Highlights: The global Sikh community’s participation in providing this information will allow us to protect Sikh civil and human rights globally, please CLICK HERE to complete the survey. Forward the link to friends and family who may be interested in participating. The…
Feed the Hungry event feeds hundreds of homeless in San Francisco, celebrating Sikh principles of ‘Seva‘ and ‘Langar‘ Nearly 800 people were served by 40 UNITED SIKHS volunteers at Glide Memorial Methodist Church California is celebrating the officially legislated Sikh Awareness month…
UNITED SIKHS Achieves Long Sought Victory in Obtaining Release of a Sikh Victim of Torture from Japanese Detention: However, the Fight Continues Highlights: Sikh victim of Indian torture and abuse, Bharpoor Singh, reunited with wife and three children in Tokyo…
Highlights: White House hosts celebration of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birthday for the second year UNITED SIKHS takes part in celebrations with Sikhs from all over the U.S.A. President Obama pays tribute to Sikhism’s values of equality and social justice…
Highlights: UNITED SIKHS presents the 3rd Annual Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in Surrey, Canada The theme for the conference is Protect Our Identity; continuing our global campaign launched earlier this year Community leaders and members to engage in a dialogue…
Highlights: New Staff members Hansdeep Singh, Ilana Ofgang and Herpreet Kaur join the legal and communications teams to help with the multi-faceted work of the organization and assist in providing services to the community, both locally and internationally, with greater…
Highlights: New Staff members Hansdeep Singh, Ilana Ofgang and Herpreet Kaur join the legal and communications teams to help with the multi-faceted work of the organization and assist in providing services to the community, both locally and internationally, with greater…
Highlights: UNITED SIKHS meets with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Charlotte Douglas Airport (North Carolina) in response to recent increase in profiling cases Sikh community is calling for increased education so that Sikh articles of faith are correctly identified and…
Sikhs Should Expect their Dignity, Modesty, and Privacy to be Severely Curtailed with New TSA Screening Policies Highlights: Evolution of TSA security policies (see image below) reveal Sikh civil rights to be severely affected UNITED SIKHS continues to inform and…
Sikh Organizations Coordinating Joint Action WASHINGTON, DC: Early last month, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials told representatives of UNITED SIKHS, the Sikh Coalition, and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) that Sikhs should now expect turbans to always be searched…