IHRC calls upon all campaigners to write to the leaders of Muslim countries, asking them to demand the Indian government to stop the impending genocide against Muslims in India.
Background
Requested Action
Model letter
Recipient Addresses
Background
India has been gripped by anti-Muslim violence following the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act. IHRC is asking campaigners to join this campaign, demanding equal citizenship for all Indians regardless of religion or other factors.
In July 2019, the Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah, told the parliament that the “government will identify illegal immigrants living on every inch of country’s soil and deport them,” signalling the expansion of the NRC to the rest of India. During the 2019 general elections, the BJP claimed that “illegal immigrants”, or “termites” from Muslim majority Bangladesh have sneaked in and are living off the resources of Indian citizens.
In November 2020, a group of international experts on genocidal violence sent a stark warning on the impending danger of “genocide” of India’s 200 Million Muslim minority, at a panel discussion at Washington DC. The Indian American Muslim Council organised the panel. Dr Gregory Stanton who is the founder-president of Genocide Watch, which aims at monitoring, preventing and stopping genocide and other forms of mass murder in the world stated that
the “systematic crimes against humanity is already underway” in India. He mentioned the demolition of Babri mosque and building of a temple as “important in the development of cultural underpinnings for genocide.” Reacting to the fact that Delhi Police arrested hundreds of Muslims in Delhi riot cases and accused them of violence against themselves, Dr Stanton termed it “denial,” the last stage in genocide. “Denial is the tenth stage of every genocide. It starts actually at the beginning and goes all the way through to the end and afterwards…That’s what is going on when they are charging Muslims with, would you believe it, killing themselves? I don’t believe it! And I don’t think anybody should believe it,” Dr Stanton said.
To find out more about the India campaign, please visit our campaign page here.
Requested Action
IHRC calls upon all campaigners inside the UK to write to the leaders of Muslim nations, asking them to demand the Indian government stop to stop the impending genocide against Muslims in India.
Model Template
Dear [insert name],
I am sure you are aware of the dire situation of Muslims in India. Modi’s government is currently presiding over a series of laws and policies that systematically targets Muslims, minorities and political dissidents across the country.
From mob lynching to state-sanctioned violence, Muslims in India are under constant attack and require your immediate solidarity and support.
I am writing to you to ask your government to make strong representations to the Indian government and demand they end persecution against Muslims and other minorities and to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act and related policies immediately.
[insert your name]
Recipient addresses
Pakistan
Please address emails/letters/faxes to the Prime Minister
H.E. Imran Khan
Prime Minister of Pakistan
Fax: +9251-9215519
or by post
Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
Indonesia
H.E. Joko Widodo
Fax: +62 21 386 4816 / +62 21 344 2233
Email: ppid@setkab.go.id
Or by post
President of the Republic of Indonesia, Istana Merdeka, Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia
Turkey
Please address emails / letters / faxes to the Foreign Minister
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
via the Turkish Embassy in your country.
The addresses for the embassies in the UK, USA, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Norway, Canada and Germany are listed below.
A full list of embassies world-wide and their contact details can be found here.
UK
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o HE Ümit Yalçın
Ambassador
Turkish Embassy
43 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PA United Kingdom
F: +44 20 73 93 00 66, +44 20 73 93 92 13
E: embassy.london@mfa.gov.tr
USA
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
Serdar Kılıç
Ambassador
2525 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
F:+1 202 612 67 44
E: embassy.washingtondc@mfa.gov.tr
Indonesia
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o Mahmut Erol Kılıç
Ambassador
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav.1
Kuningan
Jakarta 12950
Indonesia
F:+62 21 522 60 56
E: embassy.jakarta@mfa.gov.tr
Malaysia
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o Merve Safa Kavakcı
Ambassador
Menara Tan & Tan
Level 18
207 Jalan Tun Razak
50400
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
F:+60 3 2181 3520
E: embassy.kualalumpur@mfa.gov.tr
South Africa
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen
Ambassador
Turkish Embassy
PO Box 56014
Arcadia 0007
Pretoria
South Africa
E: embassy.pretoria@mfa.gov.tr
Norway
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o Fazlı Çorman
Ambassador
HALVDAN SVARTES GATE 5
N-0244 OSLO
NORWAY
F: 00 47 22 55 62 63
embassy.oslo@mfa.gov.tr
Canada
Foreign Minister
c/o Kerim Uras
Ambassador
197 WURTEMBURG STREET OTTAWA
ONTARIO
K1N 8L9
F:+1 (613) 789 34 42
Germany
HE Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Foreign Minister
c/o Ali Kemal Aydın
T.C. Berlin Büyükelçiliği
Tiergartenstr 19-21
10785 Berlin
E: botschaft.berlin@mfa.gov.tr
Iran
Please address emails / letters / faxes to the Foreign Minister
HE Javad Sharif
via the Iranian Embassy in your country.
A full list of embassies can be found here.
The addresses for the embassies in the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia and Germany are listed below.
UK
HE Javad Sharif
c/o Hamid Baeidinejad
16 PRINCES GATE
LONDON
SW7
F: 02075894440
E: info@iran-embassy.org.uk
Indonesia
HE Javad Sharif
c/o Mohammadi Nasrabadi
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Jakarta, Indonesia
110 JL.HOS-COKROAMINOTO
MENTENG
JAKARTA PUSAT 10310
F: 021 – 3107860
E: irembjakt@indo.or.id
Malaysia
HE Javad Sharif
c/o Marzieh Afkham
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1. LORONG U THANT 1 OFF JALAN U THANT 55000
KUALA LUMPUR
F: 03 – 4562904
E: UTHANT@TM.NET.MY
Germany
HE Javad Sharif
c/o Ali Majedi
Ambassador
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Berlin, Germany
PODBIELSKIALLEE 67
14195 BERLIN-Germany
Fax: 030 – 84353535
E-mail:iran.botschaft@t-online.de Please forward any responses you receive to info@ihrc.org.
