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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 Juned Salim Sheikh and his grandfather Abdul Rahim Ahmed. More 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