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IHRO Reports New cases of disappearances in Punjab LUDHIANA:The International Human Rights Organization IHRO) has sent to its chapters ‘abroad four cases of disappear- ‘ances forexerting diplomatic pres- Sure on India :ostopthisextremely grave violation of international human nights law even as Punjab chief minister is bragging that there is no violation of “Sikh human rights” by the law enforc- “ing agencies in the State.” The nights organization has also flayed the remarks of State chiel minister on the reported statement by a friendly nation’s president regarding the human nights situa- tion of the Sikh people in their homeland. : IHRO Chairman D.S.Gill, Gen- eral Secretary M.S.Grewal and Administration Secretary Gurbhajan Singh Gill, in a state- ment here last week, said Chief Minister Beant Singh should first gauge himself and his: security forces before refuting the views expressed by US President Bill Clinton, If the chief minister feels confi- dent about his claim, the IHRO activists asked whether he would beable to let them know the where- abouts of Gurbachan Singh Manochahal’s mother Gurmeet Kaur, who has been in custody of the police since Sept.14,1992. Babbar Akali Dal leader Mohkam Singh’s wife, Gurnam Kaur’s whereabouts remained elusive despite the fact that a writ for habeas corpus is pending in the Supreme Coun, they said. ‘The other three cases of enforced disappearances related to Joginder Singh, Gurvinder Singh and Satbir Singh who were abducted by the police from their homes on Oct. 15,1992, September 18 & 21 last year respectively. These cases have also been sent to the newly appointed National Human Rights Commission. While appreciating the views of President Clinton on the Sikh nights issue, the THRO has advised Beant Singh and others to improye hu- man rights situation and show tol- erance instead of refuting Clinton’s views expressed by him in a letter to US Congressmen. Meanwhile, the non-party nights group, in its meeting here last week, decided to form an IHRO Sikh Coordination Committee, which will establish liaison with other Sikh groups, including Akali Dals and SGPC, and document a Sikh case for peaceful resolution of the Punjab conflict, High level probe in case of “Naked Parading” LUCKNOW:The Uttar Pradesh Government last week appointed Chairman of Board of Revenuc S- Venkataramani to probe the inci- dent in which a Harijan woman ‘was paraded naked in Dauma vil- lage of Allahabad district last month. Chief Secretary T.S.R.Subramanian told nhewspersons here that Venkataramani had been asked to look into the sequence of events, including the role of the police, the clay inthe registration of the FIR and suggest ways ofcheckingsuch incidents in future. Ini another Press conference, DGP- V.P.Kapoor and Principal Secre- tary, Home, Surendra Mohan, said DSP Rajesh Krishna and Addi- tional SP Veer BahadurSingh had been suspended as they had failed fo take any action in the incident even after a visit to the village where the women was allegedly paraded naked by some Kurmi youths, Twelve persons, includ- ing five of the cight pnme ac- cused, have been arrested, they said. In a related development, thou- sands of women took outa proces- sion in the city on Friday and staged adhama before the Collectorate in protest against the incident.

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2022-04-26T20:09:24+00:00April 26th, 2022|February-4-1994, World Sikh News Articles, 1994|
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