| Media Advisory : 10th Anniversary of Gujarat Genocide[2012] |
Coalition Against Genocide is holding a candle light vigil to observe
the 10th anniversary of the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat, India, and
to highlight the continued suffering of the 2002 victims.
Coalition Against Genocide, is holding a candlelight vigil on Saturday,
March 3, 2012, to mark the tenth anniversary of the anti-Muslim pogrom
in Gujarat, India, and to highlight the continued suffering of the 2002
victims.
Ten years after the brutal rapes, and vicious murders of thousands of
innocent Muslim civilians, creating many orphans, most of the
perpetrators openly walk the streets of India, making a mockery of
India’s justice system. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat,
who allowed the anti-Muslim violence to continue unabated for several
days, and who has destroyed crucial government records, in an attempt
to cover-up his misdeeds, has yet to be prosecuted for his crimes
against humanity. The Coalition Against genocide was instrumental in
getting the diplomatic visa to the US revoked, thereby derailing his
campaign to become India's Prime minister.
WHAT:
Candlelight Vigil
Indian American Leaders from various communities will address the
gathering, and demand the culprits be brought to justice.
WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 2012
(4.30 PM – 7 PM)
WHERE: Union Square (Broadway &
14th Street), New York, NY
Subway: # N, Q, R, L, 4, 5, 6 to Union Square-14th Street Station.
Parking Garage at: 110 East 16th Street (between Park Ave South
& Irving)
For more information about Coalition Against Genocide, visit
http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org
Coalition against Genocide is made up of a spectrum of organizations
and individuals in the United States and Canada that have come together
in response to the Gujarat genocide to demand accountability and
justice.
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