human rights defender
Rona Wilson
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Rona Wilson
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Organization affiliation
- Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP)
HRD's year of birth
1970
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- NGO member
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released on bail
HRD's bio and work
Rona Wilson is a Delhi-based human rights defender from Kerala and the Public Relations Secretary of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP). He has been active in campaigning for the rights of political prisoners, challenging unlawful detentions, and calling for the repeal of draconian laws like the UAPA.
Detained since
Jul 28, 2020
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
- 1970
- HRD's Gender
- Man
- Type of HRD
- NGO member
- HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Organization affiliation
- Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP)
- HRD's Picture
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- News Click
- HRD's bio and work
Rona Wilson is a Delhi-based human rights defender from Kerala and the Public Relations Secretary of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP). He has been active in campaigning for the rights of political prisoners, challenging unlawful detentions, and calling for the repeal of draconian laws like the UAPA.
- 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
- Jul 28, 2020
- 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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