Re: [HumJanenge] AID obtains IB's list of RTI activists with suspected terrorist links

hi mr rao, i would like to obtain some more details in this regard.
can i pls have your number? regards anil. anil s, sr reporter,
tnie, kochi

On 11/19/10, Kris Dev <krisdev@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sirs,
>
> I am also interested in the details. Can you please share it with me. If you
> can send me a soft copy today or tomorrow, I would appreciate.
>
> *I am participating in the Battle of Ideas 2010 debate on 'A new
> technological democracy' on Nov 23 at Chennai, conducted by Institute of
> Ideas, London. The details of the programme are given below.
>
> If anyone would like to support with ideas, you are most welcome. Please
> mail / contact.*
>
> Best,
> Kris Dev, e-Gov Consultant
>
> GopalaKrishnan Devanathan,
> President & CEO,
> Life Line to Business / Life Line to Citizen,
> Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
> email: krisdev@gmail.com
> http://krisdev.wordpress.com/about/
> URL: http://ll2b.blogspot.com
> Ph: + 91 98 408 52132 / 1 (206) 274 1635
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>
> - Winner of Innovations Award 2009 for IT Innovation;
> - Manthan Awardee 2006 for Rural Grass-Root Initiative in Establishing
> Unique Biometric Identity for e-Inclusion & Livelihood Creation;
> - Selected for World Bank Innovation Fair 2010.
>
> Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and
> well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing
> and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in
> the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other
> lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. … Article 25 of the
> Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
>
> "A quick evaluation of the progress we have achieved in the last 20 years
> shows that in the area of poverty alleviation, we have not done enough.
> History will judge us harshly, unless we seize the opportunity to do more."
> - Archbishop Njongo Ndungane, President and Founder, African Monitor.
>
> "When the Power of Love overcomes the Love of Power the World will know
> peace." Jimi Hendrix.
>
> "Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief
> will help create the fact." - William James
>
> "There is nothing more sacred to a free people than the right to govern
> themselves and take matters into their own hands when their elected
> officials have failed them. When the very government which the people have
> created to secure their liberty and domestic tranquility imposes restraints
> on their freedom, the people have a duty to try to break the shackles
> themselves." - Ward Connerly, Chairman of the American Civil Rights
> Coalition.
>
> "We are powerful before the powerless; and powerless before the powerful";
> how sadly true! why not reverse it?!
>
> Practice is better than precept.
>
>
> *Battle of Ideas <http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/>* 2010 - a debate on *A
> new technological democracy?* on* Tuesday 23rd November *at *Landmark
> Books*in
> *Chennai*.
>
> *
> *
>
> *India is not only the world's largest democracy, but also one of the most
> high-tech, having pioneered electronic voting machines. Technology has not
> only modernised the physical act of voting, however, but arguably
> transformed the practice of democracy more generally. Politics now pervades
> the internet, with politicians and activists taking advantage of everything
> from email to blogs, video-sharing and social networking sites. Laptops and
> mobile phones have become increasingly affordable and highly-effective
> political tools. People have the freedom to access public information like
> never before, and to publish their own opinions, challenging traditional
> sources of authority: 'citizen journalists' break stories and electoral
> candidates connect with their electorates via YouTube. But how revolutionary
> is new technology really? Does it really lead to a redistribution of
> political power? Or are political parties and multinational corporations
> simply using new technology for their own traditional ends?*
>
> * *
>
> *New technology has certainly opened the door for the majority, rather than
> the minority, to create and have their say and engage in political activism.
> Chinese dissident activists can communicate beneath the radar of the
> authorities, while in democracies like India, individuals have the potential
> to communicate across great distances and regardless of social boundaries.
> But does the reality live up to the hype? Or do people prefer to use the new
> technology for more mundane purposes like entertainment and chatting to
> friends? Does the cost of technology unfairly exclude some of those who most
> need a political voice? As some fear with electronic voting machines, might
> technical flaws or 'gremlins' actually undermine democracy? And even when
> everything works perfectly, might the informality and anonymity of the web
> itself undermine democracy by encouraging incivility and offence, or
> allowing people to communicate only with others who share their own
> opinions? Can citizens and politicians alike harness the potential of the
> internet to develop new and more open forms of democratic engagement, or
> should politics come back down to Earth?*
>
> * *
>
> For a full description of the debate and some background readings on the
> issue, please see the
> website<http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/session_detail/4591/>.
>
>
> http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/session_detail/4591/
>
>
>
> *Event title:* *A new technological democracy?*
>
> *Venue:* *Landmark, Apex
> Plaza<http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%23+3,+Apex+Plaza,+Nungambakkam,+Chennai,+Tamilnadu+600034,+India+%28Landmark%29&mrt=yp&sll=13.054626,80.249248&sspn=0.008748,0.013937&ie=UTF8&hq=Apex+Plaza&hnear=Apex+Plaza,+Nungambakkam+High+Rd,+Tirumurthy+Nagar,+Nungambakkam,+Chennai,+Tamil+Nadu,+India&z=15>,
> Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai, India*
>
> *Date: Tuesday 23rd November 2010*
>
> *Time:* *7.00pm – 8.30pm *
> entry: free
>
> *speakers: *
>
>
>
> [image: http://battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/sarath.babu/large.gif]* Sarath
> Babu <http://battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/speaker_detail/5447/>,
> *founder
> and CEO, Foodking; independent candidate, Lok Sabha Elections 2009, Chennai
>
> * *
>
> [image: http://battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/kevin.toolis/large.gif]* Kevin
> Toolis <http://battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/speaker_detail/2746/>,
> *director
> and co-founder, manyriversfilm; director, Emmy-nominated *Cult of the
> Suicide Bomber*; author, *Rebel Hearts: journeys within the IRA's soul*
>
> * *
>
> [image: http://battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/sanjay.pinto/large.gif]* Sanjay
> Pinto <http://battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/speaker_detail/5105/>,
> *executive
> editor, NDTV Hindu; host, *Chennai Speaks Out*; former National Debating
> Champion
>
>
>
> [image: http://battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/dolan.cummings/large.gif]*
> Dolan
> Cummings <http://battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/speaker_detail/268/>,
> *convenor,
> Battle for Politics; associate fellow, Institute of Ideas; editor, *Culture
> Wars <http://www.culturewars.org.uk/>*; editor, *Debating Humanism*
>
> * *
>
> [image: http://battleofideas.org.uk/speakers/kris.dev/large.gif]* Kris
> Dev<http://battleofideas.org.uk/index.php/2010/speaker_detail/5439/>,
> *e-government consultant and social activist, Life Line to Business (LL2B),
> Chennai
>
> * *
>
>
>
>
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>
> Head of External Relations
>
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>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Kris Dev
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>
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 6:15 PM, young cyber indians <
> cyberyouth@tightmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends
>>
>> After filing an RTI petition to Indian Consulate in US, AID was denied the
>> confirmed list of RTI activists in India whose telephones and internet
>> were
>> being intercepted by IB. The information was denied to us on grounds that
>> IB
>> is exempted organisation in schedule of RTI Act Also PIO of MEA did not
>> transfer the RTI application to IB. AID was also informed that RTI
>> activist
>> is not a defined term and no such information exists.
>>
>> In appeal, it was forcefully argued that information pertaining to human
>> rights violation cannot be denied, and that right to privacy is a basic
>> human right. The matter was referred to Central Information Commission
>> which
>> directed the MEA to transfer request to IB to provide the list. We have
>> received the list about 115 days after the CIC order but do not intend to
>> complain as legal opinion sought by IB thereafter was also provided to us
>> to
>> explain the delay. The list of almost 600 names is shocking and even
>> includes name of late RTI martyr Amit Jetwa.
>>
>> K Rajeshwar Rao
>>
>

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