A preliminary hearing for the civil lawsuit in the United States seeking compensation for the victims of the 1984 pogroms against Sikhs in India is scheduled on September 21.  The group Sikhs for Justice intends to show that these pogroms were organized by government officials within the Congress Party of India.  This civil suit is based on two federal laws: the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) of 1789 and the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) of 1991. A defendant in the case is Kamal […]

Categories: 1984, News Bits • Tags: 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Alien Tort Statute, Kamal Nath, Sikhs for Justice, Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991