Indian PM’s call for ‘zero tolerance’ of abuses by the armed forces has been undercut by the near "zero progress" in holding the abusers responsible: HRW | read this item
Report Highlights:
The government should no longer allow the army to hide behind claims about troop morale or operational needs as an excuse for impunity.
India 2011: Disappointing Year for Human Rights.
Failure to Address Impunity, Police Reform, Torture, Women’s Rights.
Ticket to Izhar Alam's wife Begum Farzana is equally disturbing as former will contest by proxy | read this item
Amritsar, Punjab (December 29, 2011): Describing the move of the SAD (Badal) to allot ticket to the wife of former DGP as equally disturbing, the Dal Khalsa said there’s hardly any difference between Izhar Alam and Begum Farzana Alam as it is evident that the former will rule by proxy. Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh [...]
Rights and wrongs; Dr. Binayak Sen and Ilina Sen on Jaswant Singh Khalra Centre for HR Defenders | read this item
Jaswant’s painstaking research led him to files from the municipal corporation of Amritsar which had information like the names, age and addresses of thousands of Sikhs who had been killed and illegally cremated by the Punjab Police. CBI investigations later revealed that Jaswant was held and tortured at a police station in Tarn Taran and subsequently four police officers were indicted for his kidnapping and murder.
Khalra Centre for Human Rights Defenders inaugurated in Delhi | read this item
New Delhi, India (November 21, 2011): The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) and the World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) announced the inauguration of the Khalra Centre for Human Rights Defenders in New Delhi, which is named after legendary martyr of Human Rights – Jaswant Singh Khalra, during a conference held in collaboration with other human rights groups from across India on November 19th and 20th.
Defending the Defenders: Human Conference begins in New Delhi, India | read this item
New Delhi (November 19, 2011): Various speakers at a consultation meeting on human rights in New Delhi emphasizes for a stronger and effective network to pursue the movement for defending legal human rights. Most of the speakers argue that a systematic attack has been perpetuated by the authority and the situation is turning bad to worst.
No review of US visa denial to Narindra Modi | read this item
Ludhiana (November 19, 2011): Last Tuesday the United States described Gujarat as an “important place for American investment”, but added that there has been no review on the issuance of visa for chief minister Narendra Modi, reports The Link, an Indo-Canadian Newspaper.
Systematic Practice of enforced disappearance: Now mass graves are found in South Kashmir too
A Srinagar father looks at a photo of his missing son | read this item
Srinagar/Kashmir (November 7, 2011): The issue of secret killings during enforced disappearance of civilians in Kashmir by Indian Security forces is has now begin to come in to light. Mass graves are now reported to have been found in Bindu-Kokarnag area of South Kashmir. Auqaf Committee is reported to have confirmed the presence of several unidentified graves, according to various media reports.
Khalra Case - SCI uphold life sentence for killer cops | read this item
New Delhi (November 05, 2011): The Supreme Court of India on Friday, November 4, upheld the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to former Punjab police personnel. These persons were found guilty of abducting and then killing human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was probing the enforced disappearance of Sikhs and mass secret cremation of their bodies during mid-1980s to mid-1990s.
1984 Victims Demand Countrywide Investigation By Supreme Court | read this item
New Delhi ( November 1, 2011 ) : On the 27th anniversary of November 1984 Massacre of Sikhs, victims and widows of 1984 held an Insaaf Yaatra from Hondh-Chillar, Haryana to Supreme Court of India. Victims urged the apex court to take suo moto action by ordering country wide investigation to determine the true nature, scope and scale of attack on Sikh population of India and resulting deaths during November 1984. Yaatra was attended by people numbering in several thousands, carrying placards and lamenting utter denial of justice despite lack of 27 years.
The massacre of Sikhs in Nov 1984 is a blot on the ‘so-called’ secular face of India: Hurriyat leader Geelani | read this item
‘Minority communities should improve mutual ties for their safety’
In a significant development, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday said that the minorities needed to build a close rapport with one another to ensure their protection and start serious deliberations to consolidate their mutual relations.
Expressing solidarity with the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh carnage, said “Hindu fascism” in India had reached alarming proportions and minorities in the country were being treated as “second-class citizens.” He advised that “minority communities should improve mutual ties for their safety”.
Rights and wrongs; Dr. Binayak Sen and Ilina Sen on Jaswant Singh Khalra Centre for HR Defenders | 
Systematic Practice of enforced disappearance: Now mass graves are found in South Kashmir too
1984 Victims Demand Countrywide Investigation By Supreme Court | 
The massacre of Sikhs in Nov 1984 is a blot on the ‘so-called’ secular face of India: Hurriyat leader Geelani | 
