Washington, DC (May 11, 2014): According to information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) the a US based Sikh NGO, United Sikhs, will be releasing Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Report on May 21, 2014. The report will be released during an event to be held at 1539 Longworth Building, Washington, DC.
According to United Sikhs, [t]he Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Report is the only one of its kind. It is a product of intense research, field observations, surveys and input on Sikh issues, from local residents and lawyers in various countries around the world, referencing human rights reports released by preeminent organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. The report is in its fifth year of publication.
United Sikhs
This year’s report highlights the continuing incidents of hate/bias against Sikhs in the United States. These incidents include the August 2012 massacre of Sikhs by a white supremacist at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, the vicious hate-motivated attack on an 80-year-old Sikh outside a Sikh temple in California, and the senseless shooting of a Sikh in Port Orange, Florida while he was driving a car with his 13-year-old son. In addition, the report includes the vicious hate-motivated assault on a Sikh Columbia Professor while out on an evening walk in Harlem, New York, the non-acceptance of devout Sikhs in the US armed forces and ROTC, the discriminatory treatment of Sikhs by employers, and discounting Sikhs as a separate category in the U.S. census.
This 166-page report also includes extensive observations on the state of Sikh rights in: Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Burma, China, Hong Kong, India, Denmark, Fiji, Georgia, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.
Speakers, including Co-Chair of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, Congresswoman Judy Chu, will discuss the need for this report, and will reflect on the reality of the religious freedom fight across the globe based on the findings from the report.
This event comes at the heels of the one year anniversary of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus.