Advocacy Archives - UNITED SIKHS

UNITED SIKHS meets Canadian MP’s to advocate for international students facing deportation Mississauga, June 21 UNITED SIKHS has taken proactive measures to address the concerns of international students affected by the recent educational consultant fraud. In a significant move, members…

Advocacy Press Release

UNITED SIKHS Supports Defrauded International Students

UNITED SIKHSJune 12, 2023

UNITED SIKHS Supports Defrauded International Students Mississauga, June 12 Hundreds of international students from India are caught in the middle of a fake offer-letter scam in Canada. They are facing a likely deportation from the country after their documents for…

Advocacy ICHRA Press Release

UNITED SIKHS is excited to celebrate the United Nations International Human Rights Day, commemorated annually on the 10th of December.

UNITED SIKHSDecember 10, 2021

The International Human Rights Day marks the day the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This landmark Declaration explains the rights all individuals in member states are entitled to, which are inalienable “regardless…

Advocacy Farmers Issue Farmers Protest ICHRA Press Release Punjab Farmers Protest Sikh AID

UNITED SIKHS earmarks INR 26 Lakhs to Support Farmer Protesters Arrested and Missing since Jan 26th

UNITED SIKHSMarch 9, 2021

UNITED SIKHS has allocated INR 26 Lakhs to alleviate the hardships faced by farmer protesters who were arrested or are missing since the farmer tractor rally on Jan 26th 2021. This Legal Aid fund includes any current and future advocacy…

Advocacy Farmers Protest ICHRA Press Release Punjab Farmers Protest

Call To Legal Action

UNITED SIKHSFebruary 1, 2021

On 30th January we launched our Legal Helpline for persons who went missing after the Tractor Rally in New Delhi. Since then, our legal team has been inundated with calls and emails. In January 2021, based on the feedback on the ground,…

Advocacy Farmers Issue ICHRA Press Release Sikh AID

DISAPPEARING OF FARMERS FROM THE DELHI PROTEST

UNITED SIKHSJanuary 30, 2021

Dated: January 30, 2021 New York, NY UNITED SIKHS launches a legal helpline service for the relatives, parents, friends of the protestors who went missing after the January 26th tractor parade in New Delhi. According to Punjab Kisan Union president Ruldu Singh…

Advocacy ICHRA Press Release

Parmjit Singh’s Murder Investigation Reopened

UNITED SIKHSOctober 13, 2020

Parmjit Singh’s Murder Investigation Reopened. National Outrage Sparks Questions, Demands of Justice, Review Of Investigation, and Proceeding October 13, 2020 Tracy, California Tracy Police Department and U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to reopen the murder investigation of an elderly…

Advocacy ICHRA Press Release

A ‘Sikh’ Reflection on Black Lives Matter Movement

UNITED SIKHSJuly 2, 2020

How can we act in solidarity, peace and justice? Change requires a deep reflection on the present, on what is not right, on the pain and suffering that needs to be relieved, on ways to become a better version of…

Advocacy ICHRA Press Release

UNITED SIKHS Advocacy Appeal to the U.S. Administration

UNITED SIKHSJune 30, 2020

UNITED SIKHS Advocacy Appeal to the U.S. Administration: U.S. Senators Collectively Seek Emergency Refuge for Afghan Sikhs For over four decades, the Afghan Sikh and Hindu communities have endured targeted assaults. After the March 25th, 2020 terrorist attack on the…

Advocacy ICHRA Press Release Sikh AID

Rally for Justice – UNITED SIKHS Takes Part in the Juneteenth Celebrations From NY to LA

UNITED SIKHSJune 20, 2020

UNITED SIKHS marches in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter during Juneteenth Rallies from New York City to Los Angeles Recognize the Human Race As One is the slogan that drives UNITED SIKHS, an NGO headquartered in New York City. A…

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