Toronto, Canada (September 19, 2011): Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) a human rights advocacy group which is spearheading the justice campaign for the victims of November 1984 announced that on November 1, 2011 a “Genocide Motion” will be brought in the Canadian Parliament. The Motion will debate whether organized killing of Sikhs in India during November 1984 was “Genocide” as defined in Article 2 of the UN Convention on Genocide.
Sikhs have launched a signature campaign to press on the newly elected Parliament to stand with the victims of November 1984 by conducting a debate on the issue of Sikh Genocide. SFJ will collect hundred thousand signatures in support Sikhs’ demand to bring Genocide Motion in Canadian Parliament. More than 10,000 signatures have already been collected since launching of the campaign on September 11, 2011 at Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Malton, ON.