India’s Congress Party Still Denies Responsibility for 1984 Massacre of Sikhs
Editor's Note: The following column by Hartosh Singh Bal originally appeared on NYTimes Blogs in November 2012. Please see bottom for complete source information.
:dateline:The 28th anniversary of the massacre of 3,000 Sikh men in...
Op/Ed – Our Rights & Sadda Haq by Akaal Publishers
The movie Sadda Haq raises multiple issues about the experiences of Punjabi people who lived through the 1980’s & 1990’s. During this period an insurgency against the Indian state was started by...
Op/Ed – Statements and Sentiments Expressed After Sajjan Kumar’s Acquittal
Giani Gurbachan Singh (Akal Takhat Sahib) requested Sikhs sitting in senior Government positions to do something about the wrongful acquittal of Sajjan Kumar. Without naming anyone in particular, Giani Gurbachan Singh asked...
Op/Ed – Sajjan Kumar Verdict a Part of the Ongoing Victimization of 1984 Survivors: WSO
:dateline:The World Sikh Organization of Canada expresses its disappointment with the not-guilty verdict pronounced by a Delhi court in the case of Sajjan Kumar, a senior Congress leader and former MP who...
Op/Ed – 1984: justice at last?
Editor's Note: The following article is being sources from the Times of India. Although Sikhs welcome the Supreme Court ruling to further investigate the case of Jagdish Tytler, we believe that "justice delayed...
Op/Ed – Sarabjeet’s Case Reiterates Why India Must Respect Its Political Prisoners
:dateline:Indian High Commission has officially requested the Pakistan Government to release Sarabjeet Singh on “humanitarian grounds” and allow him to be treated in India. The appeal comes after the Jinnah hospital in...
Death Penalty in India: “One hardly finds a rich or affluent person going to the gallows”
In November 2012, Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was hanged in the country’s first execution in more than eight years. Three months later, Afzal Guru was...
Simranjit Singh Mann Writes to Justice Singhvi; Exposes Bias of India’s Supreme Court
Editor's Note: S. Simranjit Singh Mann of Shiromani Akali Dal (A) wrote the following letter addressed to Justice G.S. Singhvi in regards to the case of Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar. Prof. Bhullar's...
