Jan
22
Nine Years Later: No Justice for Disappearance of Student Activist
January 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Nine Years Later: No Justice for Disappearance of Student Activist
The Tribune today, published in Chandigarh, India, has an article on the court case of the January 1995 disappearance of Jagraj Singh, a student activist. The Punjab police had harassed Jagraj while he was alive because of his political activities, filing fifteen cases against him; he was acquitted in all of them. Mohinder Singh, Jagraj’s father, […]
Jan
22
Conclusion of World Social Forum
January 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Conclusion of World Social Forum
The World Social Forum, held in Bombay, India, concluded today with a seven kilometer march. More than 100,000 people attended the different panels on globalization, human rights, and other issues. Victims of state abuses from Punjab, Gujarat, Kashmir and Nagaland all spoke at the panel on Fighting Impunity in India. Mrs. Paramjit Kaur, the wife […]
Jan
22
Arrests Over Gujarat Pogroms
January 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Arrests Over Gujarat Pogroms
Federal police have arrested 12 people on charges of murder and gang rape during the 2002 Gujarat massacre against Muslims. The CBI had taken over because of the failure of the local police to properly investigate the crimes: The CBI was asked to follow up the case after India’s National Human Rights Commission came in […]
Jan
22
Protests Against Modi’s Proposed Pride Rally in US
January 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Protests Against Modi’s Proposed Pride Rally in US
The invitation extended to Gujarat Chief Minister Modi to do a pride rally from New York to Los Angeles, first mentioned at the NR Gujarati Foundation conference in Ahmedabad, has led to protests in the US: In a letter addressed to ‘Our Gujarati brethren’ and written by Ranjit Singh, a US-based publisher who brings out […]