Congressional Briefing on the 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms in India On September 30, 2014, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. Congress made history by hosting the first-ever Congressional briefing on the November 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, which claimed the lives of several thousand Sikh civilians throughout India. Briefing Chapters 00:00 - Introductory Remarks – Mr. Ivan Plis, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission 02:08 - Why We Organized this Briefing – Rajdeep Singh, The Sikh Coalition 06:29 - Plight of the Widows – Harpreet Kaur, Sach Productions (Director, The Widow Colony) 14:52 - Injustice and Impunity – Manmeet Singh, Sach Productions (Producer, The Widow Colony) 17:55 - 1984 & Gujarat – Manoj Mitta, Author, When a Tree Shook Delhi & Modi and Godhra 39:38 - Policy Recommendations for the U.S. and India – Sukhman Singh, Ensaaf Q&A 51:36 – Are the Indian people ignorant about the 1984 and Gujarat massacres? 58:36 – Does the Indian media ignore human rights issues? 1:01:03 – How many people were killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres? 1:03:41 – Were the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres organized by the Indian government? 1:07:51 – Will the BJP and Congress Party in India deliver justice to victims of state violence? 1:10:07 – Who benefited from the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres? 1:13:42 – Why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi allowed to visit the United States? 1:15:24 – What improvements can be made to international human rights standards? Additional Resources The Sikh Coalition – sikhcoalition.org Ensaaf – ensaaf.org Sach Productions – sachproductions.org Essay by Manoj Mitta in The Times of India – bit.ly/mitta1984 Essay by Rajdeep Singh in The Hill -- bit.ly/thehill1984 Video by Ambrosial Productions The Sikh Coalition Ensaaf
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