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Jaswant Singh Khalra (1952–1995) was a prominent Sikh human rights activist. He garnered global attention for his research concerning 25,000 illegal killings and cremations involving the Punjab police, and that the police had even killed about 2,000 police officers who refused to cooperate.
In September and October 1995, Indian security forces illegally detained, tortured, and killed her husband, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, for his work uncovering over 2,000 cases of extrajudicial executions and secret cremations in Amritsar district alone.
Sep 7, 2013 · However, despite heavy evidence, the former Director General of Police KPS Gill, was not charged. Jaswant Singh Khalra led the campaign against Human Rights abuses in Punjab and fought against death threats and intimidation from the authorities to achieve justice for those who had been ill served.
Sep 1, 2020 · Jaswant Singh Khalra. September 1995 witnessed the enforced disappearance and murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra, the champion of Punjab’s “disappeared.” His wife and human rights defender,...
In September and October 1995, Indian security forces illegally detained, tortured, and killed her husband, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, for his work uncovering over 2,000 cases of extrajudicial executions and secret cremations in Amritsar district alone.
Human rights activist Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra was killed on 6th September 1995, around 8pm at the Chhabal police station of Amritsar district and his body was then thrown into the Harike canal. This was disclosed by Kuldip Singh, special police officer and prime witness in the sensational Khalra disappearance case.
Jan 26, 2009 · A former Director General of Punjab Police has repeatedly claimed that he led the "most humane counterinsurgency operation in the annals of history." To date, this report is the most comprehensive quantitative analysis of available data on human rights violations during the Punjab counterinsurgency.
Aug 11, 2023 · The film is “a compelling story based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra,” per producer RSVP and the festival described the film as telling the story of Khalra...
Sep 6, 1995 · Jaswant Singh Khlara, General Secretary of the Human Rights Wing of the Akali Dal political party, has not been seen since 6 September 1995, when he was arrested by police outside his home. In January 1995 his party filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana high Court concerning the deaths of hundreds of unidentified individuals.
MEDIA ADVISORY. 27 APRIL 1998 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. “A mockery of justice” The “disappearance” of Jaswant Singh Khalra. Amnesty International today issues a brief report about the case of Jaswant Singh Khalra, who “disappeared” after being picked up by Punjab police.
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