Westchester County, New York, USA: Westchester County Healthcare settled a case where an elderly Sikh man, Pyara Singh Sahansra, was negligently shaved by staff while he was in long-term care. UNITED SIKHS and law-firm Storzer and Greene, LLC secured a settlement…

25 million sikhs celebrate the memory of the pope who rallied to their support as a champion of interfaith and human rights 2nd April 2005,London : 25 million Sikhs around the world remember the intrepid Pope John Paul II for…

Civil Rights Report on the State of the Sikh Nation “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” New York, NY, USA:– Encompassing issues ranging from racism and xenophobia, to discrimination against the dastaar (Sikh turban) and kakaar (articles…

“The security guards and police officers had no legal justification to apply any force whatsoever to Gagandeep and in doing they committed an assault on his person. The actions of both the security guards and police were reprehensible and unjustified.”…

Jackson Heights, New York, USA: In a press conference and at a separate meeting today in Jackson Heights, police were urged to investigate if the violent assault and robbery on Jasmir Singh last Sunday could be charged as a hate crime.…

Mejindarpal Kaur, Legal Director of UNITED SIKHS commented, “It never gets easier each time we have to assist a victim of hate crime. The crime is horrific and the victim suffers alone both physically and emotionally. UNITED SIKHS will assist…

Representatives from World-Wide Sikh Organizations and Community Leaders Approve Declarations and Recommendations of Pressing Civil Rights Concerns; UNITED SIKHS to Implement Recommendations to Create Global Sikh Agenda and Forum; UNITED SIKHS Releases First Global Sikh Civil Rights Report New York,…

“Under the ICCPR, France may restrict these fundamental rights on only the most compelling grounds, and may do so only so far as absolutely necessary. We submit that France has not made out a compelling case for denying a Sikh…

“A travesty of Justice against the Sikh community”: Mejindarpal Kaur, UNITED SIKHS legal director “This decision will not legally affect the fight which UNITED SIKHS will be pursuing for other ID cases through the UN Human Rights Committee, as the…