UNITED SIKHS 12th Annual Summit and Advocacy & Humanitarian Aid Academy (AHAA) Concludes With Great Success New York, NY The recently concluded 12th Annual Summit and Advocacy & Humanitarian Aid Academy (AHAA), organized by UNITED SIKHS International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy…
From struggle to success: How Project Kirti is changing lives Dear Donor, For decades, life for Jaskirat Singh (name changed), has been little more than a daily struggle for survival. The 55-year old lost his elder brother to the scarcely-remembered…
UNITED SIKHS is disheartened to learn that a 15-year-old Sikh soccer player was asked by the referee to remove his turban during a football match on February 4, 2023 in Spain. The young Sikh was playing in a game between…
How about Giving Someone the Gift of “Kirat”? “Kirat Karo; Naam Japo; Vand Chako” – Guru Nanak Sahib ji (“Work hard to earn a righteous living; recite God’s name; share your wealth with the community”) This profoundly beautiful message…
YOU HELPED US UPHOLD CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2022! Lawyers are invariably associated with unhappy stories. But we have personally witnessed several happy endings. Here are a few! Little Manjit Singh was persistently bullied in school by other kids…
Smashed window at Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Darbar Charlotte, January 15 String of vandalism incidents at Gurdwara Sahib Khalsa Darbar, Charlotte have shocked the community. Windows in the precincts of the Gurdwara Sahib were smashed, lights broken and security cameras were…
ICHRA Civil Rights Survey 2023 UNITED SIKHS is conducting a survey to gauge how many Sikhs in our community are actually reporting their victimization, whether a hate crime, bullying in schools, profiling (by airport TSA officials or otherwise), or employment…
Coalition Letter Asks That the U.S. Office of Management and Budget provide funding to implement the President’s Anti-Hate Crimes Commitments New York, NY Dated: November 15, 2022 Today, UNITED SIKHS signed-on to a letter drafted by the Southern Poverty Law…
!JUSTICE FOR BALWINDER SINGH!: Dated: November 8, 2022 Bronx, New York Like so many people who come to the City of New York, Mr. Balwinder Singh and his family came looking for opportunities. Like so many immigrants, they find a…
Dated: November 4, 2022 Yesterday, November 3, 2022, there were FBI reports of hate threats against New Jersey Jewish synagogues. The FBI Newark office identified a man linked to the nonspecific threat that prompted a public warning. The individual…