| They carried graphic pictures of police abuses against Sikhs and the aftermath of genocides against Muslims and other minorities in 1982 in New Delhi and 2002 in Gujarat, when Modi was chief minister. |
| These individual violations open the door to the escalation of abuses, which may lead to the unthinkable such as genocides and other large scale human rights violations. |
| Honourable senators will recall that chant has been repeated countless times, and genocides have been repeated countless times. |
| We appreciate that 20th century history is pockmarked with genocides, but the nature of the Shoah is specific and unique. |
| Other countries which have been responsible for genocides have been better able to accept their responsibilities. |
| As we mourn those who lost their lives, we must, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon noted, reassert our commitment to human rights, which was desecrated at Auschwitz and by genocides and atrocities since. |
