23rd Session of the UN:HRC, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Presents at the

23rd Session of the UN:HRC, Geneva, SWITZERLAND

CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEACE ADVOCACY

General Debate

Item 4

7th June, 2013

Presented by: Awatar Singh Sekhon

Mr President

I would like to draw your kind attention on the Hunger Strike of Bibi Nirpreet Kaur of Delhi relating to the instigation and prosecution of the organizers of the Sikh genocide of June and October 1984. None of the Court of law has been able to prosecute the organizers of the genocide, like Sajjan Kumar of the Congress Party, Jagdish Tytler and hundreds more. Bibi Nirpreet Kaur started her hunger strike to force the law-enforcing agencies and the state government administrators to arrest the culprits and prosecute them. In a recent judgement of the court, Sajjan Kumar has been declared innocent in the absence of a witness, although Bibi Nirpreet Kaur and her family had been the victims of the Sikh massacre of 1984, in which Sajjan Kumar had been one of the players of the genocide.

Mr President

Unfortunately, the Chief Custodian, The Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, Avtar Singh Makker, President, Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee, Amritsar and company travelled Delhi in May 2013, and forced Bibi Nirpreet Kaur to break her fast unto death. It had been the intimidation of the Chief Custodian and President of the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committe) on the citizens like Nirpreet Kaur to break her fast unto death. If such actions would continue on the victims, the criminals may be wandering free without punishments and will never be brought before the court of law.

Mr President

 If high powered people' intimidation continues, then the victimized people like the Sikhs, Dalits, Muslims, Christians, Adivaases, etc., will never begetting justice from any court of law which deliver justice.

It is requested to the Council that the minorities in India be provided justice and solace to victims.

I thank you, Sir