May
26
Two perpetrators of the 1984 carnage against Sikhs have been given ministerial positions in the new government formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Kamal Nath, accused of leading the mob that attacked and destroyed Gurudwara Rakab Ganj and burned alive several Sikhs inside, is now a member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet. He will serve as Commerce and […]
May
26
Pogrom Survivors Look to New Prime Minister for Justice
May 26, 2004 | Comments Off on Pogrom Survivors Look to New Prime Minister for Justice
Survivors of the 1984 pogroms against Sikhs, now living in the “Widows Colony”, are hoping that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will at least help their children: “With him at the helm, I see a glimmer of hope,” [Satori] Kaur said outside her humble home in Tilak Vihar, a colony specially set up in New Delhi […]
May
26
Suicides in Kashmir Draw Notice of NHRC
May 26, 2004 | Comments Off on Suicides in Kashmir Draw Notice of NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of the extraordinary number of suicides and attempted suicides in the Kashmir valley: It has called for a report from the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary with a request to furnish within six weeks, the number of suicides and attempted suicides in the Valley from 1999-2000 […]
May
26
Gujarat Carnage Witnesses Granted Protection
May 26, 2004 | Comments Off on Gujarat Carnage Witnesses Granted Protection
After three senior members of the security forces visited Gujarat, a 100-strong team from the Central Industrial Security Force has been deployed throughout the state to protect witnesses in cases pending against perpetrators of the 2002 pogroms against Muslims: The CISF personnel have been divided into five teams of 20 each and deployed in Dahod, Himmatnagar, […]