BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. Footage on the
anniversary of the 1984 Amritsar events has been shared on the
social media accounts of the Baku Initiative Group, Trend reports.
On June 3, an international conference entitled "June 1984,
Amritsar events: India's transnational repression of ethnic
minorities in the context of genocide" was held at Baku State
University, organized by the Baku Initiative Group.
Representatives of the Dalit community, who suffer from the
repressive and systematic discriminatory policies of the Indian
government, participated in the event held in Azerbaijan for the
first time.
The event discussed the issues of keeping the alleged
transnational repression and systematic persecution policy of the
Indian government against ethnic and religious minorities,
especially representatives of the Sikh and Dalit diasporas and
their family members, on the agenda of international
organizations.
The conference also discussed the issues related to the attacks,
acts of violence, and human losses against the Sikh community and
their religious and cultural values during the Amritsar events in
June 1984, as well as the international legal assessment of these
events and the implementation of India's international obligations
regarding the rights of ethnic minorities.
In early June 1984, the Indian government launched an armed
operation against the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in
Amritsar, considered one of the holiest religious sites of the Sikh
community. According to reports from international non-governmental
organizations, independent sources, and eyewitness accounts, up to
8,000 civilians were killed in Amritsar and the surrounding
areas.
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