UPDATE(India): Sub Divisional Magistrate threatens human rights activist in Uttar Pradesh

UPDATE(India): Sub Divisional Magistrate threatens human rights activist in Uttar Pradesh

Raitara Musahar ghetto is in Pindra village of Varanasi district. The AHRC on four previous occasions had issued hunger alerts reporting cases of acute starvation from Raitara Musahar ghetto. The first case, issued on July 17, 2007 was concerning Mulayam Musahar, a boy aged five years. Mulayam is suffering from Grade III malnourishment. After reporting this case the AHRC had also reported two other cases in succession. The case of Maya Musahar, a five-year-old girl suffering from Grade IV malnutrition, was reported on July 23, 2007 and that of Rema Musahar, a two-year-old girl, also suffering from Grade IV malnutrition, was reported on July 31, 2007. Read more about UPDATE(India): Sub Divisional Magistrate threatens human rights activist in Uttar Pradesh