02-27-2004, 05:20 AM
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->As some of you already know, Dan Burton is holding a "hatchet-job on India" hearing. The details of the hearing are as follows:
The Congressional hearing is on March 3 on human rights abuses in Kashmir:
"Decades of Terror: Exploring Human rights Abuses in Kashmir and the Disputed Territories".
It is being held, I believe, by the subcommittee on Human rights and wellness.
One of the key aspects of the hearings is the witness list - it reads more like Terrorism R' US - in fact, the list of witnesses include:
These are the witnesses requested by Burton:
Mrs. Dortit Radzin from Human Rights Watch
Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulukh
Dr. Gulam Nabi Fai, Kashimir American Council
Mr. Bob Giuda
Mr. Atliya Inayatullah, Advocate for Victims
Colin Powell
<b>We need to act - at least to remove some of the witnesses from 1 to 5. What we need to do is quite simple - search and post to this list (with appropriate URLs and references) any and all information that you have on the following issues :
1. Detailed background information on the witnesses - especially in their anti-India activities and their support for terrorism
2. Human rights violations with references in Pakistan including PoK
3. Comparative conditions that exist in Indian J&K versus the status of rights/economy in PoK
The first item is extremely urgent, since we need to rebut this list of witnesses before mid-day tomorrow - Friday. Let us get our act together and scuttle this heinous farce that Burton is trying to pull together - your help is kindly needed. </b>
Please let me know, if you need any help from me - your help is appreciated
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->As some of you already know, Dan Burton is holding a "hatchet-job on India" hearing. The details of the hearing are as follows:
The Congressional hearing is on March 3 on human rights abuses in Kashmir:
"Decades of Terror: Exploring Human rights Abuses in Kashmir and the Disputed Territories".
It is being held, I believe, by the subcommittee on Human rights and wellness.
One of the key aspects of the hearings is the witness list - it reads more like Terrorism R' US - in fact, the list of witnesses include:
These are the witnesses requested by Burton:
Mrs. Dortit Radzin from Human Rights Watch
Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulukh
Dr. Gulam Nabi Fai, Kashimir American Council
Mr. Bob Giuda
Mr. Atliya Inayatullah, Advocate for Victims
Colin Powell
<b>We need to act - at least to remove some of the witnesses from 1 to 5. What we need to do is quite simple - search and post to this list (with appropriate URLs and references) any and all information that you have on the following issues :
1. Detailed background information on the witnesses - especially in their anti-India activities and their support for terrorism
2. Human rights violations with references in Pakistan including PoK
3. Comparative conditions that exist in Indian J&K versus the status of rights/economy in PoK
The first item is extremely urgent, since we need to rebut this list of witnesses before mid-day tomorrow - Friday. Let us get our act together and scuttle this heinous farce that Burton is trying to pull together - your help is kindly needed. </b>
Please let me know, if you need any help from me - your help is appreciated
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