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“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…

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…

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…

Sikh Appeals Verdict in Helmet Dispute On March 6th, Ontario Court Judge James Blacklock issued an opinion denying Baljinder Singh Badesha the right to wear his turban unhindered while riding a motorcycle. Badesha, a devout Sikh whose practice does not…

Join US in Fighting Religious Discrimination on Photo IDs Seattle, WA, USA: In a victory for the Sikh community of Washington State, the Department of Licensing issued revised guidelines to its employees regarding religious headgear, late last month. UNITED SIKHS and…