Saeed Dawood
Sakil Dawood
Saeed Dawood
Sakil Dawood
In February 2002 Sakil and Saeed Dawood, their childhood friend Mohammed Aswat and their 18-year-old nephew, Imran were returning from an excursion to the Taj Mahal to Gujarat. Within hours of crossing the Gujarat border, a roadblock, manned by a well-organised mob fuelled by religious hatred, stopped the British tourists. More
"What happened in Gujarat was not a spontaneous uprising, it was a carefully orchestrated attack against Muslims. The attacks were planned in advance and organized with extensive participation of the police and state government officials." HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Tackling Religious Extremism and Promoting Human Rights 20 Oct
The Monitoring Group (East Midlands) are holding an open forum to discuss the rise of religious fundamentalism nationally and the challenge in tackling religious extremism both nationally and in the East Midlands.
Dawood Family calls on Indians to 'Do the Right Thing' 18th May 2007
The Dawood Family Justice Campaign today voiced their support for an Early Day Motion
condemning the murder of their family members. The Parliamentary motion comes
after the fifth anniversary of their murders and requests that the British government pursues justice
on behalf of the Dawood family through their contacts with the Indian government.
Read the full press release [pdf]
Full text of the Early Day Motion [parliament website]
By launching a civil action against officials of the Gujarat Government, the Justice Campaign has taken on board a commitment which requires considerable financial support. We need your help.