05 Apr 2009 07:00 AM
Justice For Binayak Sen, Paediatrician Imprisoned In India And Convicted Of No Crime
An Editorial in this week's Lancet calls for justice for Indian doctor Binayak Sen, a distinguished Indian paediatrician and a tireless human rights activist. He has been imprisoned in a Raipur jail in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, and has been convicted of no crime, yet is being held under draconian state laws for his alleged association with the Naxalites-an outlawed Indian communist movement, deemed to be a threat to national security. To date, there is no proof of his involvement in extremist activities but he remains incarcerated for supplementary charges indefinitely…
