OTTAWA: Colleen Beaumier, Member of Parliament for Brampton, questioned the Secretary of State for Asia Pacific, the Honorable Raymond Chan, on the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to abducted human rights activist, Mr. Jaswant Singh Khalra during Question Period today.
“Jaswant Khalra, a human rights activist who appeared before Canadian parliamentarians in March, was abducted from his home in Amritsar, Punjab, India on September 6 by unknown persons. He has not been heard from since and police investigations in India have revealed no information ‘as to his whereabouts,” said Ms. Beaumier. “Mr, Khalra’s abduction is of great concern to many Canadians as well as the international human rights community, What action has Canada taken regarding the abduction of Mr. Khalra?”
In response, Mr. Chan stated that”…after my department learned of Khalra’s abduction our high commission in New Delhi made immediate approaches to the Indian authorities regarding this case, We have contacted the human rights person in the Punjab state regarding his abduction raised the case of Khalra with the foreign affairs minister of India “in New York when I attended the United Nations conference earlier this month.”
Article extracted from this publication >> November 3, 1995
