India, another attempt to gag GreenpeaceUn another attempt to gag Greenpeace India: Priya Pillai, activist organization, was stopped at the airport in New Delhi this morning immigration office and was prevented from boarding his flight to London. Priya Pillai was stopped and his passport was considered invalid: it is a clear and blatant violation of their rights, especially because it has a business visa valid for visiting London. British MPs had invited Pillai to speak of civil movements of local communities to Mahan: a proposed coal mining led by Essar, a company based in London, is threatening to eradicate the lives and livelihoods of the forest and the community that abita.Lavorare for the most marginalized people in the country is a crime in India ? - asked Pillai. I have explained that the immigration officials are not opposed to his trip, but they only carried out the orders of the Government of India. It is the second time that an employee of Greenpeace was denied a green light by the airport authorities in India, despite having a valid visa. In September last year had been prevented Ben Hargreaves - a British citizen - to enter India. The Indian office of Greenpeace wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Airport Authority of India as a result of this action arbitrary and calls on the government to explain on what legal basis it is willing forbidden to leave the country for Pillai. Last year, the Interior Ministry ordered the freezing of foreign funds to the office of Greenpeace India. The Indian office has challenged this decision in the High Court of Delhi and the next hearing is January 20th. Its scary that this could happen in the largest democracy in the world to a nonprofit organization financed independently and followed as Greenpeace India. categories Energy and Climate
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:50:50 +0000
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