
Ashima Roy Chowdhury | Woman activist with Saheli Women’s Resource Centre | New Delhi |
Vineet Bhambhu | MKSS | Rajsamand, Rajasthan |
Pushpa S | Social & Political Activist, Swaraj Abhiyan | Bengaluru |
Satish Misra | Journalism | Noida |
Dvijendra Nath Kalia | Retd. Associate Professor, PGDAV College | Delhi |
P Bilimale | Writer | New Delhi |
Rakhi Sehgal | Labour researcher & activist | New Delhi |
Vivekanand Tripathi | Social Media Activist | Noida |
Pamela Philipose | Independent journalist | New Delhi |
Panchami Jose | Research scholar | Mumbai |
Persis Ginwalla | Individual | Ahmedabad |
Chhaya Basu | Social worker and rainbow home cpc member | New Delhi |
V | Vinoo Hora | Delhi |
Sachidanand Sinha | Retired | Uttarakhand |
R.Manohar | Regional Coordinator, Human Rights Defenders Alert India | Bangalore |
Anjali Mehta | Doctor, ophthalmologist | Delhi |
Arjun Prasad Singh | Social-Political Activist | Delhi |
Rita Manchanda | Independent Consultant and Author | New Delhi |
Arshdeep Arshi | Journalist | Chandigarh |
Manisha | Student | Mysore |
Aparna, IFTU | President, National Committee IFTU | Delhi |
Koninika Ray | National Federation of Indian Women | New Delhi |
Ruth Manorama | Women’s Voice | Bangalore |
Rushda Siddiqui | Delhi State Unit, NFIW | New Delhi |
Nandini Rao | Feminist activist | Delhi |
Deepak Kumar | Activist | Delhi |
Komal Saigal | Individual | New Delhi |
Jayati Ghosh | Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, USA |
Kiran Banga Chhokar | RCE Network | New Delhi |
Runu | Independent activist | Gaziabad |
L.nageswara rao | Retired as private employee | Hyderabad |
Seema Azad | PUCL | Allahabad |
Harbans Mukhia | Former Professor and Rector, JNU | Gurgaon |
Radheysham | Iftu | Greater Noida |
Ria Yadav | Advocate | Delhi |
Kalyani Menon Sen | Independent researcher | Coimbatore |
Deepak TALAPATRA | Retired | Delhi |
Pradip Datta | Retired Professor | New Delhi |
Ritu | Independent Researcher | Delhi |
Dr Shikha | Academic | New Delhi |
Nandini Sundar | Sociologist | Delhi |
Tasneem Suhrawardy | Academics | Delhi |
Chayanika Shah | Retired Lecturer, Forum Against Oppression of Women | Mumbai |
Karuna DW | Academic | Bangalore |
Dr syed ali mujtaba | Professor guru nanak college chennai | Chennai |
Rekha Rajan | Retired | Hyderabad |
Sajaya K | Women and Transgender organizations JAC | Hyderabad |
Sardara Singh Mahil | Writer and agriculturists | Mahil Gaila, sbs nagar , punjab |
M A SHAKEEL | Advocate | Hyderabad |
Soumya Dutta | Researcher-Activist-Author | Delhi |
Ramesh Babu V | Journalist and Writer | Hyderabad |
Mridula Mukherjee | Professor Retired JNU | Delhi |
MUMTAJ ANSARI | GOVERNMENT SERVANT | DELHI |
Sujata Patel | Retd. Professor, University of Hyderabad | Pune |
Ashla Srinivas | Activist | Hyderabad |
Suryakumari | Journalist | Hyderabad |
Rama Melkote | Prof.retd. Osmania University | Hyderabad Telangana State |
S.Rama | Journalist | Hyderabad |
Vineeta Bal | Academic | Pune |
A.Hyma | Social worker | Nalgonda |
P.kiranmayi | Retired employee | Miryalaguda |
Sangeeta Goswami | Human Security Collective / Global NPO Coalition on the FATF | The Hague |
Prof Ritu Dewan | Retd Director and Head, Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Mumbai | Mun |
Sanjeev | Human rights forum | Hyderabad |
Anjaneyulu | Social Justice Activist | Hyderabad |
Vani Subramanian | Feminist activist, Saheli Women’s Resource Centre | New Delhi |
Nalamasa Krishna advocate | Legal | Hyderabad |
Brinda Adige | Activist | Bengaluru |
Shailajha ( arpitha) | Yoga trainer | Hyderabad |
Venkat | Social activist | Hyderabad |
Prerana | Research Scholar, JNU | New Delhi |
Bandari Laxmaiah | Struggle Association for Annihilation of Caste Inequalities | Hyderabad |
K. Lalita | Researcher | Hyderabad |
Savita Sharma | Feminist activist, Saheli Women’s Resource Centre | New Delhi |
M Sarat | Human rights activist | Visakhapatnam |
Usha Seethalakshmi | Independent Researcher and Activist | Hyderabad |
Vinay K Sreenivasa | Advocate | Bengaluru |
K. Ravi Kumar | Rythu swarajya vedika | Hyderabad, Telangana |
Nazreen Krishna Murthy | Anti corruption crusader | Chennai City |
Surinder Kumar | Professor | Rohtak |
Vinodkumar Matam | Business | SANGAREDDY |
Jyothi | Entrepreneur | Hyderabad |
Johanna | Development professional | Ahmedabad |
Deepti Gopinath | Trade Union activist | Mumbai |
Rekha Awasthi | Janwadi lekhak Sangh / Retired professor | Delhi |
Susan Visvanathan | Academic | Alappuzha |
BALBIR SINGH BUTOLA | JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY | NEW DELHI |
Ramesh Dixit | Academician, President, Samvidhan Bachao Desh Bachao Abhiyan Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
MMP Singh | Former DUTA President / Editor Naya Path | Delhi |
Sandhya Shree G.s | Carnatic musician | Hyderabad |
Hemalatha Pendyala | Senior Citizen | Hyderabad |
Kamayani Bali Mahabal | Feminist and human rights activist | Mumbai |
Arun | VIRASAM | Hyderabad |
MohMmed sabir hussain | Manager | DubI |
Sagari Ramdas | Veterinary Scientist , Food Sovereignty Alliance | Hyderabad |
Ramesh Dixit | Academician, President, Samvidhan Bachao Desh Bachao Abhiyan Uttar Pradesh. | Lucknow |
Sucharita Sen | JNU | Delhi |
Jovan Rao Rydder | Activist | Edinburgh |
Shadab Bano | Aligarh Muslim University | Aligarh |
Rama | Asst Professor | Warangal |
Gautam Sonti | Filmmaker | Bangalore |
P RAJASEKHAR | Lecturer | PENUKONDA, AP |
Seema Kulkarni | Makaam | Pune |
Bimal Sharma | Consultant | Kolkata |
Murali IAS retd | Social Activist | Hyderabad |
Arun Goyal | Researcher | New Delhi |
Uttam Kumar | Student | Delhi |
Ravichander L | Advocate | Hyderabad |
Satyavati | Social Activist | Hyderabad |
Sunita Sheel | Individual | Pune |
Subhashini Ali | Vice president AIDWA | Delhi |
Kavitha Kuruganti | Social activist | Bangalore |
Vanaja | Media | Hyderabad |
Anjani | Assistant Professor | Khammam |
Anwar Ali | Social activist | Hyderabad |
Dunu Roy | Ecologist | New Delhi |
N.D.Jayaprakash | Socialwork | Delhi |
C. P. Chandrasekhar | Economist | New Delhi |
Manshi Asher | Researcher-activist | Kangra |
Indira Krishnaswami | Retired teacher | Bangalore |
Raghavender reddy Karra | Journalist | Hyderabad |
Madhu Ambala | Business | Hyderabad |
Bhanuj Kappal | Journalist | Mumbai |
Vijayalakshmi | Moderator | Hyderabad |
Nikita Naidu | Climate Action | Hyderabad |
M. Yadagira Charyulu | Associate prof. of Economics(Retd), Social Activist | Warangal |
Anuradha Kapoor | Feminist Activist | Kolkata |
Rajiv Khanna | Private Service | Gurgaon |
B. Rammohan Rao | Teacher | Khammam |
Sundar Burra | retired civil servant | New Delhi |
Raghavendra Prasad | Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) | Hyderabad |
Shalini Gera | Lawyer | Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |
M. R. Nandan | Retired teacher | Bangalore |
Dipendu Chowdhury | Journalist | Kolkata |
Aruna | Individual | Pune |
B Srinu | Private Job | Vijayawada |
Ananth Guruswamy | Retired | Bangalore |
Kirti Singh | Aidwa Advocate | Delhi |
SIDDHARTH KALHANS | Journalist, National Secretary, IFWJ | Lucknow |
Anu chenoy | Retired professor | Delhi |
Gopalji Pradhan | Delhi Teachers Initiative | Delhi |
Alessandra Mezzadri | Associate Professor, SOAS | London |
Tapasi Praharaj | AIDWA | Bhubaneswar |
Dr. Samunnatha | Osmania University | Hyderabad |
Utpala Mukherjee | Hospitality | Delhi |
Varsha Bhargavi | Gender Sensitisation and POSH Act Trainer | Hyderabad |
SK Saleema | Journalist | Hydearabad |
Thulasi Chandu | Journalist | Hyderabad |
Lata Singh | Associate Professor, JNU | Delhi |
Saraswati Kavula | Independent filmmaker and journalist | Hyderabad |
Ariba | University of Delhi | Delhi |
Animesh Das | Medical Practitioner | New Delhi |
Dr. Indira Rani | Freelance Researcher abd Consultant | Hyderabad |
Shreya Neroth | Trainee Software Engineer | Mysore, Karnataka |
Ashalatha | MAKAAM | Hyderabad |
Animesh Dad | Indian Federation of Trade Unions | New Delhi |
Shewli Kumar | Associate Professor | Mumbai |
Geeta kapur | art critic | delhi |
Vasuki umanath | Aidwa, national VP | Chennai |
Ritambhara Shastri | Journalism | Delhi |
Nagaragere Ramesh | Karnataka Janashakti | Bengaluru |
Dr V Rukmini Rao | Gramya Resource Centre for Women | Hyderabad |
K.RAVI CHANDER | Social Activist | HYDERABAD |
Maitrayee Chaudhuri | Retired Professor | NewcDelhi |
Ammu Abraham | Forum Against Oppression of Women | Mumbai |
vandana mahajan | Independent, citizen | New delhi |
Jyoti Goyal | Women Rights advocate | Faridabad haryana |
vandana mahajan | independent | new delhi |
sheba chhachhi | photographer/artist | delhi |
Chitra Joshi | Independent historian | New Delhi |
DSSR Krishna | Telangana Vidyavantula Vedika | Hyderabad |
Meenakshi bali | President. AIDWA karanataka state | Kalaburgi |
Sadhna Arya | Retired Teacher | Delhu |
Dr. Albertina Almeida | Advocate | Taleigao, Goa |
Raghu Menon | Publishing | Hyderabad |
Avinash Kumar | JNU | Delhi |
Indira Hirway | Centre For Development Alternatives | Ahmedabad |
Indravelliramesh | Writer /senior journalist | Hydearabad |
Tara Rao | Concerned Citizen | Bangalore |
Prosanta Nath Choudhuri | Social Activist | Jalpaiguri |
Monisha Behal | Individual | Guwahati |
A.Geetha malini | Teacher | Sangareddy, Hyderabad |
S. Venkateswar Reddy | All India Regional Rural Bank Employees Association | Hyderabad |
Swarnjit Mehta | Retired University Professor | Mohali |
Mannika Chopra | Media | New Delhi |
Lakshmi Krishnamurty | Alarippu and mahila samakhya – retd. | bangalore |
Anwar Khan Ghauri | Foundation for Justice and Governance | Delhi |
Mona Mishra | Senior Advisor, UN | Delhi |
Dwiji Guru | Sustainable Food Systems Trainer & Consultant | Bengaluru |
Dr. M A Srinivasan | Assistant Professor | Hyderabad |
Dr Ameer Sultana | Professor | Chandigarh |
Amod Shah | PhD Researcher | Uttarakhand |
Indira C | Public Health Researcher | Delhi |
I agree – Mumtaz Khan | Former Associate Prof Jamia Millia Islamia | New Delhi |
Aruna Sinha | NFIW | Gzb |
Deepti Bharti | Social work | Ghaziabad |
Faisal Ali | Business | Kolkata |
Julie George | Lawyer | Pune |
Stop intimidation by ED and mis use of PMLA for harassing Activists and intellectuals | Senior Citizen | Hyderabad |
Ayshka | consultant | Dubai |
Meena Gupta | Retired civil servant | Hyderabad |
Harjit Singh | Professor (Retired) JNU | New Delhi |
B.Girija | Social activist | Hyderabad |
Y Krishna Jyothi | Journalist | Hyderabad |
Neha G | Feminist Activist | Delhi |
Brinda Karat | CPI(M) | New Delhi |
Sujatha | Teaching | Hyderabad |
Meena Deshpande | NFIW | Nagpur, Maharashtra. |
Supriya Chotani | NFIW | Delhi |
Anushree J | Feminist researcher/activist | Delhi |
Sushama Jain | Retired professsor | New Delhi |
kuhu | teacher | mumbai |
Uma bhatt | Uttrakhand mahila manch | Nainital |
Anuradha | Development professional | Bangalore |
Akhileshwari Ramagoud | Independent Journalist and Academic | Hyderabad |
Madhu Madan | Ca | New Delhi |
Kiran Moghe | Trade union activist | Pune |
Dr jagadeeshwar | Doctor | Warangal |
Meena Gopal | TISS | Mumbai |
Yogendra Yadav | Political activist, Swaraj India | New Delhi |
Shubhra Chakrabarti | Retired teacher | Kolkata |
Jyothi A | NFIW | Bengaluru |
Geetika Bhargava | Executive Search | Gurgaon |
Sandhya .V | Women’s activist | Hyderabad |
Kaneez Fathima | Civil Rights Activist | Hyderabad |
Ashok Maridas | Samvidhanada Haadiyalli | Bangalore |
Jagdeep Chhokar | Professor (Retired), IIM Ahmedabad | New Delhi |
Divakar N | Writer | Mysore |
Swatija | Feminists Activists | Thane |
Pradeep E | CI | Bangalore |
Flory Menezes | Advocate | Pune |
Balasangameshwara Vollepore | AIPC | Bangalore |
Raja Vemula | Advocate | Hyderabad |
Lakshmi Nakasakay Gunturu | Teaching and writing | Vijayawada |
Krishna Kumari | Nfiw , social activist | Hyderabad |
Syed Salim | Logistics manager | Bangalore |
Aditya Mukherjee | Historian | New Delhi |
Shashwati | Teacher | Mumbai |
Talat zamir | Self employed | Noida ( UP ) |
Rohini Hensman | Writer and independent scholar | Mumbai |
Archana | Post-Doc JNU | New Delhi |
Sharifa Siddiqui | Prerna | Secunderabad |
Pramod Yadava | Professor (Superannuated) | Gautam Buddh Nagar |
Safoora Zargar | Freelance researcher and activist | New Delhi |
Uma Shankari | Citizen, farmer | Hyderabad |
Anomita Sen | Theatre Professional | New Delhi |
Varalaxmi | Organizor | Hyderabad |
Swetha samalla | Profession | Siddipet |
Narayanaswamy | Poet | Flemington, New Jersey |
A Raghu Kumar | Advocate | Hyderabad |
Asha Puri | Teacher retired | New Delhi |
Navneet | Research Scholar | Hisar, Haryana. |
KRISHAK D Bardewa | Student | Gangtok |
Neeraj Malik | University Professor | Noida |
Mariam Dhawale | All India Democratic Women’s Association | New Delhi |
Gurpreet Kaur | Researcher | Delhi |
P. K. Sreemathi | All India Democratic Women’s Association | Trivandrum |
Vandana | Aidwa | Lucknow |
Shantha Sinha | Professor (retd) | Hyderabad |
Dr Sarita khadse | Social Work | Nagpur |
Cheryl Dsouza | Advocate | Delhi |
Syed TOUSEEF ULLA | Own company | Bangalore |
Kavita Srivastava | Human Rights Worker | Jaipur |
Dr. P. Prasanthi | Development professional | Hyderabad |
Kalpana | Family counselor | Hyderabad |
Md Shafiuddin Yakub Ali | Legal | Hyderabad |
Manjeet Rathee | AIDWA Centre | Rohtak |
Sreelalitha | Job | Hyderabad |
BR Leelavathi | Helpline Councellor | Hyderabad |
Abha Dev Habib | Miranda House, University of Delhi | Delhi |
Palvinder Kour | Ph.D Scholar | Jammu |
Papori Bora | JNU | New Delhi |
Minakshi Singh | Buissness | Delhi |
Manjula | NFIW | Chennai |
Shalini Mulackal | Retired Professor | Rome |
Bhaskara | Employee | Hyderabad |
Mukul Priyadarshini | Retd. Miranda House, University of Delhi | Delhi |
Anuradha GR | Individual | Delhi |
Panchali Ray | Krea university | Chennai |
Shraddha Chatterjee | PhD | Delhi |
Manju Kulapuram | Activist | Delhi |
Champak | Home maker | Gurugram |
Marcia DCunha | Teacher | Thane |
A. R. Vasavi | Researcher | Bengaluru |
K J Ramarao | Social Actvist | Hyderabad |
Chirashree Das Gupta | JNU | New Delhi |
Dimple Oberoi Vahali | Independent activist | Delhi |
KhalidaParveen | Activist | Hyderabad |
Renu mukunda | Freelancer | Bangalore |
Anjali Monteiro | Filmmaker and academic | Goa |
VINAY KAUL | Consultant | BANGALORE |
K.P. Jayasankar | Filmmaker and academic | Goa |
Amita joseph | Advocate | Delhi |
Arun Kumar | Retd. Professor | Gurgaon |
Pratiksha Baxi | Academic | Delhi |
X press | Roving Citizen | India |
Philomena D’Souza | Consellor | Mumbai |
Farah Naqvi | Independent Writer | Delhi |
Lissy | Social Work | Hyderabad |
Satya Sagar | countercurrents.org | Chennai |
Sushil Khanna | Professor (Retrd) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta | Kolkata |
Jawhar Sircar | Member of Parliament (RS) | Kolkata/ Delhi |
Dr. indu prakash singh | CityMakers Mission International | New Delhi |
Dr. indu prakash singh | CityMakers Mission International | New Delhi |
Nupur Basu | Journalist | Bangalore |
Mohd Abuzar Choudhary | Independent Journalism | New Delhi |
Kothapalli Ravibabu | Retired principal | Tenali |
Bizeth Banerjee | Concerned citizen | Hyderabad |
SUJATA | Retired | Bangalore |
Freny Manecksha | Independent journalist | Thane |
Jayanti Raghavan | Retd Prof. JNU | Gurgaon |
Kranti kumar | Former | Chennai |
Dorothy Fernandes | Social Action | Patna |
Raynah Braganza Passanha | Indian Christian Women’s Movement | Pune |
Anil Bisht | Read teachers | Nainital |
John Dayal | Writer and Activist | New Delhi |
Sujata Madhok | Journalist | New Delhi |
Dr Areet Kaur | Doctor | Chandigarh |
Yasmeen | Retired | New Delhi |
Dr. Suman Kumari | Professor, MRIIRS | Faridabad |
Nagmani Rao | Retired Academic | Pune |
Tanushree Gangopadhyay | Journalist | Ahmedabad |
Anjana Mangalagiri | Educationist | New Delhi |
Sr. Sherly Keeranchira | Medical Mission Sisters | Ernakulam |
Rajeev Khanna | Journalist | Solan |
Elsa M | IWTF, ICWM | Chennai |
Asha G | Scientist | Trivandrum |
Sandhya Kumari | Education | Greater Noida |
K P Fabian | Retd.Ambassador | Delhi |
SK Garge | Management Consultant | Mumbai |
Ravinder Goel | Retired teacher | Delhi |
Vaishna Narang | Professor | New Delhi |
Lilly | Social work | Bhopal |
Sheila De Sa | Teacher | Chennai |
Vertika Mani | Lawyer, Secretary PUCL Delhi | Delhi |
Libania | Nurse | Haryana |
Xavier Thumma | Concernd person | Chengalpattu |
Ashok Kalbag | Retired | Mumbai |
Snehlata | Gender expert | New Delhi |
Vivian Fernandes | Journalist | Delhi |
Vijay Kiyawat | Retired | Pune |
Anirudh Deshpande | Professor of History, Deptt of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, DU. | Gurgaon NCR |
Binu Mathew | Journalist | Kochi |
Ajay Patnaik | Retired Professor, JNU | Delhi |
Usha singh Kashyap | Social spiritual thinker & homemaker | New Delhi |
Pushpa Lalitha | Social work | Mandi dabwali |
Urvashi Dhamija | Retired teacher ,Miranda House, University of Delhi | Delhi |
Vanita N Mukherjee | Independent Professional | New Delhi |
Suneeta | Activist | Delhi |
Sujata Raghavan | Development Writer | New Delhi |
Lakshmi Raman | NGO consultant | Bangalore |
Lizy | Teacher | Kalady |
Imrana Qadeer | Retired professor | Delhi |
Silvia | Retired teacher | Chennai |
Rohit Prajapati | Environment Activist | Vadodara |
Ashok choudhary | All India Union of Forest working People Aiufwp | Saharanpur |
Siddharth | Business | Delhi |
Abid Shah | Journalism | Ghaziabad |
Beena Pallical | National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights | New Delhi |
Angelo Extross | Retired Citizen | Pune |
Smita Gupta | Economist and Activist | New Delhi |
Rajashri Dasgupta | Independent Journalist | Kolkata |
Riyaz Ahmed | Professional | Delhi |
Theresa Vaz | Teacher | Pune |
Regi | Teacher | Srinagar |
Sujatha | Teacher | హైదరాబాద్ |
KS LAKSHMI | AIDWA ACTIVIST | Bengaluru |
Kinjal Banerjee | BITS Goa | Goa |
Vimala K S | AIDWA | Women activist | Bangalore |
A. O. Pinto | Concerned Citizen | Panjim |
Susmita Sinha | Film maker | Kolkata |
Mary E John | retired | Delhi |
Hasina khan | Bebaak Collective | Mumbai |
Devi | Aidwa | Karna |
Selvam ramasamy | Farmer | Arachalur village, TN |
Devi | Aidwa | Karnataka |
Krishna Bandyopadhyay | Activist of Democratic Rights | Kolkata .WestBengal |
Mukhtiar Singh | University of Manitoba (Retired) | Winnipeg, MB; Canada |
Sarada lingaraju | Hospice counselor | Hyderabad |
Cassia | Social worker | Pune |
N. Prathap Simha | Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Advocate | Bangalore |
Kamaxi Bhate | Doctor | Mumbai |
Binny yadav | Journalist | New Delhi |
Abhilasha Kumari | Independent Consultant | Noida |
CShah | Retired | Pune |
Dr C M Ramesha | Professor | Bangalore-560054 |
Nandigam Krishna Rao | Storyteller and Advocate | Hyderabad |
Kumudini Pati | Freelance Journalist | Allahabad |
Shishu Ranjan | All India Revolutionary Students Organisation | Delhi |
S. Jeevan Kumar | Human Rights Activist | Hyderabad,Telangana |
Jagannath La | LIC pensioner | Mysuru |
Bratati Pande | Retired Associate Professor | Delhi |
Janardhana | Employee | Kolar gold fields |
Basamma | AIDWA | Bangalore |
Abhijit Roy | Jadavpur University | Kolkata |
Muralidhar Rao | Individual | Bengaluru |
Dr.vijaya | Journalist,writer | Bangalore |
Bheemanagowda | Sfi State Secretary Karnataka | Bengaluru |
Channappa | Teacher | Raichur Karnataka |
Jayasurya | Student | Hbhalli vijayanagara karnatka |
K.A.pavan Kumar | Yas | Hospet |
Peggy Mohan | Visiting Professor Ashoka | Delhi |
N. Gayathri | Retired Bank Manager | Bangalore |
Niranjanaradhya V P | People’s Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education -PAFRE | Bengaluru |
Meera Banerjee | None | Bangalore |
Svati Joshi | Academic | Ahmedabad |
Anantha raj b m | Student | Jagaluru |
P A Azeez | Freelance researcher | Coimbatore |
Banjagere Jayaprakash | Writer | Harohalli |
Sankara Narayanan | Business | Erode |
Banjagere Jayaprakash | Writer Activist | Harohalli |
Jael Silliman | Professor | Kolkata |
Nikhil Dey | Social Activist | Rajsamand Rajasthan |
Eerappa | CSR Coordinator | Bangalore |
Anand Chandolu | Civil engineer | Hyderabad |
Abhishek | Student | Bengaluru |
Sandhya gokhale | Forum Against Oppression of Women | Mumbai |
Sangamesh | Teacher | Bangalore |
Sujata | Student | Karnataka kalaburagi |
Hulagamma | Student | S.Karnataka d.kalaburagi |
Suresha | Student | Kalaburagi Karnataka |
Vijayalaxmi | Labour | Bengaluru |
Sipra Mukherjee | West Bengal State University | Kolkata |
Shobha TB | AAIDWA ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತೆ | Doddarasinkere |
Chidananda.karigooli | BA.LLb.MSW | Sirwar |
Achutha | Samudaya Karnataka | K GF |
Achutha | Samudaya Karnataka Bangaluru | Bengaluru |
Achutha | Samudaya Karnataka | Bengaluru |
BN Manjunath | Advocate | Bangalore |
Brunda s dhanni | Student | Gulbarga |
Tushit s dhanni | Student | Gulbarga |
Rohit s dhanni | Student | Gulbarga |
Radhika Desai | Independent Gender and Livelihoods Researcher | Hyderabad |
Shipra Nigam | Researcher | New Delhi |
Dr Mira Shiva | Public Health Physician | New Delhi |
Dr.K.Rajani | NFIW medical | Hyderabad |
R.D.Philip | Retired | Bangalore |
Anthony Lobo | retired | Bengaluru |
Naina Malika Williams | Free Speech is our birth right | Bangalore |
Mercy Francis | Forum for Peace and Justice | Patna |
Shalini Suren | Counselor | Bangalore |
Ashish Ranjan | National alliance of people’s movements | Araria |
Meera Sanghamitra | National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) | India |
Aneesha ranjan | Concerned citizen | Delhi |
Rita Banerjee. | House wife. | Kolkata. |
Ashok Kumar | social worker | Delhi |
Prateek Vijayavargia | Research Scholar, JNU | Delhi |
Vishukumar N R | Retired government official | Bengaluru |
Jahnvi Andharia | Development professional | Ahmedabad |
Dr Sarmila Chandra | Doctor | Kolkata |
K Marulasiddappa | Retired professsor | Bangalore |
Dr.G.Ramakrishna | Retires professor | Bangalore |
Manjari Roy | Wildlife biologist | Dehradun |
Susheela | House wife | Bangalore |
Pankaj Mullick | Journalist | New Delhi |
Doddabadavaraj | Student | Ballari |
P.Venkataramanappa | professional photographer | Karnataka, Kolar |
Vrinda Gopinath | Journalist | New Delhi |
Neena Vyas | Journalist freelance | Delhi |
ELVINA GONSALVES | Business | Mumbai |
Anna George | Teacher, researcher | Delhi |
Laxmi Murthy | Journalist | Bangalore |
Sugandha | HR Professional | London |
Vasudeva Uchil | Rtrd. State Govt. Servant ,Karnataka | Mangaluru |
Maimoona Mollah | AIDWA Delhi | New Delhi |
Asha Sharma | AIDWA Delhi | New Delhi |
Padma Velaskar | Academic | Mumbai |
Keya Dasgupta | Retired faculty, CSSSC, Kolkata | Kolkata |
Roopashri Sinha | Freelance researcher | Mumbai |
V. Saldanha | Indian Christian Women’s Movement | Mumbai |
Uma Bhrugubanda | Academic | Hyderabad |
S. G . Siddaramaiah | Rtd professor | Bengaluru |
Diamond Oberoi | Teaching | Delhi |