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US court facilitates pursuit of justice on behalf of Sikh genocide victims

May 31, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

There is an interesting phenomenon currently going on in the United States whereby Sikhs in the US are seeking justice by way of a class action lawsuit for the targeted killings of several thousands of Sikhs across India during November of 1984 in response to the assassination of then-Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.  How it has come to be that India’s ruling Congress Party could be sued in the United States by a group representing Sikhs for the killings that took place in […]

Categories: 1984, News Bits • Tags: Alien Tort Claims Act, Congress Party of India, Ensaaf, Golden Temple, Harmandir Sahib, Indira Gandhi, New York, Operation Bluestar, Sikh genocide, Sikhs for Justice, Torture Victim Protection Act

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