1/5 At least 3 people have died and 200 infected across Maharashtra prisons because of Covid19. Yet the National Investigative Agency continues to oppose bail pleas filed on medical grounds by Sudha Bharadwaj, Shoma Sen, Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha and Varavara Rao. #BK11
2/5 On Thursday, 81-year old Varavara Rao was admitted to a hospital after he fainted in Taloja jail in Mumbai. Though his condition became stable on Saturday morning, it will be life-threatening to send him back to an overcrowded and infected prison again. #BK11
3/5 Detained as undertrials under the repressive Unlawful (Prevention) Activities Act, all six human rights activists suffer from co-morbidities putting them at a heightened risk of contracting COVID19. #BK11
4/5 With the pandemic spreading at an alarming rate, it is cruel to imprison Sudha Bharadwaj, Shoma Sen, Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha & Varavara Rao for simply exercising their rights. Ensuring the health & safety of these activists is the responsibility of the state. #BK11
5/5 Sign our campaign and tell the Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah that arbitrarily imprisoning activists who are heroes for some of the most marginalised communities in India is not in the nation’s best interest. amnesty.org.in/take-action/ur…
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