:dateline: Human rights advocacy group “People�s Movement Against UAPA” with the collaboration of Ludhiana based Lawyers, is organizing a seminar on the draconian Law of India at the Bar Room of district courts on March 01, 2014. �UAPA is the�Unlawful Activities Prevention Act is or Sua Act is Indian law aimed at prevention of unlawful activities associations in India.
The theme of the seminar is �Act Now Against UAPA�. �Representative of the organization, and renowned human rights activist, Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur told Sikh24 that a number renowed speakers will be at the seminar. �Namely, Kamaal Faruqui (PMAUAPA), Prof. P. Koya (NCHRO), and Advocate Rajinder Singh Bains (PHRO), will be addressing the attendees at the seminar.
Advocate Manjhpur further added that �UAPA is the one of the most draconian laws of India that is used as tool of pressing political dissent by establishment. The law is a big threat to basic rights of the minorities in particular and should be repealed.”
