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OFMI Interview with Navkiran Kaur, Daughter of Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra [Video]

My name is Steve Macías with the Organization for Minorities of India, and today we have the daughter of Sikh activist, Jaswant Singh Khalra, who went missing after he began investigating the activities of the Indian government and the disappearance of activists and their families.

Park Named After Human Rights Martyr Jaswant Singh Khalra in Fresno (California) USA

A Park was recently named After Human Rights Martyr Jaswant Singh Khalra in Fresno (California) United States of America (USA).

On International Day of Disappeared: A Light of Justice – Commemorating Jaswant Singh Khalra (Documentary)

On September 6, 2015, on the 20th anniversary of the police abduction of human rights defender Jaswant Singh Khalra, Ensaaf released A Light of Justice: Commemorating Jaswant Singh Khalra.

SPECIAL on World Human Rights Day: Interview with Bibi Paramjeet Kaur Khalra

Sikh Siyasat's Editor Parmjeet Singh talked to Bibi Paramjeet Kaur Khalra about work of Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra on Human Rights abuses in Punjab.

Jaswant Singh Khalra was murdered in cold-blood by Punjab police: former DGP Shashi Kant

Punjab's former DGP (Prisons) Shashi Kant has said that human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra was killed in cold-blooded murder by the Punjab police.

Special Report: Voices for India’s oppressed classes gather to remember Jaswant Singh Khalra

Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, and African American leaders commemorated the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Punjabi human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra in a seminar hosted on Sept. 26, 2015 at San Jose Sikh Gurdwara, one of the largest outside of India.

San Jose Sikh Gurdwara to host seminar remembering Jaswant Singh Khalra

Leadership from the Christian, Sikh, Muslim and Dalit communities will gather at Gurdwara Sahib San Jose on Sept. 26 to hear Navkiran Kaur Khalra commemorate her father’s legacy alongside five other speakers at the 6th annual “Remembrance of the Disappeared” seminar.

A Light of Justice – Commemorating Jaswant Singh Khalra [Documentary by Ensaaf]

A US based human rights group, on September 6, 2015, released a documentary on Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra. Documentary video published on YouTube Channel of Ensaaf.

Ensaaf releases documentary on Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra

Ensaaf, a US based human rights group that has been documenting human rights abuses in Punjab, today released a documentary titled: A Light of Justice, Commemorating Jaswant Singh Khalra.

PICTORIAL: Sikh Sangat marks 20th martyrdom day of Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra

Sikh sangat marked 20th martyrdom day of legendary human rights defender Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra at Gurdwara Sahib, Central Khalsa Zatimkhana, Amritsar. The samagam was attended by human rights activists, Sikh leaders and family members of victims of human rights abuses in Punjab.

Jaswant Singh Khalra Was Martyred for Exposing State-Sponsored Genocide in India

The Indian State admits it killed Jaswant Singh Khalra in the exact same manner as the sufferers of the genocide. Khalra was killed in 1995. It only took the State sixteen years before its Supreme Court finally upheld the convictions and sentences of six low-level police officers involved in Khalra’s abduction, torture, and murder.

Jaswant Singh Khalra Memorial Scholarship launched by Khalis Foundation

United States, Sept. 14: The Khalis Foundation has launched Jaswant Singh Khalra Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was founded in the memory of the Sikh martyrs who gave their lives for freedom from the 1970’s to the 1990’s. The first scholarship prize is currently for $1000 US and will be awarded to an essay writer anywhere in the world who is currently a student, 16 years old or over.

Sikhs remember Jaswant Singh Khalra – a Martyr for Human Rights

Amritsar, Punjab (September 06, 2014): Describing him a martyr for human rights, various Sikh groups today paid rich tributes to human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was abducted and subsequently eliminated by cops of Punjab police in September 1995.

Remembering Jaswant Singh Khalra (Legendary Martyr of Human Rights) on his day of disappearance

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) remembers, and salute the martyrdom of, Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra - the legendary martyr of Human Rights, on his day of disappearance (Sept. 06). [Also Watch Video of Historic Speech by Shaheed Jaswant Singh Khalra].

Historic Speech of Jaswant Singh Khalra about Human Rights abuses, Enforced Disappearances & secret cremations in Punjab

This is the video recording of Historic Speech of Jaswant Singh Khalra about Enforced Disappearances & Illegal cremations in Punjab.

Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances recognizes Jaswant Singh Khalra's Vibrant legacy

Disappeared for Speaking on Behalf of Punjab’s Desaparecidos: AFAD Recognizes Jaswant Singh Khalra’s Vibrant Legacy

September 6 marked the disappearance of the noted human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra who was picked up from outside his home in Amritsar, Punjab, in 1995, following his courageous activism around enforced disappearances in Punjab. The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearance (AFAD) recognizes Mr. Khalra’s sacrifice for truth and the tireless efforts of his wife, Mrs. Paramjit Kaur Khalra, and the Khalra Mission Organization for Justice.

Riverside Students Gathering in Honor of Jaswant Singh Khalra Hear “Genocide in India Has Not Stopped”

Jaswant Singh Khalra’s work to expose genocide commemorated on 18th anniversary of his disappearance Riverside (September 9, 2013): Over the weekend, students and families gathered ...

Navkiran Kaur Khalra (File Photo)

A Message from the Daughter of Jaswant Singh Khalra to Sikh Youth

Today marks the 18th anniversary of disappearance of my father, S. Jaswant Singh Khalra. It was on this day that my father was illegally abducted from our home in Amritsar and was later murdered on the orders of State Government and KPS Gill.

NDP remembers Human Rights Defender Jaswant Singh Khalra

Canada: NDP remembers difender of Human Rights Jaswant Singh Khalra

Ottawa, Canada (September 07, 2013): Canada’s New Democrats are reflecting on the 18 year anniversary (on September 06, 2013) since the abduction and eventual disappearance of Human Rights Defender, Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Remembering S. Jaswant Singh Khalra – by World Sikh Organization

We remember S. Jaswant Singh Khalra on the anniversary of his disapperance. We reflect here on his work, his death his legacy and how the uproar over his abduction caused ripples in Canada.

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