Climate Justice Is About Intersectional Equality : Disha Ravi Releases First Statement After Arrest Ideas do not die. And, truth, no matter how long it takes, always reveals itself.
Disha Ravi. Photo: PTI
Rights14/Mar/2021
New Delhi:Â In her first public statement after her 10-day arrest in February, climate activist Disha Ravi has talked about her time in custody, the unfair media portrayal she received, and other rights activists in jail who do not have access to the same resources and are still languishing. “…truth always reveals itself,” she has said, while reiterating her support to climate justice and the farmers protest.
Updated Feb 26, 2021 | 13:49 IST
22-year-old climate change activist Disha Ravi – who was arrested by Delhi Police in the ‘toolkit’ case – was granted bail. Disha Ravi (File Photo) | Photo Credit: IANS
Key Highlights
Judge Rana said that not even an iota of evidence had been brought to his notice connecting the perpetrators of the violence on January 26 with the accused or with the Poetic Justice Foundation
Disha Ravi was charged with sedition and immediately arrested without it being established that her actions led to violence at Red Fort on January 26
Ravi’s arrest: A timeline
Feb 3, 2021: The farmers’ protest grabbed international attention when 18-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg tweeted about it.
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to environmental activist Disha Ravi, asking her to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh. Disha Ravi was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the 'toolkit' case.
Scanty and Sketchy evidence on record : Delhi Court Grants Bail to Disha Ravi
Disha was arrested by the Delhi Police on February 13 from her Bengaluru residence in the farmers’ protest toolkit case.
| 23 Feb 2021 1:51 PM GMT
New Delhi: 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi who was arrested in connection with the toolkit case, in line with the farmers protest was granted bail today by the Patiala House Court.
Disha was arrested by the Delhi Police on February 13 from her Bengaluru residence in the farmers protest toolkit case.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana after hearing a detailed argument was of the opinion that the evidence on record by the prosecution is not sufficient to keep a 22-year-old in custody.