Candlelight vigil outside UK Parliament on Human Rights Day calling for release of Sikh political prisoners

December 11, 2013

London, United Kingdom (December 11, 2013): Around 1,000 Sikhs from across the UK are expected today to hold a Candlelit Vigil in Old Palace Yard, opposite the Houses of Parliament from 2-6pm. Around 20-30 Members of Parliament are expected to join Sikhs during the vigil and show support for the release of Sikh political prisoners.

Bhai Gurbaksh Singh returns to site of Morcha, Health condition turning serious; Damandeep Singh requested to end his fast

December 11, 2013

Amb Sahib/ Mohali, Punjab (December 11, 2013): As per information Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa has returned to the site of Bandi Singhs Rihai Morcha on the early morning of December 10, 2013. He was reportedly admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh by the Punjab police after getting his released from Ropar Jail.

On World Human Rights Day – Sikh groups urged U.N. to investigate November 1984 killings of Sikhs

December 11, 2013

New Delhi, India (December 10, 2013): On World Human Rights Day, Sikh groups submitted a Memorandum to Ms. Lisa Grande, UN Resident Coordinator-India, urging her to report to the Human Rights Council about Congress party’s ongoing practice of protecting and rewarding its leaders who lead death squads in 1984.

Proposed US Congress resolution makes Minority Rights central concern of Indo-US relations

December 11, 2013

A new U.S. Congress resolution introduced by Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA) proposes making “calls for religious freedom and related human rights” a key concern in future dialogues with India and specifically commends the U.S. government’s decision, in 2005, to refuse a visitor’s visa to Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi because of his “connivance” in the 2002 Gujarat Genocide, marking the first time in American history a foreign politician has been refused entry to the U.S. for human rights violations.

Jathedar seeks Indian PM’s help on detainees; Ask Punjab Govt. to contact other state govts

December 11, 2013

Amritsar, Punjab (December 10, 2013): It is learnt that Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has said that the Government of India, particularly Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, should wake up to the plight of Sikh detainees languishing in various Indian jails for years despite having completed their sentence and to ensure that they are released forthwith.

India should reject regressive move to treat alleged child offenders as adults: Amnesty India

December 11, 2013

New Delhi, India (December 11, 2013): The Indian government must reject proposed amendments to juvenile justice laws that could allow children to be treated as adults in cases of serious crimes, Amnesty International India said in a statement sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) on December 10, 2013.

Bhai Gurbaksh Singh returns to site of Morcha, Health condition turning serious; Damandeep Singh requested to end his fast

December 11, 2013

On World Human Rights Day – Sikh groups urged U.N. to investigate November 1984 killings of Sikhs

December 11, 2013

NDP MPs meet survivor of Sikh genocide 1984 Bibi Jagdish Kaur in Honour of International Human Rights Day

December 11, 2013

Ottawa, Canada (December 11, 2013): According to information sent to the Sikh Siyasat News by NDP Press Secretary Amneet Singh, on December 10, 2013, members of the NDP Caucus hosted Bibi Jagdish Kaur and her son Bhai Gurdeep Singh as they shared their story of survival during the tragic pogroms of 1984 that targeted Sikh men, women and children in New Delhi and many other parts of India.