“This Court is of the view that the mass killings of Sikhs in Delhi and elsewhere in November 1984 were in fact “crimes against humanity”. They will continue to shock the collective conscience of society for a long time to come.”

https://twitter.com/WomaninHavana/status/1074992063547170817

I haven’t had the chance to read the whole jmnt yet & will post more when I do.

I am privileged to have played a v small role in the work that led up to this milestone #1984 conviction. A day when the day job feels worthwhile.

Thank you @hsphoolka,Jagdish Kaur & so many others.

For those interested, I recommend reading @PavSingh84 #1984 India’s Guily Secret. A meticulously researched book laying out what happened, how it’s been carefully hidden away & why justice is late, but not denied. #SajjanConvicted #1984SikhGenocide

And why these weren’t “riots”.

Also, do read this on how the court interpreted international jurisprudence in its #1984 verdict #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #genocide could be incorporated into domestic law in India:

barandbench.com/crimes-humanit…

Link to the #1984 #CrimesAgainstHumanity #SajjanKumar judgment here: barandbench.com/wp-content/upl…

“A Delhi police inspector gave them a matchbox and I remember his words to the mob: ‘doob maro, tumse ek Sardar bhi nahi jalta’ (You are all useless, you can’t even set a Sikh on fire),” recalls victim Nirpreet Kaur. indianexpress.com/article/india/…

And this too. On those who never gave up the fight for justice #1984SikhGenocide #SajjanConvicted theprint.in/governance/the…