this is by invitation only. shabnam On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:49 PM, ram puniyani <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 4:13 PM > Subject: NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON CV BILL- FEB 12-13, DELHI > To: ANHAD DELHI <[email protected]> > Cc: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> > > > Dear All, > > A new version of the CV Bill has been cleared by Cabinet > recently. It has so far not been tabled in the Parliament.We are however > told that the Govt is keen to table it at the earliest perhaps even during > the Budget session in March 2010. > > We are therefore calling a National Consultation ( Feb 12-13, 2009, Deputy > Chairman Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi) of all friends who > have over the past few years engaged themselves actively with the whole > process and negotiations. In our opinion it is very important to > collectively form a response and a strategy for lobbying with the govt , > members of parliament and media so that we can ensure that the bill when > finally passed serves its purpose and does not become another tool in the > hands of the communal forces. > > It is conceived as a small meeting of not more than 50senior activists, > jurists but representing different groups and states working on the issue > and also of those who are committed to a united response. > > We would circulate the background material and would request everyone to > come prepared/ or send in advance their response so that by the end of the > first day all the responses can be compiled and sent to the Govt. on the > second day when the Consultation concludes. > > We are attaching a Memo & Annexure( recently circulated by Vrinda Grover, > Farah Naqvi, Uma Chakravarti, Madhu Mehra, Harsh Mander & Usha Ramanathan) > of non-negotiable elements/principles that must form part of a law on > Communal Violence that were submitted to the Government in early December > 2009. > > While Anhad is trying to raise funds for this we would request those of you > who are attached to various institutions to support your own travel and also > stay where ever possible. > > Sincerely > > Anhad > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<humanrights-movement%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en.
