[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3612]
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                                 INDIA

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn the atrocities 
committed by Hindu extremists in Gujarat, India, against Muslims and 
other minority groups. Last week I met with human rights, academic and 
religious leaders from India who shared reports documenting the designs 
of the extremist groups against Muslims, Christians, Dalits and others.
  Trained combatants in Gujarat entered villages and attacked men, 
women and children. Pregnant women had their wombs ripped open and 
unborn babies were ripped out and tossed onto burning fires. 
Approximately 300 women were gang raped. Over 2,000 people died. I have 
photos too gruesome to show in my office.
  It appears that some of these Hindu extremist groups receive some of 
their funds from charities in the U.S. and the U.K. We should ensure 
that no funds from the United States gathered under charitable causes 
are used to finance terrorism, and we must publicly condemn the 
violence and officials who support ethnic cleansing.
  Mr. Speaker, our government must respond to these brutal attacks and 
the underlying extremism. The silence of the U.S. Government is 
deafening.

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