Thirty Years of Impunity: The November 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms in India

Date:

Tue, 09/30/2014 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2456 Rayburn House Office Building

Announcement

During the first week of November 1984, an estimated 3,000 Sikhs were massacred in India’s capital. According to eyewitnesses and Indian human rights activists, the killings were organized by government officials and facilitated by police officials. Thirty years later, justice continues to elude those whose lives were affected by the violence.

Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a special screening of The Widow Colony, an award-winning documentary that amplifies the voices of Sikh widows who lost loved ones in the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms and whose struggle for justice continues to this day. After the film, panelists will discuss India’s failure to prosecute the architects of the pogroms; discuss the importance that accountability will have for India’s future; and provide recommendations for U.S. foreign policy in relation to India.

For any questions, please contact the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at 202-225-3599 or tlhrc@mail.house.gov.

Hosted by:

James P. McGovern
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC

Frank R. Wolf
Member of Congress
Co-Chair, TLHRC

Witnesses

Panelists

Manoj Mitta, Author, When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and Its Aftermath
Harpreet Kaur and Manmeet Singh, Filmmakers, Sach Productions
Sukhman Singh Dhami, Co-Director, Ensaaf

Moderator

Rajdeep Singh, The Sikh Coalition

Accessibility

The Commission seeks to make its events, meetings and hearings accessible to persons with disabilities.

If you are in need of special accommodations, please call (202) 225-3599 at least four business days in advance.

Questions with regard to special accommodations in general (including availability of Commission materials in alternative formats and assistive listening devices, sign language interpretation, etc.) may be directed to the Commission.