Highlights: UNITED SIKHS leads over 20 meetings advocating for Sikh Civil and Human Rights with members of congress, Government agencies like Department of Justice(Civil Rights Division), FBI, State Department and White house officials Discussions and dialogue revolved around the detrimental…

20th Sep 2012, Washingotn DC: In the aftermath of the violent attack in Oak Creek Gurdwara, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) chaired a monumental hearing yesterday, the first Congressional hearing in recent years on the threat posed by domestic extremists. The historical…

HIGHLIGHTS: We urge all members of the Sikh community to attend the Senate hearing on Wednesday, September 19th in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.  In this fight, Sikhs are asking for a separate category for counting the increasing attacks on them. …

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: UNITED SIKHS National UMEED helpline received a call today of information of a death threat given to a community member and resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are keeping the identity anonymous to protect this individual. The resident informed us that…

ACT NOW- BE THE CHANGE TO BRING THE CHANGE!!! Your Support can transform the outlook of future generations towards SIKHS For California Residents – Sign the petition to add Sikhism to the school curriculum California, USA: UNITED SIKHS strongly urges all…

ACT NOW- BE THE CHANGE TO BRING THE CHANGE!!! Your Support can transform the outlook of future generation towards SIKHS. California, USA: UNITED SIKHS strongly urges all California community members to sign the petition and send letters of support to…

Paterson, New Jersey: 72 year old Avtar Singh, a gas station owner and one of the founding members of Glen Rock Gurdwara in New Jersey, was brutally beaten by his neighbor, Edward Koscovski, who owns a car business in Paterson (New…

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: In the wake of the tragic event at the Sikh Gurdwara in Wisconsin on August 5th, First Lady, Michelle Obama will be arriving next week in Wisconsin to meet with the victims and their families. Wade Michael Page, a white supremacist…

“The attack (on a Gurdwara) in Wisconsin reminds us that intolerance still rears its ugly head today. Sikhs have felt alienation and distress over the past decade since September 11. In the wake of the Wisconsin killings, which have shocked…