Mukul Sinha
Indian human rights activist (1951 – 2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mukul Sinha (10 February 1951 – 12 May 2014) was an Indian human rights activist and a lawyer at the Gujarat High Court in Ahemdabad. He was an active trade union leader and a trained physicist. He legally represented the families of the individuals who were killed in Gujarat following the 2002 riots and in Manipur, in which he secured convictions of the politicians and police officers involved.[1][2] Along with his wife Nirjhari Sinha, he founded and served as the president of Jan Sangharsh Manch (trans. People's Struggle Forum), an independent civil rights organization with the aim of addressing issues of labour and workers rights. He was also a vocal critic of erstwhile Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.[3][4][5]
Mukul Sinha | |
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Born | (1951-02-10)10 February 1951 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
Died | 12 May 2014(2014-05-12) (aged 63) |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | IIT Kanpur |
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Spouse | Nirjhari Sinha |
Children | Pratik Sinha |