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home > Reports > The Next Generation: In the Wake of the Genocide: A Report on the Impact of the Gujarat Pogrom on Children and the Young , July 2002

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The Next Generation: In the Wake of the Genocide
A Report on the Impact of the Gujarat Pogrom on Children and the Young
July 2002


by an independent team of citizens
Kavita Panjabi, Krishna Bandopadhyay, Bolan Gangopadhyay

Supported by Citizens' Initiative, Ahmedabad


(Download Full Report, 70 pages, 830 Kbytes)

Send your requests for Printed Version of this report to: veenab@actionaidindia.org or koushik@actionaidindia.org


Table of Contents PDF HTML
Cover Page, Acknowledgements etc 3 pages, 13 Kbytes  
Introduction 2 pages, 13 Kbytes Introduction
Experiences of Carnage
  • The trauma of witnessing rape, murder and burning
  • The Government's response - and a pediatrician's experience
  • Girls raped and burnt
16 pages, 357 Kbytes Experiences of Carnage
Role of the State and Political Parties: through the prism of the young
  • Arrests of minors - abuse under Prevention Of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO)
  • Lawyer's account
  • Response of the Chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Board
  • Arrests and torture of college students
  • How the young perceive political parties, the police, the government - and the Gujarati newspaper Sandesh
5 pages Role of the State and Political Parties: through the prism of the young
The Crackdown on Education
  • Political party forces withdrawal of children from private schools
  • Decreasing strength of Municipality Schools in minority areas
  • Lack of provisions for examinations
  • Girls' education and the impact of the carnage
  • Large scale displacements of populations; problems of rehabilitation and education
  • The Government's response - and of a prominent educational foundation
13 pages The Crackdown on Education
Violations of the Constitution and International Treaties 6 pages Violations of the Constitution and International Treaties
Conclusion and Recommendations 5 pages Conclusion and Recommendations
Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Text of the interview with Anandiben Patel, Education Minister, Gujarat.
  • Appendix 2: Differences between the majority community camp and the minority community camps
  • Appendix 3: Perceptions of the young regarding the "other" community/neighbours
  • Appendix 4: Girls Raped and Burnt (5 testimonies from The Survivors Speak)
  • Appendix 5: "Muslim schoolkids targetted" (from Hindustan Times)
22 pages