Surendra Gadling

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: India

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Caste: Dalit

Health Concerns: Hypertension, diabetes, cardiac disorder, syncope, lumbar and cervical spondylitis

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Date of Detainment: June/6/2018

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Human Rights Work for Religious Communities

Nature of Charges: Hate Speech Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Surendra Gadling

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Surendra Gadling is detained for religious freedom advocacy.

In June 2018, police in Maharashtra arrested Gadling, a human rights lawyer known for defending Dalits and Adivasis, marginalized communities under India's religiously-based caste system. Authorities accused Gadling of inciting caste-based violence through speeches in December 2017 and charged him with "promoting enmity on grounds of religion," (Sec. 153A IPC), waging war against the state (Sec. 121A IPC), sedition (Sec. 124A IPC), and other crimes under the the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Authorities confined him at Taloja Central Jail, Navi Mumbai.

During detention, Gadling's health has deteriorated, and authorities have denied him adequate medical care for his hypertension, diabetes, cervical spondylitis, and other ailments.

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