Thread by @detsolnet

Hello, now that we know that UAPA is a repressive law that needs to go. What can we do for #RepealUAPA? As we build this online dialogue against UAPA, it's important that we continue to amplify the voices of those fighting against UAPA at the grassroots. 1/n

For today's thread, @meeracomposes has collated grassroots efforts against UAPA & resources that can be used to read, educate & agitate against #uapa. Meera is a national convenor of @napmindia, & is an active member of several women's & trans rights movements. 2/n

Campaign to Dissent, Defend & Organize (CDDO) is a coalition of numerous civil rights groups, trade unions & alliances that was formed in the wake of the #BK11 arrests to uphold democratic rights.
E-mail - [e-mail] 3/n
e-pao.net/epSubPageExtra…

WSS- Women against Sexual Violence & State Repression, has consistently worked in solidarity with political prisoners, & is an important feminist space to follow. Sudha & Shoma, both WSS members have been charged under #uapa & jailed for 2 yrs! 4/n
wssnet.org/2020/04/16/wss…

Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) has been sending individual petitions to the @India_NHRC in all matters of attacks on HRDs and arrests of political activists including under #uapa. Follow @Tiphagne
More about their work at 5/n
hrdaindia.org

Campaign Against State Repression advocates for the release of all human rights defenders & activists who've been implicated in fabricated UAPA cases as part of its campaign "Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge" 6/n facebook.com/KisKisKoQaidKa…

In October 2018, 38 rights organizations signed a joint press statement condemning the use of #uapa to target human rights defenders in the #bhimakoregaon case. 7/n cjp.org.in/wp-content/upl…

Progressive media platform @CounterviewOrg @counterviewnet has been constantly reporting on the misuse of #uapa: Reach them at 8/n
counterview.net/2020/05/uapa-b…

Indian Cultural Forum has recently launched a campaign "Voices in Defence of the Wrongfully Imprisoned" where several prominent personalities have shared video notes in solidarity with those wrongfully incarcerated under #UAPA. 9/n
indianculturalforum.in/2020/06/24/voi…

Coordination of Democratic Rights Organization (CDRO), a federation of 20 civil liberties and democratic rights groups, in its 2012 report "The Terror of Law" has critiqued the #uapa and demanded immediate & unconditional repeal of the UAPA. 10/n
sanhati.com/articles/4948/

People's Union for Civil Liberties - @PUCLindia, with 4+ decades of work in defense of civil rights from the times of the emergency in 1975 to the current everyday fascist emergency has been vocal against UAPA. 11/n
pucl.org/reports/disman…

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights has been campaigning against UAPA and has a repository of resources on UAPA on their website. 12/n
pudr.org/lessons-bhima-…

This website collates several solidarity campaigns, call for actions and resources for #RepealUAPA and resources on this draconian law. 13/n
free-them-all.net/category/repea…

An excellent video dossier on #uapa was prepared by Media Collective. It covers some UAPA cases and explains how the law violates our rights. #RepealUAPA
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Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association has done some crucial documentation on the misuse of UAPA through their reports like Guilt by Association, The A-Z of UAPA, etc. You can reach out to them and find ways to support them here: 15/n
#RepealUAPA
teacherssolidarity.org/support/

Shaamil Ahmedabad hosted two Webinars on UAPA & its use for repression in the last few years, including the proceedings of #BK11, Delhi arrests, Kashmir, and Chattisgarh. #RepealUAPA (Part 01) (Part 02)

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Campaign Against Witch Hunt (@EImpunity) is a dedicated handle that campaigns against the witch-hunting and arrests of Anti-CAA protesters, including those defenders who were targeted by #uapa. 17/n #RepealUAPA

APDR: Association for Protection of Democratic Rights is one of the oldest civil liberties groups with active presence across West Bengal and has been a vigilant voice against the draconian UAPA. Reach them at apdrwb.in/apdr/contact/ 18/n #ReleaseAllPoliticalprisoners

Janakeeya Manushyavakasa Prasthanam is a Kerala-based People's Human Rights Movement that has questioned state excesses including abuse of UAPA. They can be reached here: 19/n #freeanticaaprotesters

facebook.com/pages/category…

ನಾವು ಭಾರತೀಯರು - Naavu Bharathiyaru @peopleofindiaka is an active platform, that emerged in the wake of the anti-CAA-NRC-NPR protests and has been vocal about anti-terror laws like UAPA pressed against Muslims, activists & dissenters. Follow them for happenings in Karnataka. 20/n

Campaign Against Fabricated Cases (CAFC) is an Odisha-based forum that has been organizing on the ground regularly against draconian laws that are used to implicate political activists and Adivasis in the state. They can be reached at: 21/n
facebook.com/narendra.kandh…

MPDRF: Madhya Pradesh Democratic Rights Forum is a recent collective formed to respond to civil liberties violations in the state. They can be reached at: 22/n facebook.com/MpDRForg/

NPMHR: Naga People's Movement for Human Rights has been at the forefront of documenting human rights violations and state excesses in the Naga areas of NER for over for decades now. Connect with them at [e-mail] 23/n

@jkccs_ Jammu & Kashmir Coalition for Civil Society is a federation of human rights orgs & individuals, working in Indian administered Jammu & Kashmir for the past 2 decades & has comprehensive documentation on state repression, including UAPA. 24/n
jkccs.net

In Punjab, @manjhpur who was himself wrongfully incarcerated un UAPA for 1.5 years, has comprehensively analyzed all 64 UAPA FIRS which implicate 235 individuals. Only 2 convicted. Also, follow @BainsRajvinder @singhlawyers & @sikhsiyasat
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Human Rights Alert (HRA), Manipur is a non-governmental, voluntary organization of individuals committed to the cause of human rights. The state has some of the highest no. of UAPA Cases in the country. E-mail: [e-mail] 26/n facebook.com/HUMAN-RIGHTS-A…

@indiacivilwatch is an initiative by the Indian diaspora, committed to mobilize public opinion in the US against clamp down on human rights activists. Their campaign on UAPA and BK11 can be found at
indiacivilwatch.org/uapa/ & indiacivilwatch.org/issues-b12/
Spread the word in the US.
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@project_polis and @Maraa_Blr have launched a campaign called "Profiles of Dissent" that captures the personal and political histories of human rights defenders who've been falsely implicated in the #bhimakoregaon UAPA case. 28/n thepolisproject.com/category/profi…

Recently, representatives from 9 different UN Special Procedures wrote to the Indian government expressing concern over repression of critical human rights through UAPA (@NiAolainF @davidakaye @cvoule @MaryLawlorhrds @UNIndepJudges @fernanddev @ahmedshaheed ) 29/n

Their letter, as shared by @sabrangindia can be accessed here. 30/n #RepealUAPA #ReleaseAllPoliticalprisoners #freeanticaaprotesters slideshare.net/sabrangsabrang…

World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) (@omctorg) released a statement against the arbitrary detention of students and Anti-CAA protesters under #UAPA. 31/n omct.org/human-rights-d…

UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) has released a statement urging India to immediately release students and Anti-CAA protesters. 32/n @UN_SPExperts
ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/…

There is an online campaign by @AIIndia for the release of students and activists who were protesting against CAA and have been implicated in fabricated cases by Delhi Police. 33/n
amnesty.org.in/take-action/pr…

You can sign the online petition to PM by @AIIndia for the repeal of UAPA. 34/n amnesty.org.in/take-action/co…

Join the campaign for the release of India's real heroes, those falsely implicated in #bhimakoregaon, sign the petition by @AIIndia 35/n
amnesty.org.in/take-action/ur…

In a press release, @hrw has appealed to the Indian government to repeal or substantially revise the UAPA and end the bias in prosecuting Delhi violence. 36/n
hrw.org/news/2020/06/1…

We are sharing some Anti-UAPA artwork over the next three tweets. Use it for online & offline protest & solidarity acts. Artist Instagram handles are mentioned along with the artwork. 37/n

Tagging artists that we could find on twitter- @invalid_psd @sanitarypanels @JamunKaPed @rajdeepatha @lokayat and some other handles @psostudents @PinjraTod @TeltumbdeA @VoicePrisonersp @Baat_Adhikar_Ki #RepealUAPA 38/n

#ReleaseAllPoliticalprisoners #freeanticaaprotesters 39/n

We thank @meeracomposes for this comprehensive list of movements & resources. This may not be an exhaustive list. Please add more names & resources that you know of. We hope that the struggle against UAPA goes beyond our online discussions. 40/n

We (@aimanjkhan & @GuneetKaurAhuja) thank y’all for following these discussions on #UAPA over the last two weeks. We hope it was useful. 39/n #RepealUAPA #FreeAntiCAAProtesters #ReleaseBK11 #ReleaseAllPoliticalPrisoners
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We will be uploading some UAPA related resources that we used for our research on detentionsolidarity.net. We are handing the handle back to DSN. This is, @GuneetKaurAhuja and @aimanjkhan, signing off! Don't forget to tweet, write & shout #RepealUAPA 42/n