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TWENTY YEARS OF IMPUNITY
The November 1984 Pogroms of Sikhs in India
JASKARAN KAUR
A Report by Ensaaf 2nd Edition October 2006
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2nd Edition published in October 2006 by Ensaaf http://www.ensaaf.org [email protected] PO Box 25731 Portland, OR 97298-0731
Copyright © 2006 by Jaskaran Kaur
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by an electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.
ISBN-13: 978-0-97870-730-9 ISBN-10: 0-9787073-0-3 (First edition published by Nectar Publishing as ISBN 0-9548412-0-4)
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Ensaaf
Ensaaf, which means “justice” in many South Asian languages, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to ending impunity in India for mass state crimes, and to survivors’ rights to truth, justice and reparations. Impunity means the impossibility of holding perpetrators accountable because they are shielded by law or protected by political institutions and powers.
Ensaaf’s cutting edge advocacy is implemented though four coordinated programs: