CONTACT: Manmeet Singh, UNITED SIKHS, 646-315-3909, manmeet.singh@unitedsikhs.org Crystal Cooper, ACLU National, 212-549-2666, ccooper@aclu.org WASHINGTON – UNITED SIKHS and The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Army for refusing to allow a…
To read Punjabi translation of PR click here “The UNITED SIKHS legal team has been in the forefront of a roller-coaster legal battle since 2006, when a lower court overturned a turban ban in GO Schools, which was then reinstated by…
Ontario Every time you give blood, you save a life. It was with that goal in mind that the UNITED SIKHS coordinated blood donation events at Heartland Blood Clinic in Mississauga. The camps were held on the 8th and 15th of…
To read Punjabi translation of PR click here “The UNITED SIKHS legal team has been in the forefront of a roller-coaster legal battle since 2006, when a lower court overturned a turban ban in GO Schools, which was then reinstated by…
Mr. Gurbhej Singh SandhuNew York, USA-Mr. Gurbhej Singh Sandhu, an elderly Sikh gentleman, had his religious freedom violated by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC). Mr.Sandhu visited Rikers Island Correctional Facility on numerous occasions since February 2012 to…
SAVE THE DATE: 11am on Saturday, 25th Oct 2014, Vancouver Further details on the Walk are here You may read this Press Release in Panjabi here “We will walk not because we can change the perpetrators, but so that the violence will not change…
Yuba City, California– On April 29, 2014, Mr. Gursant Singh, a California resident, was denied his right to serve on jury duty at the Sutter County Superior Court, due to his religious articles of faith. Mr. Singh received a summons…
UNITED SIKHS volunteers found badly damaged houses that require immediate reconstruction and flood victims still need support in order to resume their normal lives after the floods. UNITED SIKHS Kashmir Relief Team Leader, Amritpal Singh, who has been working on…
“Are you prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse?” Raleigh, North Carolina-The Personal Defense & Handgun Safety Center, a shooting range and gun shop in Raleigh, North Carolina, prominently displayed a poster with the title “Are you prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse?” The…
The deadly floods in Kashmir are continuing to cause scenes of mayhem, displacement and uncertainty. The areas of Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag are battling one of the worst floods in decades. The heavy rain which hauled its way…