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PHM India (JSA) statement on Binayak Sen's conviction

We, the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, a coalition of national networks and organizations actively working for health rights in the country, express our outrage at the verdict of the Raipur district and sessions court, on 24th December 2010, declaring Dr Binayak Sen, General Secretary of the Chhattisgarh People's Union for Civil Liberties and Vice-President of the National PUCL, guilty of sedition and treason, and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

Note on Right to Health activities by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India) during recent period

Since its formation following the ‘National Health Assembly’ in 2000, within Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM-India) there has been a strong perspective to oppose the weakening of public health systems, to make health systems accountable and effective, to counter commercialization of health care, and to ensure access to health care for all within a broader ‘Right to health’ framework.

Novartis threatens Indian generic drug industry

For decades, India has been known as the “pharmacy of the developing world” for its ability to supply lifesaving generic drugs at a fraction of the cost of those with brand names. People living in India and throughout the Global South rely heavily on these affordable medicines, and without them antiretrovirals, cancer drugs, and hundreds of other basic medications would be out of reach for millions.

Elections in India: Fight for a healthy future

It's time for promises - generous, sweeping and all-encompassing. Whenever elections are scheduled, politicians of all hues and affiliations come up with promises, of turning life for the common man into a rosy idyll. Looking through my file of political promises over the last fifteen, I have these samples chosen at random from a thick stack of clippings -

Health groups: Defend affordable drug treatment in India
India: Launching the Global Health Watch 2
India: Launching the Global Health Watch 2
Open Letter to WHO DG Margaret Chan from Drug Action Forum – Karnataka
Police planting false evidence in Dr Binayak Sen's case, India
Deprived of own freedom Binayak Sen wins global rights award
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