Senior human rights activist and renowned paediatrician Binayak Sen, was arrested on May 14, 2007 by Chattisgarh police. Dr Sen is General Secretary, People's Union of Civil Liberties, Chattisgarh and is active with the Jan Swasthya Sahyog (People's Health Support Group).  Noted Gandhian activist Medha Patkar and others have urged the Chief Minister of Chattisgarh to release Dr Sen immediately:  "We have reason to believe that Dr. Binayak Sen, as a member of PUCL is being targeted for continually raising civil rights issues in Chhattisgarh including the recent killing of 12 adivasis in Bijapur district on 31^st March. We strongly condemn this politically motivated arrest and are deeply concerned about the health and safety of Dr. Sen while in custody."

For several years Dr. Sen has been involved in training people in villages to look after the health of their own communities, running free clinics in areas where the state's medical facilities are not available. For his work he was awarded the Paul Harrison Award in 2004 by the Christian Medical College in Vellore.

Read Medha Patkar and People's Movements' letter.
Hear the voice of Binayak Sen recorded by his brother before the arrest.
Show your solidarity by writing to Chief Minister