Category: India
The loneliness of Sub-Inspector Jugti Ram
In my 20-year struggle to get the guilty of the November 1984 carnage punished, there have been many moments when my morality as a human being clashed with the lawyer within me....
Images of Terror: Remembering November 1984 Through Photographs
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. The iconic picture of a Sikh being stoned and beaten on the streets of Delhi in November 1984 is in many ways representative of...
The Original Sin of November 1984
Twenty-eight years ago in New Delhi, Kanpur and Bokaro, a murderous attack was launched against Indians of the Sikh faith by mobs organised and instigated by Congress politicians bent upon using the...
1984 anti-Sikh riots [pogroms]: MP to petition Australian parliament
:dateline: A lawmaker will present a 'genocide petition' in parliament calling the Australian government to recognise the horrific violence that took place against the Sikh community in November 1984 in India following...
Indian State Finds Itself in Tight Grip of Addiction
:dateline: In this village not far from the Pakistani border, the wheat harvest is only days away. Water buffaloes are resting in the shade. Farmers are preparing their fields. And drug addicts...
Special Sikh award for Lakshmi Mittal
:dateline:Indian-origin steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has received a Special Recognition Award from the Sikh community here for his outstanding contribution in setting up a USD 4 billion joint venture refinery in Punjab.
Receiving...
Strict action demanded against the guilty men of 1984 genocide
With the 28 anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh nearing, a petition signed by several eminent citizens is being sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that all cases closed by the...
India: Punjab Case Shows Need for Anti-Torture Law
:dateline:The alleged mistreatment of a suspected Sikh separatist in Punjab highlights the widespread use of torture by Indian security forces, which may prevent foreign extraditions to India, Human Rights Watch said today....
