1984 Sikh Genocide

Mass Grave of Sikhs Killed in November 1984 Discovered in Jammu

Jammu (May 26, 2011): A Mass Grave has been discovered in District Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir where 16 Sikhs were mercilessly murdered by crushing their heads on November 1, 1984.

Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs: Human rights watch

New York (April 25, 2011): In a statement issued by Human Rights Watch, an international human rights body, it is said that the Indian government should ensure that those responsible for newly discovered massacres of Sikhs in 1984 are brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.

Mass Grave of 65 and ruins of Gurudwaras burnt in November 1984 discovered

Chandigarh, PUNJAB (April 12, 2011): In a communique jointly issued by Navkiran Singh (Cheif Legal Council, INDIA), Karnail Singh Primohammad (President, AISSF) and Babu Singh Dukhiya (President, 1984 Victims Justice and Welfare Society) it is maintained that "a mass Grave of Sikhs killed in November 1984 has been discovered after 26 years at Gurudwara in 22 Block, Nagloi, No.1, Delhi where more than sixty five (65) Sikhs were burnt alive November 1984. The site where Sikhs were burnt alive killed is located in front of Gurudwara Udaseen Taran Ashram".

Canadian Sikhs to push genocide motion in Parliament  

Toronto, CANADA (April 11, 2011): Sikh votes shouldn’t be taken for granted was the message that was delivered loud and clear at a conference held this weekend by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a human rights group, backed by the Ontario Gurudwaras Committee and Ontario Sikhs and Gurudwaras Committee. Together, the three organizations agreed to pursue a Parliamentary motion to have the attacks carried out against Sikhs in November 1984 recognized as Genocide.

Congress using State authority and resources to defend itself

New York: (April 01, 2011): On the Summons issued on March 1, 2011 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984, Congress (I) has now hired Law Firm of Wiggin and Dana LLP in addition to the law firm of Sabharwal, Nordin and Finkel.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Victims of Carnage at Gurgaon

Gurgaon (March 29, 2011): More details related to Sikh Genocide of 1984 have been unearthed by Sikhs for Justice and All India Sikh Students Federation.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Other mass cremation sites and ruins of Sikh localities found

Chandigarh (March 29, 2011): Mass cremation site has been discovered in Pataudi, Harayan where several Sikhs were burnt alive in November 1984 while they were trying to flee the attackers.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Congress (I) seeks more time to file reply in US court

New York (March 25, 2011): Congress (I) has asked the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to grant the party until June 24, 2011 to file its answer in November 1984 Genocide Case. Congress (I) has retained Sabharwal, Nordin and Finkel, the same New York based law firm which is co-counsel for Kamal Nath in this case.

Sikh Genocide 1984: Summons of U.S. Federation court served; Congress party of India to respond by 1 April

New York: (March 22, 2011): Congress (I) has been “served” with the “summons” issued on March 1, 2011 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984.

Sikh delegation urged UNESCO to preserve the Hondh Massacre site as Genocidal Site under World Heritage Program

New York (March 10, 2011): A delegation of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) met and apprised Her Excellency Irina Bokova, Director General UNESCO on March 10 in New York about the discovery of “Mass Grave” of Sikhs in Hondh-Chillar, District Rewari, Haryana, India and submitted a written request asking UNESCO to preserve and manage the ruins of Hondh-Chillar as genocidal site under World Heritage Program.

Hondh Massacre of 2 November 1984 (Sikh Genocide – Kavishri)

This Kavishri (poem) presents the painful account of the Hondh Massacre. It was recorded on 6 March, 2011 during a Samagam held by Sikh Sangat at Village Hondh to remember the innocent victims.

Another living paradigm of Sikh Genocide uncovered

Pataudi, HARYANA (March 05, 2011): Another living paradigm of Sikh Genocide is uncovered at Pataudi, District Gurgaon, where 17 Sikhs were brutally killed on November 2, 1984 by a strong mob lead by congress local leaders.

Carnage at Pataudi had claimed life of 17 innocent Sikhs

Pataudi, HARYANA (March 05, 2011): An investigation held by TEHELKA has revealed that 17 Sikhs were massacred at Pataudi (Haryana) during the outbreak of genocidal violance against Sikhs on November 1, 1984. March 05, 2011 issue of TEHELKA magazine carried an investigative report in this regard.

Hondh Massacre Issue: Haryana’s inaction irks Sikh body

Amritsar (February 02, 2011): The Dal Khalsa has slammed Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda for the delay in setting up a judicial commission to ascertain who ordered the killings of 32 Sikhs and under whose instructions and patronization such well planned assault was organized in the village Hondh Chiller 26 years ago.

Congress (I) summoned by U.S. Federal Court for organizing 1984 Sikh Massacre

New York (March 1, 2011): On March 01, 2011, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued summons against Congress (I) for conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984. The summons against Congress have been issued pursuant to a class action law suit filed (SFJ v. Congress (I) SDNY (10 CV 2940)) under Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).

The Hondh Massacre is Evidence Of India’s State Sponsored Genocide: AGPC

San Francisco, USA (March 01, 2011): The newly discovered ruins of the small Sikh village of Hondh-Chillar in northern India serve as a mass grave after state sponsored Hindu nationalists destroyed it in November 1984.

Hondh Massacre: Why mismatch in figures?

Ludhiana, PUNJAB (March 01, 2011): More than 26 years after the November 1984 Sikh massacre in village Hondh Chillar, Haryana government has acknowledged killings of 32 persons in village Hondh Chillar in Rewari district, Haryana on November 2, 1984.

“ They said they were determined to eliminate the Sikhs in the dhani”: FIR of the Hondh Massacre

Ludhiana (February 28, 2011): According to the FIR, no 91, a copy of which could be download from link provided below, which was registered at police station Jatusana in Mahendergarh district, now in Rewari, based on DDR no 5, reveals that the killers had first arrived in a truck from the side of Hali Mandi in Pataudi, Gurgaon district on the morning of November 2, 1984.

Congress leadership had ordered the massacre of Sikhs: Witness

New York (February 25, 2011): The Sikhs for Justice, a human rights advocay group pursuing the cases of November 1984 Sikh massacre, claimed to have obtained a sworn statement of an ex-congress student leader who is said to have attended the notorious Congress Party meeting held at Akbar Road Delhi on October 31, 1984 in which the leadership of Congress hatched the conspiracy to eliminate Sikhs across India.

Village Hondh-Chillar: Living Paradigm of “Sikh Genocide”

Hondh, Haryana (February 24, 2011): Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jatherdar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib visited the village Hondh-Chillar, District Rewari, Haryana where mass Grave of Sikhs killed in November 1984 has been discovered after 26 years by the sustained and unceasing efforts of Engineer Manvinder Singh Giaspur.

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