Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sikh leaders seek UN intervention in 1984 riots cases

New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) Leaders from a group of Sikh organisations today appealed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to intervene immediately to bring justice to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Leaders from Khalsa Action Committee, Dal Khalsa, Punjab Human Rights Organisation, Shiromani Panthic Council, and Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardani) met UN officials at its Information Centre here to submit a memorandum, saying unless it intervened, human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration would be seriously jeopardised.

Noting that official figures put the number of Sikhs killed in 1984 in Delhi alone at 2,733, the leaders said in the memorandum that the victims' families were still waiting for justice, 25 years after the carnage.

with thanks : source : http://www.ptinews.com/news/372740_Sikh-leaders-seek-UN-intervention-in-1984-riots-cases

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