“UNITED SIKHS calls on the State to grant Sikhs a statutory right to wear a kirpan to end harassment faced by Sikhs,” – Jaspreet Singh, Staff Attorney Stamford, CT, USA: The prosecution dropped charges against 47 year old truck driver, Sachdev Singh,…
Dallas, Texas, USA – UNITED SIKHS applauds the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency whose mandate is to end discrimination in the workplace, for filing a suit against a Texas company that refused to hire a Sikh because of…
BELGIAN COURT OVERTURNS BAN ON SIKH HEADCOVERING IN SCHOOL “The Court has sent a clear message that it is illegal for a school to deny education to a student because of his religious belief,” said Walter Van Steen Bruggen, the…
Sikh Arrested and Turban Snatched by State Marshals in Connecticut Courthouse Stamford, CT: Forty-seven year old truck driver Sachdev Singh entered the State of Connecticut Superior Court on June 18, 2008, seeking to contest a traffic violation when he was arrested…
Ardaas (Thanksgiving Prayers) and INVITATION TO HI-TEA & VIDEO PRESENTATION Through His Grace, the Almighty chose you as His instrument to bring hope, shelter and sustenance to those in need. In your hands was placed the power to save lives.…
UNITED SIKHS thanks school for swift and positive action Coventry, U.K. – A state school this week reversed its policy of banning the patka (Sikh head dress) after UNITED SIKHS wrote to the school principal last week on behalf of the parents and…
UNITED SIKHS and its partners have collected relief supplies worth $750,000 USD for Myanmar survivors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 350 tonnes of food and medicine supplies sea-shipped by UNITED SIKHS have reached Myanmar and cleared for distribution to the towns of…
UNITED SIKHS SEA-SHIPMENT CLEARED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MYANMAR SURVIVORS UNITED SIKHS and its partners have collected relief supplies worth $750,000 USD for Myanmar survivors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 350 tonnes of food and medicine supplies sea-shipped by UNITED SIKHS have reached…
Queens, NY: A 9th grade Sikh student at Richmond Hill High School was recently attacked by a fellow student who had been bullying him for some time. The victim had previously reported being bullied by this classmate several times to both…
Sikhs Take French Turban Ban in Schools to the European Human Rights Court London, UK – UNITED SIKHS lawyers announced today that they filed a legal challenge last Friday to the French law which banned the turban in public schools in…
