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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dear Friends, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Greetings from the Global
Campaign Against Indian Patents Amendment (GCAIPA)!</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">On Feb 26<SUP>th</SUP> 2005, we
had given a “Global Call” against the Present form of Patents Amendment brought
out by the Indian Government through a Presidential Ordinance (decree). We are
very happy to say that globally there have been tremendous response and
Solidarity from United States of America to Burkina Faso. This is a sort of a
compilation of all the events that we have come to know of as on 10.03.2005 and
there might have been many more as we have been receiving daily some more
actions that have happened. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">People could use this piece of
information in lobbying /advocacy efforts at their ends. <FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt"> </SPAN><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>We
thank all the people who have worked towards making this a successful
campaign.</STRONG></SPAN></TT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B>At the Global Level:
<o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B> <o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">1.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN>The International Humanitarian Organisation <B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without
Borders) </SPAN></B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">sends out a letter
to the President of India, the Prime Minister of India and Ms. Sonia Gandhi
opposing the Amendments. They have also released it to the Indian
Media<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in">2.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">Geneva:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt"> NGO Forum for Health sends a letter to the
Indian Government through the Ambassador of India at the UN opposing the
Amendments</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><B>3.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">Germany:
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in">a.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt">BUKO Pharma Campaign sent out
protest letters to the various ministers and the Indian Embassy in Germany.
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in">b.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN>German
network against AIDS (where all major NGOs in Germany are part of) sent a fax to
the Indian Embassy in Germany</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">4.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><B>Morocco: </B><STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The
Coalition for the Right to Care and Access to Medication in Marrakech, Morocco,
issued a press release condemning the Amendments and also sent an open letter
from an HIV/AIDS patient to the Indian Ambassador to
Morocco</SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">5.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></TT><B>Burkina Faso: </B>There was a rally taken out in<B>
</B><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso by people with AIDS who use Triomune a lot and some of the slogans
were "Génériques toujours !" = "generics forever !" "Inde : sauveur hier,
criminel aujourd'hui" = "India : saviour yesterday, criminal
today"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">6.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></TT><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">United
States of America:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
The Association for India’s Development, Insaaf, Global AIDS Alliance and such
other organizations organized a rally in front of the Indian Embassy in
Washington. Some of the individual chapters of these organizations are also
sending out press notes to the Indian media. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">7.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></TT><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">France:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Act-up Paris, ATTAC and Solidarite Sida organized a protest Rally in front of
the Indian Embassy in Paris. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">8.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></TT><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">South
Afica:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa picketed against the Patents Amendment
and submitted a memorandum addressed to the President and Prime Minister of
India. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">9.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></TT><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">South
Korea:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
A group in Korea, People's Health coalition for equitable society and Human
Right Advocacy Group NANURI+ in response to the Global Call submitted a
memorandum to the Indian Ambassador. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">10.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></TT><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">UNAIDS:
</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">UNAIDS,
a Geneva based Joint UN Program against HIV / AIDS, has written a letter to the
Commerce Minister urging him to make use of the flexibilities offered within
TRIPS and modify the Bill accordingly. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">At
India level (not necessarily on 26<SUP>th</SUP> but some in the build up to the
26<SUP>th</SUP> and beyond as well):<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></TT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> Jan 2005 - </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">A Patents Convention was held in
<B>Chennai</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 12pt 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">9<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005 </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">- A workshop was held on the Indian Patents
Amendment with other Trade Unions by AMTC India in <B>Mumbai</B>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">12<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> - A City Meeting was held at
<B>Hyderabad</B> against the Indian Patents Amendment
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></OL>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">4.<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">13<SUP>th</SUP> Feb
2005</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> - At a
meeting held in <B>Mumbai</B>, of the Western Regional Organisations supported
by AID India , the Indian Patents Amendment issue was taken up for
debate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=5>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">15<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> - A Workshop was held in <B>Kolkata</B>
against the Patents Amendment<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">19<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> - A Patents Convention was held in
<B>Pune<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">20<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005 – </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">A Patents Convention was held by FMRAI in
<B>Mumbai<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> Feb 2005 – </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">A workshop with the Health Care workers
held in<B> Bangalore </B>and as a follow up now a workshop is going to be held
separately at St. John’s Medical College and NIMHANS</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> Feb 2005
–</SPAN></B><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Dharwad: Dr. Gopal Dabade and others from Drug Action Forum Karnataka met the
2 Members of Parliament from Dharwad and detailed them about the issue and the
MPs have promised to look into it and raise questions on what the Health
Ministry has replied to the letter from WHO<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> Feb 2005
:</SPAN></B><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Dharwad: The group in Dharwad decides to form a study circle on the issue with
many legal people also joining in to give legal opinion and offering to
redraft the legislation and submit it to the Government. A follow up meeting
is planned for March 13, 2005. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">21<SUP>st</SUP> Feb 2005
–</SPAN></B><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Bangalore: Bangalore North MP Mr. Sangliana contacted and handed over
information. The MP after reading the material calls back for a second meeting
to understand what questions could be raised on the
issue<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">24<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005
–</SPAN></B><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
Complete information passed on to Shri Ananth Kumar, Bangalore South
MP<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">25<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005
–</SPAN></B><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
A Protest Convention was held in <B>Pune </B>one day before the Global
Call</SPAN></TT></LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%"><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">On
26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></TT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%"><TT><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></TT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=14>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Delhi:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
A huge protest Rally happened on the streets of Delhi on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb,
2005 and there was a lot of media coverage of the event as well. People as far
as from Kerala traveled to Delhi to participate in the
event<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Mumbai:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
A Dharna was organized at Azad Maidan on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb, 2005 and it was
very well attended. As a follow-up to the protest a coordination committee has
been evolved to chalk out future strategies. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Bangalore:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">
A Dharna was held at the MG Statue on MG Road on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005. It
was followed by a memorandum submitted to the Governor by the group.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Bangalore:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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An 18<SUP> </SUP>Minute program was recorded and aired on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb
2005 by the All India Radio, Bangalore. Prasanna of People’s Health Movement
and AID India talked about the issue and mentioned about the Global Day of
Action. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Kolkata</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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Opposition to the Amendments by means of a Press Conference was organized by
SAATHI and other groups in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2005.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Chennai</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A protest march was held in Chennai to coincide with the Global Day of
Action<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Hyderabad</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">:
A Protest Rally was organized at Indira Park Entrance near Secretariat on 26
Feb, 2005 and a memorandum sent to Shri Kamal Nath<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Dharwad:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A protest Rally was organized on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb, 2005 under the
Leadership of Drug Action Forum Karnataka and a signed memorandum was
submitted to the Deputy Commissioner on that day. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Panjim,
Goa:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A protest Rally was organized in Panjim followed by a memorandum to the
Governor on 26<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Thirupati,
Andhra Pradesh:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A protest Rally was organized in Tirupati, AP on Feb 26,
2005<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Kerala:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A massive mobilization happened on this issue and some of them traveled all
the way to Delhi to participate in the rally<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .5in"><TT><B><SPAN
style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Bangalore:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A Memorandum was submitted to the Governor on 28<SUP>th</SUP> Feb 2005 by the
Human Rights Forum for Dalit Liberation (HRFDL). The Governor gave a patient
hearing to the plea by the group and also informed that he was a member of the
<B>Second People’s Commission</B> to look into the Amendment and he was with
us in this struggle and promised to forward the memorandum to the Government
but expressed his constitutional inability to do anything
more.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT>
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style="mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Bangalore:</SPAN></B></TT><TT><SPAN
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A Radio debate on the issue is slated for Recording on 05.03.2005 by All India
Radio, Bangalore. This would be aired on the state hookup so that all the
stations in Karnataka would relay this. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></LI></OL>
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style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
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style="COLOR: black; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt">Note:
This compilation still fails to capture the sort of actions that have taken
place against this bill. We hope to capture that in a limited way at the website
<A href="http://www.gcaipa.org/">www.gcaipa.org</A> so pls. keep visiting the
website as often as possible. It also has the limitation of having been compiled
from the information available with the compilers. Any organization’s / city’s
efforts which are not acknowledged here may pls. be brought to the notice of
Prasanna by email to <A
href="mailto:prasanna_aid@yahoo.com">prasanna_aid@yahoo.com</A> or Gopakumar at
<A href="mailto:amtc_india@yahoo.co.in">amtc_india@yahoo.co.in</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></TT></P>
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