[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 233 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 233

    Condemning the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra and urging his 
                                release.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1995

  Mr. Doolittle (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Condemning the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra and urging his 
                                release.

Whereas Jaswant Singh Khalra, the General Secretary of the Human Rights Wing of 
        the Shiromani Akali Dal, was abducted from outside his home in Amritsar, 
        Punjab, on September 6, 1995;
Whereas Amnesty International reported Mr. Khalra was abducted by Indian police 
        officers;
Whereas Indian police officers have refused to reveal the whereabouts of Mr. 
        Khalra;
Whereas Mr. Khalra was instrumental in exposing the fact that 25,000 Sikhs have 
        been cremated in Punjab, Khalistan as part of the Indian Government's 
        efforts to destroy evidence of a campaign of extrajudicial killings;
Whereas Mr. Khalra has led a strong international campaign to educate people on 
        the continuing violence perpetrated against civilians in India;
Whereas it is believed that Mr. Khalra's abduction and arrest are a result of 
        his efforts to bring human rights concerns in India to the attention of 
        the international community;
Whereas Amnesty International has issued an urgent action bulletin seeking an 
        independent and impartial inquiry to establish Mr. Khalra's whereabouts;
Whereas Mr. Khalra's disappearance is part of a pattern of repression carried 
        out by the Indian Government, discrediting India's claim to be a 
        democracy;
Whereas freedom is universally recognized as the birthright of all nations;
Whereas self-determination is enshrined in Article I of the United Nations 
        Charter; and
Whereas an independent Sikh homeland is economically, militarily, and 
        politically viable: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives joins the World Sikh 
Organization and its Executive Director Sajjan Bhangoo in condemning 
the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra and urges his immediate release.
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