BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Cooperation with the
International Sikh Federation will contribute to the protection of
the rights of ethnic minorities, Executive Director of the Baku
Initiative Group Abbas Abbasov said during an international
conference titled "June 1984, events in Amritsar: India's
transnational repression of ethnic minorities in the context of
genocide", held at Baku State University, Trend reports.
According to him, over the past five months, the Baku Initiative
Group has successfully organized two international conferences as
part of our collaboration with the International Sikh
Federation.
"The conferences were devoted to such important topics as
transnational repression, discrimination against ethnic minorities
in India, as well as the protection of human rights, the role of
international organizations in protecting indigenous peoples,
ethnic minorities, and human rights in general," he stressed.
Abbasov noted that, in addition, a joint report was prepared and
published, which was presented at the 61st session of the UN Human
Rights Council in Geneva.
"I firmly believe that our cooperation with the International
Sikh Federation will make a significant contribution to the
protection of the rights of ethnic minorities and human rights," he
pointed out.
