Coalition Against Genocide

The Coalition Against Genocide is a coalition of about 40 organisations mostly based in the United States and Canada, as well as individuals, who aim to respond to the 2002 Gujarat riots, which they refer to as the "Gujarat genocide", in order to "demand accountability and justice."[1] The coalition of organisations protested against the visit of Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, to the United States in March 2005.[1] Modi was denied a visa and did not visit the U.S. at that time.[2]

History

Angana Chatterji helped form and worked with the Coalition Against Genocide. The Coalition was subject to much public targeting after some incriminating documents[3] and an anti-Chatterji online petition to the President and Board of Trustees of CIIS appeared.[4]

In July 2008, the coalition again protested against another visit by Modi to the United States, claiming that "the conditions under which he was denied a visa in 2005 remain largely unchanged and the minority community in the state continues to face human rights violations.[5][6][7] Modi was again denied a visa by the United States State Department.[8]

Coalition members

The coalition claims the following members:[9]

Claimed member	Declared affiliation of member, per registration or charter documents	Status	Reference
Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia (ASDSA)			[10]
Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA)	Plural	Affiliate of Friends of South Asia	[11]
American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI)	Muslim		[12]
Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM)	Muslim		[13]
Association of South Asian Progressives (ASAP)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
Building Bridges of Understanding Coalition (BB)	Muslim		[15]
Coalition for a Secular and Democratic India (CSDI)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (CSFH)	Anti-Hindutva		[16]
Center for Study and Research in South Asia (CERAS, Montreal)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
Coalition against Communalism (CAC)		Not operating, On hiatus	[17]
Dharma Megha Inc	See Vedanta Society of East Lansing	Legally registered as Vedanta Society of East Lansing (Double counted)	[18]
EKTA		Not operating, On hiatus	[19]
Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA)		Not operating, not registered with IRS	[20][21]
Forum of Inquilabi Leftists (FOIL)	Muslim	Linked to INSAF	[22]
Foundation For Pluralism		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[23]
Friends of South Asia (FOSA)	Plural	Active on South Asian, and non-South Asia Arab issues	[24]
Indian Christian Forum (ICF)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
Indian Muslim Educational Foundation of North America (IMEFNA)	Muslim	Registered non-profit, politically active	[25]
Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA)	Muslim	Renamed to: Indian American Muslim Council	[26]
Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC)	Muslim	Connected to 100 Muslim organization in India	[27]
Indian Progressive Study Group of Los Angeles (IPSG-LA)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
International South Asia Forum (INSAF)	Plural, Leftist		[28]
Manavi (An organization for South Asian women)	Plural	Signed a letter on Gujarat in 2004, no comment thereafter	[29]
Muslim Youth Awareness Alliance (MYAA)	Muslim	Not active after 2011	[30]
NRI's for Secular and Harmonious India (NRI-SAHI)		Not operating, Unregistered entity Linked to EKTA	[31]
Organizing Youth (OY)		Not operating, Unregistered entity Linked to EKTA, Youth Solidarity Summer	[32]
Policy Institute For Religion And State (PIFRAS)	Plural	Issued a note on Gujarat in 2002 that dialogue is needed without being anti-Hindu, Does not claim membership to coalition	[33]
Sikh American Heritage Organization (SAHO)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[34]
Sneha (A network for women of South Asian origin)	Plural	No statement on Gujarat; Does not claim membership to coalition	[35]
South Asian Collective (SAC)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[34]
South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR)	Plural	Mostly Muslim issues	[36]
South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD, Canada)	Muslim, Leftist	Canada, spin off of NRISAD	[37]
South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC)	Plural	Issued a note on Gujarat in 2010 that dialogue is needed between Hindu and Muslim, against Mumbai terror and need to protect Muslims as well, Does not claim membership to coalition	[38]
Students For Bhopal (SFB)	Bhopal related, Anti-Dow	No statement on Gujarat; Does not claim membership to coalition	[39]
Supporters of Human Rights in India (SHRI)	Muslim	Not operating, Unregistered entity	[14]
The Organization of Universal Communal Harmony (TOUCH)		Not operating, Unregistered entity	[40]
Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment	Hindu	Issued a note and TV video on Gujarat, urging dialogue between Hindus and Muslims, Does not claim membership to coalition	[41]
Vedanta Society of East Lansing	Legal name is Dharma Megha Inc. Michigan State official records	Issued a note that dialogue and peace is needed between Hindu and Muslim, Does not claim membership to coalition	[18]
Voices for Freedom (VFF)	Sikh	Published an author's opinion on Gujarat in 2009, Does not claim membership to coalition	[42]
World Tamil Organisation (WTO)	Legal name is World Thamil Organization, Inc.	Does not claim membership to coalition	[43]
Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS)	Muslim, Leftist	Not active after 2007	[44]

References

1. "About Coalition Against Genocide". Coalition Against Genocide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
2. Mathew, Biju (August 11, 2005). "Stop Funding Hate". Z Communications. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
3. "Inhuman rights". intoday.in. March 25, 2010.
4. Online Petition: See FOILCIIS petition on Petition Online (link blocked by Wikipedia)
5. "US association against visa to Modi". Gujarat Global News Network, Ahmedabad. July 3, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
6. Jha, Lalit K (July 2, 2008). "Deny US visa to Modi: NRI panel to Rice". New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
7. Shourie, Dharam (July 3, 2008). "Indian Americans divided over invitation to Narendra Modi". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
8. "US refuses visa to hate agent Narendra Modi, snubs Indian establishment". World Sikh News. September 3, 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
9. "Home - Coalition Against Genocide (CAG)". coalitionagainstgenocide.org.
10. "Background of the group". southasiaalliance.org. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
11. "ASATA". asata.org.
12. "Index of /". afmi.org.
13. "::: Aim - Association of Indian Muslims of America :::". Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
14. "Tax Exempt Organization Search | Internal Revenue Service".
15. "Building Bridges of Understanding". ias.org. April 18, 2011.
16. "Campaign to Stop Funding Hate". stopfundinghate.org.
17. "Coalition Against Communalism". ektaonline.org.
18. "Dharma Megha (Vedanta Society of East Lansing) - 708669 - Michigan co…". Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
19. "EKTA". ektaonline.org.
20. "FIACONA". fiacona.org.
21. "Tax Exempt Organization Search | Internal Revenue Service".
22. "Ghadar: A Publication of the Forum of Inquilabi Leftists". Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
23. "Foundation for Pluralism | Center for Pluralism". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
24. "Friends of South Asia (FOSA)". friendsofsouthasia.org.
25. "Nonprofit Report for INDIAN MUSLIM EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH AMERICA". guidestar.org.
26. "About Us". Indian American Muslim Council.
27. "Charity Navigator Rating - Indian Muslim Relief and Charities". Charity Navigator.
28. "Founding Declaration". insafbulletin.net.
29. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
30. "Nonprofit Report for MUSLIM YOUTH AWARENESS ALLIANCE". guidestar.org.
31. "NRI's for a Secular and Harmonious India". ektaonline.org.
32. "ORGANIZING YOUTH (OY!) - South Asian Youth Program". Archived from the original on May 25, 2004. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
33. "Policy Institute for Religion and State". Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
34. "Search Results". guidestar.org.
35. "SNEHA, Inc. - A Support Group for South Asian Women". Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
36. "Samar Magazine". Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
37. "Our History". SANSAD.
38. "About - South Asian Progressive Action Collective | South Asian Progressive Action Collective". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
39. "International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal". studentsforbhopal.org. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013.
40. "Nonprofit Report for THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNIVERSAL COMMUNAL HARMONY TOUCH". guidestar.org.
41. "South Asian Development Partnership, UK". southasian.org.uk. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
42. "Profile". voicesforfreedom.org. June 21, 2023.
43. "உலகத் தமிழ் அமைப்பு – Introduction". worldthamil.org.
44. "2007 Organizing Youth Conference". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2013.

External links

• Coalition Against Genocide (official website)