Kahan Commission

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Board_of_Commissioners
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Justice_Ranjit_Singh_Kahan
gptkbp:controversy allegations of bias
gptkbp:duration one year
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1983
gptkbp:followed_by further investigations
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Indian_government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kahan Commission
gptkbp:impact increased awareness of communal violence
gptkbp:influenced subsequent commissions
gptkbp:legacy highlighting communal tensions in India
gptkbp:legal_status non-binding
gptkbp:notable_work need for accountability
failure of law enforcement
political complicity in violence
gptkbp:outcome recommendations not fully implemented
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed reactions
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1984
gptkbp:purpose investigate anti-Sikh riots
gptkbp:recommendation compensation for victims
prosecution of guilty police officers
reforms in police procedures
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Operation_Blue_Star
gptkb:1984_Sikh_Genocide
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_assassination
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:1984_anti-Sikh_riots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nanavati_Commission
gptkbp:witnesses gptkb:government_officials
human rights activists
police personnel
survivors of riots
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5