Coalition Against Genocide
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The Coalition Against Genocide is a coalition of about 40 organisations mostly based in the United States
and Canada
, including, among others, the Campaign to Stop Funding Hate and Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia, as well as individuals, who aim to respond to the 2002 Gujarat violence
, which they refer to as the "Gujarat genocide
", in order to "demand accountability and justice." The coalition of organisations protested against the visit of Narendra Modi
, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, to the United States in March 2005. Modi was denied a visa and did not visit the US at that time.
However, Indian nationalists accuse Angana P. Chatterji
co-founder of this Coalition, of not ever taking up the issue of ethnic cleansing of 7,00,000 Kashmiri Hindus
while being sympathetic about a few hundred alleged human rights abuses of Kashmiri Muslims
. Also, in spite of coming from a mixed Hindu-Muslim family background she supports Independence of Muslim majority Kashmir instead of remaining as an integral part of India, though that may mean total destruction of 35% Hindu-Sikh-Buddhist minority of Jammu & Kashmir state of India at the hands of its militant Muslim majority as the Hindu exodus at the hands of their neighbours, since 1989 shows. There is also a site, describing them as "anti-India activists" providing some alleged evidences. While they ignored the massacre of about 300 Hindus, apart from death of about 1200 Muslims in the riots triggered by burning of 59 Hindu pilgrims alive in Godhra train burning
by a section of Muslims in Gujarat state of India, with activists, academics and some Anti-Indian Kashmiri Muslims & Pakistanis (themselves accused of genocide), Angana helped form and worked with the Coalition Against Genocide. The Coalition was subject to much public targeting after some incriminating documents were found against their integrity, and an anti-Chatterji online petition to the President and Board of Trustees of CIIS appeared.
In July 2008, the coalition again protested against a newly planned visit by Modi to the United States, claiming that "the conditions under which he was denied a visa in 2005 remain largely unchanged and the minority community in the state continues to face human rights violations. Modi was again denied a visa by the United States State Department.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, including, among others, the Campaign to Stop Funding Hate and Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia, as well as individuals, who aim to respond to the 2002 Gujarat violence
2002 Gujarat violence
The 2002 Gujarat violence describes the Godhra train burning and resulting communal riots between Hindus and Muslims. On 27 February 2002 at Godhra City in the state of Gujarat, the Sabarmati Express train was attacked by a large Muslim mob in a conspiracy. But some authentic sources deny the claim...
, which they refer to as the "Gujarat genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
", in order to "demand accountability and justice." The coalition of organisations protested against the visit of Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi is the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat.He was born in a middle class family in Vadnagar; and is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since childhood, as also an active politician since early in life. He holds a masters degree in political...
, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, to the United States in March 2005. Modi was denied a visa and did not visit the US at that time.
However, Indian nationalists accuse Angana P. Chatterji
Angana P. Chatterji
Angana P. Chatterji is an anthropologist and feminist historian, born and raised in Calcutta, India. She has worked as an advocate for human rights with communities, organizations, government and citizens groups, and government and donor agencies...
co-founder of this Coalition, of not ever taking up the issue of ethnic cleansing of 7,00,000 Kashmiri Hindus
Kashmiri Pandit
The Kashmiri Pandits are a Hindu Brahmin community originating from Kashmir, a mountainous region in South Asia.-Background:The Hindu caste system of the region was influenced by the influx of Buddhism from the time of Asoka, around the third century BCE, and a consequence of this was that the...
while being sympathetic about a few hundred alleged human rights abuses of Kashmiri Muslims
Kashmiri Muslims
Kashmiri Muslims are Kashmiri people who are Muslims, currently living in Kashmir or those originally with Kashmiri kinship and descent living in Pakistan. Kashmiris are ethinically and culturally closer to central asian culture than Indian or Pakistani culture with significant influence of the...
. Also, in spite of coming from a mixed Hindu-Muslim family background she supports Independence of Muslim majority Kashmir instead of remaining as an integral part of India, though that may mean total destruction of 35% Hindu-Sikh-Buddhist minority of Jammu & Kashmir state of India at the hands of its militant Muslim majority as the Hindu exodus at the hands of their neighbours, since 1989 shows. There is also a site, describing them as "anti-India activists" providing some alleged evidences. While they ignored the massacre of about 300 Hindus, apart from death of about 1200 Muslims in the riots triggered by burning of 59 Hindu pilgrims alive in Godhra train burning
Godhra Train Burning
The Godhra train burning was an incident in which a sleeper coach on a passenger train was set on fire in 2002 by Muslims in Godhra, Gujarat, India in a conspiracy...
by a section of Muslims in Gujarat state of India, with activists, academics and some Anti-Indian Kashmiri Muslims & Pakistanis (themselves accused of genocide), Angana helped form and worked with the Coalition Against Genocide. The Coalition was subject to much public targeting after some incriminating documents were found against their integrity, and an anti-Chatterji online petition to the President and Board of Trustees of CIIS appeared.
In July 2008, the coalition again protested against a newly planned visit by Modi to the United States, claiming that "the conditions under which he was denied a visa in 2005 remain largely unchanged and the minority community in the state continues to face human rights violations. Modi was again denied a visa by the United States State Department.
External links
- Coalition Against Genocide (official website)