Mr. Kamal Shukla is a resident of Kanker district in Bastar area of Chhattisgarh. He is the editor of the Bhumkaal Samachar, a local e-news which focuses on the rights of adivasi in the Bastar area. Mr.Shukla, is known for voicing against fake encounters in the region. He also writes for several local and national news portals. Through Patrakar Suraksha Kanoon Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, he initiated a movement demanding a law for the protection of journalists in Chhattisgarh. A case of sedition under section 124 (A) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Mr. Kamal Shukla at Kotwali police station for posting a cartoon on his Facebook page. The complainant in this case resides in Rajasthan and filed the complaint with the Raipur cyber cell. The complaint was then transferred to anker police. He has not been arrested yet, but he is apprehending arrest for the charges against him. With regard to the cartoon, Mr. Shukla clarified that he had expressed concerns about the situation of the higher judiciary with specific reference to the case of the death of Judge Loya. The same is a point of public debate given the unfolding of series of events in the Supreme Court. Mr. Shukla through posting the cartoon in this case has only exercised his right to freedom of expression. Mr. Shukla also apprehends that Chhattisgarh police may file fabricated false cases against him due to his independent journalism and human rights work. It is important to mention here that Mr. Shukla has been raising the issue of abduction of tribal girls, sexual violence by security forces, fake encounters etc. He has been instrumental in the demand for a journalist protection law in Chhattisgarh. Mr. Shukla played an active role in the campaign for the release of journalists in Chhattisgarh who were booked under fabricated cases when Mr. SRP Kalluri was the Inspector General of the Bastar Range. HRDA would like to recall that all these cases against journalists in Chhattisgarh and other human rights defenders were also petitioned before the National Human Rights Commission, leading to Mr. Kalluri being summoned by the Commission and transferred out from the Bastar region.