DEMAND COMMUNAL VIOLENCE BILL

In more than 6 decades of independence, India and Indians have been unfortunate victims of communal violence and hate politics.

In the last one and a half years, U.P. alone has seen more than 100 incidents of communal violence. Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Bareily and many other cities have seen big and small incidents of communal violence.

Most recently, Muzaffarnagar has seen horrifying communal riots where more than 100,000 people have been displaced, while official data shows that 62 lives have been lost. The speed with which riots.spread and provocative gatherings were allowed to go unchecked points clearly to government inefficiency and complacency.

Moreover, the government response has been pathetic. Relief and rehabilitation by government agencies is absent on the ground. Whatever little relief is being given is by Community organisations or NGOs.

The Muzaffarnagar violence is a clear case of not only failure of local administration but also horrendous political exploitation of people's suffering.

Aligarh Muslim University rejects this politics of hate and communal violence.

We call on everyone to demand the passage of Communal Violence Bill in the coming winter session (December 2013) of parliament, and to reach out to the nation to shun the politics of hate and communal violence.

AMU AGAINST POLITICS OF HATE

AMU AGAINST COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

AMU FOR COMMUNAL VIOLENCE BILL

AMU STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE

AMU Students show solidarity with Irom Sharmila

Various student organisations of AMU came together to show solidarity with Irom Sharmila and raise their voice against Armed Forces Special Powers Act, on Tuesday 5th November 2013. Irom Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 13 years in Manipur against AFSPA.

The students affirmed that laws like AFSPA are a blot on Indian democracy and create an atmosphere for Human Rights violations. The keynote speakers were Dr. Mohibul Haque (Political Science) and social activist Faisal Khan( khudai khidmatgar). The gathering was also addressed by Ameen Ahmad, Abdullah Azzam, Amood Gulzar and other students.

The program was intended to highlight the struggle of Irom Sharmila and raise a demand for legal and political reforms to protect democracy and human rights in India.

The cheif organisers were SIO-AMU Zone, Khudai Khidmatgar and Aligarh Activists' Society. The program was convened by Fawaz Shaheen.

Ameen Ahmad's speech On Gandhi Jayanti

Fawaz Shaheen On Times Now !

FAWAZ SHAHEEN SCRIPTS HISTORY !!

It is a matter of great pride and ecstasy for the entire Alig Community, that one of our brothers shall be representing our alma mater in National Television. Fawaz Shaheen, a student of B. A. LL. B (Fourth Year) has been selected to speak in a National Youth Parliament event, organized by Times Now and Times of India. The event known as “I Lead India” is an initiative which intends to engage the youth of the nation in the democratic process and seeks to provide them a platform to ask questions to the political class and demand their accountability in their process of Policy framing. 

The event had a tough selection process wherein 45 students from all across India were short listed on the basis of a 3 minute video presentation concerning India’s Political Class, Indian Economy and Foreign Policies. From these top 45 participants, 12 were finalized based upon a mock Parliament which was held in New Delhi. Fawaz Shaheen will be speaking against the motion "The Political Class of India has failed to meet the aspirations of India's youth".

The mega event will be recorded on the 3rd of October and shall be broadcast by Times Now and covered by The Times of India on 12th & 13rd October. It will feature these 12 participants facing off with prominent politicians and social activists which include Manish Tiwari (Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting), Sachin Pilot (Minister of State for Corporate Affairs), Mr. Yogendra Yadav (Social Scientist), Kiran Bedi (Social Activist & Retired IPS officer), Mrs. Kiran Majumdar Shaw (Corporate Honcho) and Mr. Brahma Chellaney (Public Intellectual & Strategic Thinker).

We implore upon all the Aligs to support our brother by generating more information regarding the event, and be a part of this hour of glory by watching the programme at Times Now.

The 2-hour recorded debate will be telecasted on TIMES NOW on three occasions.
1. On 12th of October (Saturday) from 2pm to 4pm
2. On 13th of October (Sunday) from 11am to 1pm

3. On 13th of October (Sunday) from 7pm to 9pm.


For further details contact us at:-

9045497625, 9045205890

You can also mail us at:- aasaligarh@gmail.com

Or you can also visit the website of the event:- 

http://youthparliament.ileadindia.com/index.php

Commitment of AAS on CASHFGS

In its commitment to strive for gender justice, the Aligarh Activists’ Society (AAS) would actively engage itself for the cause of gender sensitization, especially among the female students of the campus, through a number of ways mainly, distribution of pamphlets, organizing discussions, enacting street plays and a number of other means as may be necessary in the University campus. We are dedicated in ensuring a harassment free and gender sensitive AMU. It has also been decided that the AAS would extend all possible co- operation and support to the newly formed Committee Against Sexual Harassment and Gender Sensitization (CASHFGS). In this regard our main objectives are:-

• Spreading awareness about the bylaws of the CASHFGS among the students of the University. 
• Sensitizing the students about the legal procedures that are to be followed in case of occurrence of an incident of sexual harassment. 
• Making the female students aware of their rights as enshrined by the statutes of the CASHFGS.
• Ensuring that both emotional as well as legal support is provided to a victim of sexual harassment. 

In this regard, we would like to appeal to the AMU fraternity at large to join hands in eradicating the menace of eve- teasing and crimes against women in our beloved University and make efforts to ensure that the campus is conducive to the idea of mutual respect and sensitiveness towards gender-related issues.