Dec
24
UN Mechanisms and Punjab Human Rights
December 24, 2003 | Comments Off on UN Mechanisms and Punjab Human Rights
The newest addition to our website, www.punjabjustice.org, is an article by Ram Narayan Kumar titled: “The UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Issues of Accountability in Punjab.” Kumar describes the actions taken by different human rights mechanisms at the UN in response to human rights abuses occurring in Punjab, and how the Indian Government has responded. When the […]
Dec
22
Villagers Seek Arrest of Nihang Leader; Same leader implicated in human rights abuses
December 22, 2003 | Comments Off on Villagers Seek Arrest of Nihang Leader; Same leader implicated in human rights abuses
A Tribune article describes protests by villages for the arrest of Nihang leader, Baba Ajit Singh Poohla (also misspelled as Phoola). During the field research of the Committee for Coordination on Disappearances, they found that several survivors also implicated Ajit Singh Poohla in human rights abuses in conjunction with Punjab police officers. For example, in […]
Dec
15
10 cops summoned in ‘fake encounter’ case
December 15, 2003 | 1 Comment
Today’s Tribune, published in Chandigarh, India, has a news story titled “10 cops summoned in ‘fake encounter’ case.” The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) has summoned 10 policemen for allegedly killing a youth of Budha Bhora village of Ropar 10 years ago….In the evening when Paramjit Singh [victim] entered Mohinder Kaur’s house, a team of policemen […]
Dec
14
Speak Up, Gun Down: The Man Who Knew Too Much
December 14, 2003 | 2 Comments
This Dec 14, 2003 article from Indian Express describes the cases of people who have attempted to speak up against corruption and human rights violations in India. The second case discussed is of Jaswant Singh Khalra: [Sanjay Kumar] Singh’s body was later found in the Kaimur forest. CBI investigations led to the filing of Bihar’s […]