{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} 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."<ref name="CAG_about">{{cite web|title=About Coalition Against Genocide |publisher=Coalition Against Genocide |url=http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org/about.php |access-date=2006-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104100809/http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org/about.php|archivedate=2008-11-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> The coalition of organisations protested against the visit of [[Narendra Modi]], the Chief Minister of [[Gujarat]], to the United States in March 2005.<ref name="CAG_about" /> Modi was denied a visa and did not visit the U.S. at that time.<ref name="ZNet_20050811_stophate">{{cite web| last =Mathew| first =Biju| title =Stop Funding Hate| publisher =[[Z Communications]]| date =2005-08-11| url =http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/5649 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130416055943/http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/5649 | url-status =dead | archive-date =2013-04-16 | access-date =2008-12-18 }}</ref>

==History== [[Angana Chatterji]] helped form and worked with the Coalition Against Genocide. The Coalition was subject to much public targeting after some incriminating documents<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20100405-inhuman-rights-742440-2010-03-24|title=Inhuman rights|work=intoday.in|date=March 25, 2010 }}</ref> and an anti-Chatterji online petition to the President and Board of Trustees of CIIS appeared.<ref>Online Petition: See FOILCIIS petition on Petition Online (link blocked by Wikipedia)</ref>

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 [[Gujarat|the state]] continues to face [[human rights violations]].<ref name="GujGlobal_2008Modivisit">{{cite news | title=US association against visa to Modi | date=2008-07-03 | publisher=[[Gujarat Global News Network]], [[Ahmedabad]] | url=http://www.gujaratglobal.com/nextSub.php?id=4189&cattype=NEWS | accessdate=2008-12-18 | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524074924/https://www.webcitation.org/5dAXiAmzw?url=http://www.gujaratglobal.com/nextSub.php%3Fid=4189&cattype=NEWS | archivedate=2024-05-24 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NDTV_coalition_2008Modi">{{cite news | first=Lalit K | last=Jha | title=Deny US visa to Modi: NRI panel to Rice | date=2008-07-02 | publisher=[[NDTV|New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV)]] | url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080055338&ch=7/2/2008%2011:59:00%20PM | accessdate=2008-12-19 | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240524075006/https://www.webcitation.org/5dAaapX4T?url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx%3Fid=NEWEN20080055338&ch=7/2/2008%2011:59:00%20PM | archivedate=2024-05-24 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="rediff_coalition_2008Modi">{{cite news|first=Dharam |last=Shourie |title=Indian Americans divided over invitation to Narendra Modi |date=2008-07-03 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/03modi.htm |accessdate=2008-12-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709011739/http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/03modi.htm |archivedate=2008-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Modi was again denied a visa by the [[United States State Department]].<ref name="WSikhN_coalition_2008Modi">{{cite news|title=US refuses visa to hate agent Narendra Modi, snubs Indian establishment |date=2008-09-03 |publisher=[[World Sikh News]] |url=http://www.worldsikhnews.com/3%20September%202008/US%20refuses%20visa%20to%20hate%20agent%20Narendra%20Modi.htm |accessdate=2008-12-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121052450/http://www.worldsikhnews.com/3%20September%202008/US%20refuses%20visa%20to%20hate%20agent%20Narendra%20Modi.htm |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Coalition members== The coalition claims the following members:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org/|title=Home - Coalition Against Genocide (CAG)|work=coalitionagainstgenocide.org}}</ref> {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Claimed member !! Declared affiliation of member, <BR>per registration or charter documents !! Status !! Reference |- |Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia (ASDSA) || || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiaalliance.org/overview/backgrou.htm|title=Background of the group.|work=southasiaalliance.org|access-date=November 19, 2013|archive-date=November 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126161447/http://southasiaalliance.org/overview/backgrou.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA) || Plural || Affiliate of Friends of South Asia ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asata.org/|title=ASATA|work=asata.org}}</ref> |- |American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) || Muslim || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afmi.org/|title=Index of /|work=afmi.org}}</ref> |- |Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM)||Muslim|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aimamerica.org/ |title= Aim - Association of Indian Muslims of America |access-date=2013-11-19 |archive-date=2013-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207032600/http://www.aimamerica.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Association of South Asian Progressives (ASAP)|| ||Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="irs.gov">{{cite web | url=https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Search-for-Charities | title=Tax Exempt Organization Search &#124; Internal Revenue Service }}</ref> |- |Building Bridges of Understanding Coalition (BB)||Muslim|| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ias.org/buildingbridges/|title=Building Bridges of Understanding|work=ias.org|date=18 April 2011 }}</ref> |- |Coalition for a Secular and Democratic India (CSDI)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="irs.gov"/> |- |Campaign to Stop Funding Hate (CSFH)|| Anti-Hindutva || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stopfundinghate.org/about.html|title=Campaign to Stop Funding Hate|work=stopfundinghate.org}}</ref> |- |Center for Study and Research in South Asia (CERAS, Montreal)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="irs.gov"/> |- |Coalition against Communalism (CAC)|| || Not operating, On hiatus ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cac.ektaonline.org/contact/|title=Coalition Against Communalism|work=ektaonline.org}}</ref> |- |Dharma Megha Inc|| See Vedanta Society of East Lansing || Legally registered as Vedanta Society of East Lansing<BR>(Double counted) ||<ref name="michigan-company.com">{{cite web |url=http://michigan-company.com/dharma-megha-vedanta-society-of-east-lansing.06Lr.company.html |title=Dharma Megha (Vedanta Society of East Lansing) - 708669 - Michigan co… |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131119213700/http://michigan-company.com/dharma-megha-vedanta-society-of-east-lansing.06Lr.company.html |archivedate=2013-11-19 }}</ref> |- |EKTA|| || Not operating, On hiatus ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ektaonline.org/|title=EKTA|work=ektaonline.org}}</ref> |- |[[Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America]] (FIACONA)|| || Not operating, not registered with IRS ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiacona.org/index.php|title=FIACONA|work=fiacona.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Exempt-Organizations-Select-Check | title=Tax Exempt Organization Search &#124; Internal Revenue Service }}</ref> |- |Forum of Inquilabi Leftists (FOIL)||Muslim||Linked to INSAF||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gulib.georgetown.edu/newjour/g/msg02579.html |title=Ghadar: A Publication of the Forum of Inquilabi Leftists |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131119213641/http://gulib.georgetown.edu/newjour/g/msg02579.html |archivedate=2013-11-19 }}</ref> |- |Foundation For Pluralism|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/index.asp |title=Foundation for Pluralism &#124; Center for Pluralism |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020101733/http://www.foundationforpluralism.com/index.asp |archivedate=2013-10-20 }}</ref> |- |[[Friends of South Asia]] (FOSA)||Plural ||Active on South Asian, and non-South Asia Arab issues ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020803074612/http://www.friendsofsouthasia.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=August 3, 2002|title=Friends of South Asia (FOSA)|work=friendsofsouthasia.org}}</ref> |- |Indian Christian Forum (ICF)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="irs.gov"/> |- |Indian Muslim Educational Foundation of North America (IMEFNA)||Muslim||Registered non-profit, politically active ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-2268904/indian-muslim-education-foundation-north-america.aspx|title=Nonprofit Report for INDIAN MUSLIM EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH AMERICA|work=guidestar.org}}</ref> |- |Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA)||Muslim||Renamed to: [[Indian American Muslim Council]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iamc.com/about/|title=About Us|work=Indian American Muslim Council}}</ref> |- |Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC)||Muslim||Connected to 100 Muslim organization in India||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11561#.UoqO6Si5N5g|title=Charity Navigator Rating - Indian Muslim Relief and Charities|work=Charity Navigator}}</ref> |- |Indian Progressive Study Group of Los Angeles (IPSG-LA)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="irs.gov"/> |- |[[International South Asia Forum]] (INSAF)||Plural, Leftist|| ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insafbulletin.net/founding-declaration|title=Founding Declaration|work=insafbulletin.net}}</ref> |- |Manavi (An organization for South Asian women)||Plural||Signed a letter on Gujarat in 2004,<BR>no comment thereafter||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manavi.org/documents/manavinewsletter2004.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034539/http://www.manavi.org/documents/manavinewsletter2004.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Muslim Youth Awareness Alliance (MYAA)||Muslim||Not active after 2011||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/38-3225387/muslim-youth-awareness-alliance.aspx|title=Nonprofit Report for MUSLIM YOUTH AWARENESS ALLIANCE|work=guidestar.org}}</ref> |- |NRI's for Secular and Harmonious India (NRI-SAHI)|| ||Not operating, Unregistered entity<BR>Linked to EKTA||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ektaonline.org/nrisahi/|title=NRI's for a Secular and Harmonious India|work=ektaonline.org}}</ref> |- |Organizing Youth (OY)|| ||Not operating, Unregistered entity<BR>Linked to EKTA, Youth Solidarity Summer||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthsolidarity.org/oy/ |title=ORGANIZING YOUTH (OY!) - South Asian Youth Program |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040525211245/http://www.youthsolidarity.org/oy/ |archivedate=2004-05-25 }}</ref> |- |Policy Institute For Religion And State (PIFRAS)||Plural||Issued a note on Gujarat in 2002 that<BR>dialogue is needed without being anti-Hindu,<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pifras.org/About_PIFRAS/about_pifras.html |title=Policy Institute for Religion and State |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026135903/http://pifras.org/About_PIFRAS/about_pifras.html |archivedate=2013-10-26 }}</ref> |- |Sikh American Heritage Organization (SAHO)|| ||Not operating, Unregistered entity||<ref name="guidestar.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/SearchResults.aspx|title=Search Results|work=guidestar.org}}</ref> |- |Sneha (A network for women of South Asian origin)||Plural||No statement on Gujarat;<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sneha.org/content/publish/aboutus.shtml |title=SNEHA, Inc. - A Support Group for South Asian Women |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610064141/http://www.sneha.org/content/publish/aboutus.shtml |archivedate=2013-06-10 }}</ref> |- |South Asian Collective (SAC)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity ||<ref name="guidestar.org"/> |- |South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR)||Plural||Mostly Muslim issues||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://samarmagazine.org/ |title=Samar Magazine |access-date=November 19, 2013 |archive-date=November 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125155959/http://samarmagazine.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD, Canada)||Muslim, Leftist||Canada, spin off of NRISAD||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sansad.org/sansad/our-history/|title=Our History|work=SANSAD}}</ref> |- |South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC)||Plural||Issued a note on Gujarat in 2010 that<BR>dialogue is needed between Hindu and Muslim,<BR>against Mumbai terror and need to protect Muslims as well,<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sapac.org/blog/about/ |title=About - South Asian Progressive Action Collective &#124; South Asian Progressive Action Collective |access-date=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204235504/http://www.sapac.org/blog/about/ |archive-date=2013-02-04 }}</ref> |- |Students For Bhopal (SFB)||Bhopal related, Anti-Dow||No statement on Gujarat;<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.studentsforbhopal.org/about|title=International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal|work=studentsforbhopal.org|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206202352/http://studentsforbhopal.org/about|archivedate=2013-12-06}}</ref> |- |Supporters of Human Rights in India (SHRI)||Muslim||Not operating, Unregistered entity||<ref name="irs.gov"/> |- |The Organization of Universal Communal Harmony (TOUCH)|| || Not operating, Unregistered entity||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-2090656/organization-universal-communal-harmony-touch.aspx|title=Nonprofit Report for THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNIVERSAL COMMUNAL HARMONY TOUCH|work=guidestar.org}}</ref> |- |Vaishnava Center for Enlightenment||Hindu||Issued a note and TV video on Gujarat,<BR> urging dialogue between Hindus and Muslims,<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southasian.org.uk/intro_conference.html|title=South Asian Development Partnership, UK|work=southasian.org.uk|access-date=November 19, 2013|archive-date=September 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913220816/http://www.southasian.org.uk/intro_conference.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Vedanta Society of East Lansing||Legal name is Dharma Megha Inc.<BR>Michigan State official records||Issued a note that dialogue and peace is<BR>needed between Hindu and Muslim,<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref name="michigan-company.com"/> |- |Voices for Freedom (VFF)||Sikh||Published an author's opinion on Gujarat in 2009,<BR>Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voicesforfreedom.org/voices-for-freedom/|title=Profile|work=voicesforfreedom.org|date=June 21, 2023 }}</ref> |- |World Tamil Organisation (WTO)||Legal name is World Thamil Organization, Inc.||Does not claim membership to coalition||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldthamil.org/introduction|title=உலகத் தமிழ் அமைப்பு – Introduction|work=worldthamil.org}}</ref> |- |Youth Solidarity Summer (YSS)||Muslim, Leftist||Not active after 2007||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthsolidarity.org/yss/ |title=2007 Organizing Youth Conference |accessdate=2013-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109104659/http://youthsolidarity.org/yss/ |archivedate=2014-01-09 }}</ref> |}

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== External links == * [http://www.coalitionagainstgenocide.org Coalition Against Genocide] (official website)

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