"India's commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights,
political and civil as well as economic, social and cultural, is
unreserved and total."
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (then Finance Minister)
United Nations session on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria, 24th June, 1993
Nathu Ke Burj village in 1991 (District Amritsar)
Bhai Sukhdev Singh - Picked up from his home, tortured for two days and then dumped in a fake encounter in his village. The papers reported a fierce encounter
Shaheed Bhai Avtar Singh Shatrana
Shaheed Bhai Palvinder Singh Burraywal
Shaheed Bhai Gurdev Singh Debu, Dheerpur
This incident took place at Behla village, District Amritsar on June 8-9 1992, where the Army used innocent Sikhs as human shields. After failing
to kill any fighter, the Army in their frustration killed these innocent Sikhs, whose bodies can be seen above.
Shaheed Jathedar Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala
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