NEWS: Today marks the second anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon arrests.
It is nothing but cruel for the NIA to insist that the 11 activists must continue to remain in jail as the #COVID19 pandemic rages across Indian prisons.
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"The NIA which reports to @AmitShah, continues to treat the 11 activists as if they have already been declared guilty, punishing them before they are convicted & making a mockery of their right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty" - @Avinash_1_Kumar
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Repeatedly denied bail over the past 2 years, the 9 male activists are currently detained in Taloja Central Jail, while Sudha Bharadwaj & Shoma Sen are kept at Byculla Women’s Jail in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Across Maharashtra prisons, at least 3 people have died & 259 have been infected with #COVID19, the highest in the country. In the last month, at least 1 prisoner has died in Taloja Central Jail whereas a medical officer & a prisoner have tested positive in Byculla Women’s Jail.
Amnesty International India is concerned about the health of the 11 activists most of whom suffer from co-morbidities. Of the 11, 5 are older persons. Both factors are known to heighten the risk of serious illness in those who contract #COVID19.
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