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  1. Ishna

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom SFJ To Hold “Sovereignty March” In New York; Sikh Body To Seek UN Enquiry Into June 1984 Human Right

    By Parmjit Singh Published: May 9, 2014 Sikh Siyasat New York, United States (May 09, 2014): It is learnt that US based human rights group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) will submit a complaint to the UN assistant secretary general for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic seeking UN investigation into the...
  2. spnadmin

    Legal US Rights Body Asks Hagel To Explain 'Army Bias' Against Sikhs

    US rights body asks Hagel to explain 'Army bias' against Sikhs A US commission has asked defence secretary Chuck Hagel to explain the exclusion of Sikhs, known for their valour and pride, from the American armed forces. In a letter, the US Commission on Civil Rights requested Hagel to...
  3. spnadmin

    1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom NDP MPs Meet 1984 Survivor Bibi Jagdish Kaur In Honor Of International Human Rights Day

    NDP MPs MEET SURVIVOR OF 1984 ANTI-SIKH POGROMS BIBI JAGDISH KAUR IN HONOUR OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY http://www.punjabspectrum.com/2013/12/30818 Today, members of the NDP Caucus hosted Bibi Jagdish Kaur and her son Bhai Gurdeep Singh as they shared their story of survival during...
  4. spnadmin

    Plea Against Voting Rights Of Sehajdhari Sikhs

    Plea against voting rights of Sehajdhari Sikhs dismissed http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/plea-against-voting-rights-of-sehajdhari-sikhs-dismissed/article5402543.ece The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition to debar the Sehajdhari Sikhs from voting in Shiromani...
  5. spnadmin

    USA Houston Sikh Woman’s Rights Possibly Violated By Ban On Kirpans In IRS Building

    Houston Sikh woman’s rights possibly violated by ban on Kirpans in IRS building By Parmjit Singh Houston, US (November 21, 2013): It is learnt that a Houston Sikh woman Kawaljeet Kaur has been fighting for her right to carry Kirpan into a downtown Houston federal building for nearly nine...
  6. Inderjeet Kaur

    Resolution Recognizing Jaswant Singh Khalra As Human Rights Defender (VIDEOO)

    NDP Resolution on Recognizing Jaswant Singh Khalra as a Human Rights Defender - YouTube
  7. spnadmin

    Legal Human Rights Group Sikhs For Justice To Hold Sikh Sovereignty Conference

    Human Rights Group Sikhs For Justice To Hold Sikh Sovereignty Conference http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=31318 Conference Will Focus On Sikh Self Determination As Guaranteed By UN Charter! In recent times, India has been propagating that Canadian Sikhs are promoting terrorism and violence...
  8. Archived_Member16

    UK Religion Told To Halt Weddings Over Gay Rights

    Religion told to halt weddings over gay rights The future of traditional Indian weddings in Britain is in doubt because of the fallout from gay marriage passing into law, it has emerged This is the first example of a religious group altering its marriage practices to avoid potential...
  9. Gyani Jarnail Singh

    India Another Punjab Policeman Speaks Out Against Human Rights Abuses

    Another Punjab Policeman Speaks Out Against Human Rights Abuses see video from this link http://www.punjabspectrum.com/2013/07/14827 Last week, Punjab Police Sub-Inspector Surjit Singh publicly stated that former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Paramjit Singh Gill of Amritsar...
  10. spnadmin

    USA Sikhs Rights Group To Challenge Dismissal Of Case Against Badal

    Sikh Rights group to challenge dismissal of case against Punjab chief minister in US Not a case of mistaken identity http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sikh-rights-group-to-challenge-dismissal-of-case-against-punjab-chief-minister-in-us-369026 Washington: A US-based Sikh group today said...
  11. spnadmin

    Malaysia Malaysian 2013 Election: Fake News Portals, Instant Passports, Instant Voting Rights

    The Prime Minister of Bangladesh confirms instant citizenship for Bangladeshi nationals in Malaysia. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=509437425790529&set=a.4856053915070%2066.1073741828.485212121546393&type=1&theater Instant news portals and disinformation abound as opposition party...
  12. Archived_Member16

    World Ban Speaks To Malala, Attacked Pakistani Schoolgirl, To Stress Education And Women’s Rights

    Ban speaks to Malala, attacked Pakistani schoolgirl, to stress education and women’s rights 5 April 2013 – “I can walk. I can talk. I can do anything!” said Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, in a conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on education...
  13. spnadmin

    Controversial India Won't Be The World's Largest Democracy Until It Upholds Human Rights

    India won't be 'the world's largest democracy' until it upholds human rights Twenty-five years ago, India suspended part of its Constitution and launched a brutal campaign against Sikh separatists in its Punjab province. Today, India must provide reparations to the victims and vow to uphold...
  14. Archived_Member16

    Opinion India Won't Be 'the World's Largest Democracy' Until It Upholds Human Rights

    Opinion India won't be 'the world's largest democracy' until it upholds human rights Twenty-five years ago, India suspended part of its Constitution and launched a brutal campaign against Sikh separatists in its Punjab province. Today, India must provide reparations to the victims and...
  15. Archived_Member16

    World Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Women's Rights Could Destroy Society, Countries Should 'Reject And Conde

    Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Women's Rights Could Destroy Society, Countries Should 'Reject And Condemn' UN Declaration Reuters | Posted: 03/14/2013 5:40 pm EDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, March 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood warns that a U.N. declaration...
  16. spnadmin

    Canada Canadian Sikh Coalition Secures Rights To "Sada Haq" In Canada

    Canadian Sikh Coalition Secures Rights to Punjabi film “Sada Haq” in Canada By PARMJIT SINGH http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2013/02/13/canadian-sikh-coalition-secures-rights-to-punjabi-film-sada-haq-in-canada/ Vancouver, BC (February 13, 2013): The Canadian Sikh Coalition is proud to...
  17. spnadmin

    Fauja Singh Races For Women's Rights

    Fauja Singh, World's Oldest Runner At 101, Races For Women's Rights by Eleanor Goldberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/08/fauja-singh-worlds-oldest_n_2647436.html Before retiring from racing, the world’s oldest runner has made sure to take a big stride for women’s issues...
  18. spnadmin

    Sikh Coalition Sikhs, Muslims And Jews: Who Invests More In Civil Rights?

    From Sikh Coalition Sikhs, Muslims and Jews: Who invests more in civil rights? Have you contributed your dasvandh [ https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1744 ] yet? Based on statistics published by the Pew Research Center, U.S. Census Bureau, and Guidestar...
  19. spnadmin

    Sikhs Win School Turban Ban Case Against France In The United Nations Human Rights Committee

    Sikhs Win School Turban Ban Case Against France in the United Nations Human Rights Committee By HAINDER SINGH Published: December 15, 2012 http://www.sikhsiyasat.net/2012/12/15/sikhs-win-school-turban-ban-case-against-france-in-the-united-nations-human-rights-committee/ Paris...
  20. findingmyway

    Politics Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst Relative On Women's Rights

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