Arun Ferreira: News

Indian history is colored with characters whose spirit and fire provided the much-needed impetus for oppressed classes to raise their voice against their oppressors. Arun Ferreira was of the same ilk - a man who did not falter in front of adversity and kept fighting in any way possible. Hailing from Maharashtra, his political views were shaped by his close association with his uncle Father Raymond D’Silva, who taught Catholic students about the inequality present in society. Ferreira became politically active when he joined St. Xavier’s in the 90s. He met with his first arrest in 2007 after being labeled as a ‘Naxalite’. He was put behind the bars under UAPA but was released in 2012 and was fully acquitted in 2014. After his release, he joined Siddharth Law College. Once he graduated, he became a human rights lawyer and an active member of an organization of lawyers who fought against rights violations. Ferreira was again arrested in 2018 in connection with the ‘Bhima Koregaon’ violence. He was put under house arrest due to an intervention by the Supreme Court.