United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Human Rights Petition to Protect Rights of Indian Farmers
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I have sent the following petition to Mr. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and other authorities.
To February 14, 2024
Mr. Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Copy to [ for immediate action ]:
Mr. Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State
Mr. Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, EU
Mr. Karim A. A. Khan, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC)
Chairperson, Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
India: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), President, and Chief Justice of India
PETITION
Petition to Protect Right to Peaceful Protests by Farmers in India and Save Them from Police Brutality and Arbitrary Detention.
Petition filed under Article 5 (protection from state cruelty), Article 8 (protection of fundamental rights), Article 9 (protection from arbitrary arrest and detention), Article 13 (freedom of movement), Article 20 (freedom of peaceful assembly and association), and other relevant provisions provided under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Petition by: Rakesh Raman [ a journalist and human rights defender in India ]
Dear Mr. Volker Türk,
I am a national award-winning journalist and founder of the humanitarian organization RMN Foundation in New Delhi, India. I am filing this petition with the appeal for your intervention to protect the human rights of Indian farmers who have planned to protest in New Delhi against the Modi regime.
I urge the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and other international authorities to intervene and help Indian farmers hold their peaceful protests in New Delhi under their direct supervision.
The full petition is given below in PDF format.
Contact
Rakesh Raman
Editor, RMN News Service [ Website ]
Founder, RMN Foundation [ Website ]
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