IMC Chicago coordinates lecture with Muslim Bar Assocition of Chicago
Indian human rights lawyer Mr. Shafeeq Rehman Mahajir spoke to members of the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago at a lunch meeting on Monday, April 19, 2010. Mr. Mahajir spoke to the American Muslim legal community about the rule of law in India and the struggle to safeguard a secular democratic society in a multi-religious society like India.
Mr. Mahajir spoke of his personal efforts working with truth commissions to expose police brutality and corruption in the city of Hyderabad during the bombing of the Mecca Masjid (a 400 year old mosque in Hyderabad, India) several years ago. Mr. Mahajir discussed numerous examples of police fabrications concocted by local Indian police forces to cover up extrajudicial killings on the scene of Mecca Masjid immediately after the bombing.
Indian Americans seek assurance from PM, Chief Justice on intimidation free CBI inquiry into Fake Encounter Killings
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA - http://www.imc-usa.org ), an advocacy group dedicated toward safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos is calling on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of the Indian Supreme Court S. H. Kapadia to monitor and ensure an intimidation free Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the fake encounter killings of Soharabuddin, his wife Kausarbi and his associate Prajapati at the hands of the Gujarat Police.
Lawsuits against the Gujarat police related to the fake encounter killings have already landed 15 senior police officials behind bars and the Supreme Court ordered CBI inquiry has the potential to indict several prominent politicians and ministers in the Narendra Modi administration. The Home Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Amit Shah, has reportedly gone into hiding fearing arrest by the CBI.
Minorities Thank the German Parliamentarians on their Gujarat Stand
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May 12, 2010
Earlier last month, two German Parliamentarians - ruling Christian Democratic Union's Ute Granold and her colleague Pascal Kober from the Free Democratic Party - visited Gujarat and justifying their denial of Germany's visa to Chief Minister Narendra Modi referred him as a "dictator". They also drew parallels between Gujarat under Modi and Germany under Hitler.
A furious Mr. Modi moved the Government of India and demanded an apology from Germany contending their Parliamentarians have "tarnished the image" of Gujarat and India.
IMC-USA Cautiously Optimistic at Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad Blasts' Investigation
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May 11, 2010
"Pleased" and "Optimistic" were the words used by Rasheed Ahmed, President, Indian Muslim Council-USA, while describing his feelings at the courageous demand made by Ms. Brinda Karat, CPI-M leader, on the investigation into the tragic Makkah Masjid bomb blast.
NDTV.com reports that, after three years of investigation, the prestigious Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) believes that radical Hindu groups carried out the 2007 bomb attacks on Muslim holy places in Ajmer, and Hyderabad, that killed several people. CBI's conclusions are based on Rajasthan Anti-Terror Squad's meticulous investigation, resulting in the arrest of extremists - none of whom are Muslims. The accused are believed to be associated with Abhinay Bharat, a Hindu radical group that allegedly planned and executed the 2008 terror attack in Malegaon, Maharashtra, killing six and maiming over a hundred people.
Indian Americans Urge Fair Investigation into the Recent Riots in Hyderabad, India
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Friday, April 16, 2010
