High Court Ruled on Monday it was illegal to require a Sikh to remove his turban for a driver’s license photograph Paris, France—The French Government issued a circular yesterday effectively overturning a High Court decision on Monday that said it…

Court: There is no law that requires a Sikh to bare his head for a driver’s license photograph Paris, France—The French High Court, the Conseil d’Etat, ruled today that a French Sikh has a right to wear his Turban for…

Detroit, Michigan, USA—UNITED SIKHS, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan, and attorney Mike Gibbs successfully persuaded a City of Detroit prosecutor to drop charges last month against Sukhpreet Singh, a 23-year-old Wayne State University student, for wearing a…

New York, NY—UNITED SIKHS and the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LPP filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court a fortnight ago to enforce a Sikh prisoner’s right to practise his religion and to ensure that Sikh prisoners have…

UNITED SIKHS Briefs NY Judges at Multifaith Awareness Event In the Court building on 88-11 Soothing Boulevard; Jamaica; New York, a Multifaith meeting took place last month organised by the Interfaith Centre of New York and the Council of Queens…

New York, NY: The first public hearing on the Uniform Anti-Discrimination bill (Intro 577) was held in City Hall yesterday, chaired by Joseph Addabbo. A new law proposed by this Bill would allow all uniformed city agencies to exempt an…

New York, NY- Members of the American Sikh Consultative Forum (ASCF), which was formed recently to raise Sikh issues collectively with New York City Agencies, will turn up in full force at City Hall tomorrow (Thursday) to testify in support…