Indian human rights activist fasting for 14 years to go on trial - Irish Times

Indian human rights activist fasting for 14 years to go on trial Irish Times Earlier this month, the chief judicial magistrate in Manipur's capital, Imphal, ruled that “prima facie evidence” of attempted suicide had emerged against Irom Sharmila, who has been fasting since November 2nd, 2000, in a bid to repeal a law that she ...