[sustran] Re: URGENT GUJARAT

[Paul Barter]

Dear Deepika D'Souza at the India Centre for Human Rights and Law

I know the problem in Gujarat right now is a most urgent and important issue
and I wish you very well in your great work. 

Unfortunately, the sustran-discuss list is the wrong forum in which to raise
it. I am sorry but I cannot make exceptions to this rule. The email
discussion list, sustran-discuss, has a very specific focus on transport
issues in the global South. If we allow other issues to be discussed here
then the list will become useless and of no interest to its members who came
here because of their interest in transport issues. 

I have sent warnings about this to [huright at vsnl.com] before. 

I am sorry if this seems harsh but I am removing you now from the
sustran-discuss list.  To get your message out more effectively I suggest
you become a member of email discussion lists that are more relevant to the
issues that you are working on. 

If you ever wish to participate again in the transport-focused discussions
on sustran-discuss then please do rejoin the list. But then please stick to
transport-related issues.

Sincerely

Paul
sustran-discuss list manager


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org
[mailto:owner-sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org] On Behalf Of huright
Sent: Saturday, 2 March 2002 9:34 PM
To: Sutapa; sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org; sustran-discuss at jca.apc.org;
Sushil Raj; Suresh; Surendra/Sanghamitra Gadekar
Subject: [sustran] URGENT GUJARAT


Dear Friends,
We have been in touch with friends in Gujarat.  The situation against the
minorities is completely out of control.  The police is actively involved in
perpetrating violence against the Muslims.  The army has not been allowed to
act.  
Please immediately send faxes to the CM of Gujarat, the President, NHRC, the
PM asking them to act.  
At the moment there is a complete situation of state sponsored genocide.

Can you please send this out to as many people as possible.
In solidarity,
Deepika D'Souza
India Centre for Human Rights and Law