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Indian People's Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights



Invitation for a Press and Public Meeting 

Date: 18th December

Time: 4.30pm to 6.00pm

Venue: Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh

What happened to the Government's plan to rebuild Gujarat stone by stone?

Who benefited and who lost out?

Are we prepared to face another disaster like the one in Gujarat?




Dear Friends,

We are glad to invite you for the Press and Public meeting to release the Indian People's Tribunal Report No foresight. No follow up on the relief and rehabilitation process after the January 26th, 2001 earthquake in Gujarat at: 


4:30pm on Tuesday, 

18th December 2001 at 

Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Near VT opp. BMC Head office.

The enquiry was conducted by an 11 member panel of experts which was headed by:

Justice K Sukumaran (Retd Judge, Kerala & Mumbai High Courts) & panel consisted of:

Dr PV Unnikrishnan (Disaster Management), Dr Harish Shetty (Mental Health), 

Dr Ashok Patil (Physiotherapy), Ms Sujata Patel (Sociologist), 

Ms Ranjana Subberwal (Disability), Ms Nimitta Bhatt (Health Care), 

Prof. Jitendra Dholakia (Economist), Adv. Mihir Desai (Legal), 

Dunu Roy (Housing), Max Martin (Journalist).

Agenda

  a.. Sunil Scaria Background of the Enquiry 
  b.. Adv. Mihir Desai The Question of Basic Rights 
  c.. Dr. Harish Shetty Need for Psycho-Social Help 
  d.. Dr. Ashok Patil Disasters and Disability 
  e.. Dr. P.V. Unnikrishnan Need for Disaster Preparedness 
  f.. Release of the IPT report 
  g.. The presentations will be followed by the screening of the film - Voices from a Disaster - directed by K.P Sasi.
Please do come and invite your friends as well,

Regards,

Sunil Scaria

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