human rights defender and trade union leader, Mr  *Murali Mohan *was beaten to death by police officers outside the  Regency Ceramics Limited factory in Yanam, Andhra Pradesh State. Murali Mohan founded the factory's trade union and fought peacefully for workers' rights and for better wages and staff regularisation.

On the night of 26 January 2012, Murali Mohan was picked up at his home  by Yanam police officers, allegedly acting on a complaint made by the  management of Regency Ceramics Limited, before being released some hours  later. At approximately 6 am on the morning of 27 January 2012, the human rights defender, accompanied by other workers, went to the  factory. Police officers who were present there attacked Murali Mohan  with batons causing him to collapse. He was then taken to the local  hospital by police where he later died.