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Sikh groups launch signature campaign in support of UN ‘genocide petition’

Chandigarh: Sikh human rights groups have launched a global signature campaign on the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, in support of the “1984 Genocide” petition pending before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). It began on Sunday, with Sikhs ...

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Sikh groups petition UNHRC to recognize 1984 massacre as ‘genocide’

Chandigarh, Punjab: They seek international investigation into the anti-Sikh riots on the basis of “new evidence”. Almost three decades after 3,000 Sikhs were massacred (according to government figures) following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her  body guards, Sikh groups ...

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Sikh community asking United Nation to investigate the 1984 Sikh Genocide

Geneva, Switzerland: Thousands of Sikhs from across the globe rallied Friday at the UN’s Geneva base, demanding an international investigation of a deadly wave of violence against their community in India in 1984. Sikh activists say the killings 29 years ...

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Sikh rights violation case: US court issues summons to Manmohan Singh

Jalandhar, Punjab: Less than 20 days after securing summons from a US court against Congress president Sonia Gandhi for protecting perpetrators of the 1984 massacre of Sikhs, New York-based rights group Sikhs For Justice has now secured summons from a ...

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