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Sikhs Call on Legislators from Quebec to Respect Minority Rights Highlights:   Four members of the World Sikh Organization of Canada were invited and subsequently uninvited to the National Assembly in Quebec after demands were made they remove their kirpans. Following the incident, Louise Beaudoin, elected member of the Parti Quebecois, boldly justified the exclusion… Continue reading sikhs-call-on-legislators-from-quebec-to-respect-minority-rights

Highlights: UNITED SIKHS presents the 3rd Annual Global Sikh Civil Rights Conference in Surrey, Canada The theme for the conference is Protect Our Identity; continuing our global campaign launched earlier this year Community leaders and members to engage in a dialogue with experts, advocates, authors, and academics on topics of Sikh civil and human rights. Get… Continue reading this-weekend-in-canada-the-global-sikh-community-gears-up-for-the-3rd-global-sikh-civil-rights-conference

Harper Should Raise France’s Turban Ban at Meeting with French Prime Minister: Canadian Liberal Leader Highlights: UNITED SIKHS wrote recently to the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, requesting him to raise his objection to the French turban ban during his meeting this week with his counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault. Sikhs globally believe that a ban on… Continue reading Harper Should Raise France’s Turban Ban at Meeting with French Prime Minister: Canadian Liberal Leader

“We are very happy that the open hearts and minds of the Canadian government and people have given Harender Kaur and her daughter a new life here after they fought a gallant and lone battle as refugees in Pakistan,” said Ranbir Singh, UNITED SIKHS Director who met the Sikh mother and daughter on arrival in… Continue reading united-sikhs-helps-taliban-victims-sikh-mother-and-daughter-find-asylum-in-canada

“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.”  Jagmeet Singh, criminal defence lawyer of Dhaliwal Law, who is representing Gagandeep Singh and… Continue reading sikh-youth-assaulted-by-security-guards-at-toronto-games-arena/

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 allow his turban to be covered, began combating the traffic citation he received for not… Continue reading sikh-appeals-verdict-in-helmet-dispute