human rights defender
Sudhir Dhawale
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Sudhir Dhawale
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Republican Panther's Jatiantachi Chalwal
HRD's year of birth
1968
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Minorities’ rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Sudhir Dhawale is a prominent Dalit rights activist, writer, and founder of the Marathi bi-monthly magazine Vidrohi. He also co-founded the Republican Panther's Jatiantachi Chalwal (Movement for Annihilation of Caste). His work centers on grassroots mobilization against caste-based discrimination and advocating for marginalized communities.
Detained since
Jun 6, 2018
Date of release
Jan 24, 2025
Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
Sentence
Charges Framed
UAPA Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, and 40; IPC Sections 120B, 115, 121, 121A, 124A, 153A, and 505(1)(b).
Latitude: 19.07740712839979
Longitude: 73.06905110578941
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
Location of detention - City/Town
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location of detention - Facility
Taloja Central Prison, Maharashtra
Recent case update / evolution
Granted regular bail by the Bombay High Court on 08 January 2025.
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- HRD's year of birth
- 1968
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Minorities’ rights
- Organization affiliation
- Republican Panther's Jatiantachi Chalwal
- HRD's Picture
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- Carvan
- HRD's bio and work
Sudhir Dhawale is a prominent Dalit rights activist, writer, and founder of the Marathi bi-monthly magazine Vidrohi. He also co-founded the Republican Panther's Jatiantachi Chalwal (Movement for Annihilation of Caste). His work centers on grassroots mobilization against caste-based discrimination and advocating for marginalized communities.
- HRD's geographical origin
- Urban
- Country or area of detention
- Region of detention
- Asia: Southern Asia
- Location of detention - City/Town
- Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Location of detention - Facility
- Taloja Central Prison, Maharashtra
- Geolocation of detention
Latitude: 19.07740712839979
Longitude: 73.06905110578941
- Geolocation of detention
- Detained since
- Jun 6, 2018
- Current Status
- Released on bail
- Date of release
- Jan 24, 2025
- Charge(s)
- Anti-government propaganda
- Creating disturbances
- Damage to public property
- Sentence
Charges Framed
UAPA Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, and 40; IPC Sections 120B, 115, 121, 121A, 124A, 153A, and 505(1)(b).
- Recent case update / evolution
Granted regular bail by the Bombay High Court on 08 January 2025.
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- Consent status
- Consent to register, store and publish the information
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