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 Recent Communal Violence in Gujarat, India, and the U.S. Response | | 2002-06-10 | Commissioner Felice Gaer, Hearing Chair Opening Remarks | United States Commission on International Religious Freedom | | We turn our attention this morning to India, and specifically to the recent communal violence and killings in the state of Gujarat. After the killing in the town of Godhra of 58 Hindu civilians on the Sabarmati Express (26 women, 12 children, 20 men) on February 27, 2002 by Muslims, retaliatory violence in Gujarat by Hindus against Muslims took place and has continued. It is estimated that at least 1,000 Muslims have died. |  | |
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| "We Have No Orders to Save You," | | 2002-04-02 | Human Rights Watch | www.hrw.org | | In 2002, India witnessed its worst episode of communal violence in over a decade, demonstrating the increasingly volatile consequences of a broad and government-supported Hindu nationalist agenda in the country. In February and March state-supported anti-Muslim violence in the northwestern state of Gujarat claimed at least two thousand lives. As in Gujarat, attacks against historically discriminated groups in other parts of the country, including Christians, Dalits (or so-called untouchables), and tribals, were carried out with virtual impunity. Attacks by militants continued to claim many civilian lives in the disputed region of Kashmir and in the northeast. | | | |
| State Participation and Complicity in Communal Violence in Gujarat | | 2002-04-01 | Human Rights Watch | www.hrw.org | | To bring itself into compliance with domestic and international law, the government of India must act immediately to restore security, prevent further attacks, and end the environment of impunity in Gujarat. Those responsible for the attacks in Godhra and its violent aftermath must be prosecuted, including police and state officials complicit in the attacks. Specifically, Human Rights Watch makes the following recommendations | | | |
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