Ensaaf, The Sikh Coalition, and Human Rights Watch Urge President Obama To Support Justice for 1984 Massacres

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Ensaaf Team

Nov 3, 2014

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Letter to President Obama November 3 2014

Letter to President Obama November 3 2014

Letter to President Obama November 3 2014

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Ensaaf, in partnership with The Sikh Coalition and Human Rights Watch, sent a letter today to President Barack Obama, urging him to support justice for the 1984 anti-Sikh massacres, which claimed the lives of thousands of Sikhs throughout India 30 years ago.

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