In 2005, Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat was denied a diplomatic visa to the United States. According to the “Immigration and Nationality Act” any foreign government official who was responsible or “directly carried out, at any time, particularly severe violations of religious freedom” are not eligible for a US visa. We ask the US embassies, ...

London, UK: Resolutions passed by Sikhs from across Europe at the Conference on Human Rights Abuses and the Death Penalty in India in the European Parliament on 25 June 2013: Resolution 1 –Recognising the 1984 Sikh Genocide Having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), the Geneva Convention (1949), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ...

 Sikhs from across Europe pass resolutions in the European Parliament calling for the · 1984 killing of Sikhs to be recognised as Genocide · Abolition of the Death Penalty in India · Immediate release of Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar · An end to negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and India due to continued human rights abuses in India · ...

Canada: Recently the Quebec Soccer Federation upheld its standard of silliness by refusing to permit young Sikh soccer players who wear turbans or other head coverings from playing their favourite game. This follows hard on the heels of another organization’s decision that prevented school-aged girls who wear hijab from playing soccer, too. While the decision that prevented the girls from ...

Washington DC, USA: Human Rights Groups in the United States expressed their concerns to President Barak Obama on the freedom of religion or belief in the upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. The Indian government has failed to bring the perpetrators and instigators of sectarian violence to justice.  For the same reason the United States Commission on ...