Indian courts are being used to frame and incarcerate human rights defender Sanjiv Bhatt. He is a former senior police officer who is seeking accountability for mass deaths in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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When Sanjiv was convicted in a 30-year-old case, to which he was initially not a party, he was denied the right to call defense witnesses and submit evidence, which is a violation of the right to a fair trial.
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Rights violations continue, and Sanjiv was punished with a fine for filing an appeals petition Penalising him for exercising his rights criminalizes access to justice and subverts the rule of law.
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I call for a fair trial for Sanjiv Bhatt. Justice for him is also justice for his family and justice for the thousands whose cases rely on Sanjiv as a witness.
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