By TCN News
New York: The Coalition Against Genocide (CAG) which was instrumental in getting Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s visa to the US revoked has announced a candlelight vigil in New York to mark ten years since Gujarat genocide of 2002 in which thousands of Muslims were killed.
According to a press release issued by the Coalition, the vigil will be joined by Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition, Rev. Mark Lukens of The Inter-faith Alliance, Imam Al-Haj Talib Abdur-Rashid of the Islamic Leadership Council of New York, Bhairavi Desai, President of the National Taxi Workers Alliance, and leaders from the American Civil Liberties Union in demanding justice and rehabilitation for the victims of the 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in the state of Gujarat.
“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,” read the release.
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.
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, NYSubway: # 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)
Link:
http://coalitionagainstgenocide.org