Dear Gurinder Grewal:
Thank you for writing expressing your concern for the human rights condition in India, and for including a copy of “Asia Watch”. I appreciate hearing from you.
As you know, the government of India has not cooperated with human rights organizations such as Amnesty International, which wish to enter the country to evaluate the—treatment of its people. For this reason, lam an original cosponsor of H.R.953, legislation introduced by Congressman Dan Burton which addresses this issue.
H.R. 953 would terminate US development assistance programs to India as long as the government prevents human rights organizations from visiting in order to monitor the conditions of that region. H.R. 95: is currently pending in the House Subcommittee on Hu man Rights and International Organizations. I believe that this legislation is crucial because visas to human rights monitor: continue to be denied by the government of India, while human rights violations persist. I am very concerned about the treatment of Sikhs in India and want to ensure their well-being.
Please know that I will continue to work with my colleagues here in Washington of see that this legislation does indeed become law. Again, thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with me.
Gary A. Condit
Member of Congress
Washington, DC
Article extracted from this publication >> December 20, 1991
