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  • Freedom of speech, Freedom of expression

    On February 18th 2009, I was proud to host a private dinner, in Brussels, attended by a number of senior African diplomats. Also present were representatives of industry, journalists, human rights campaigners, and my own advisors and researchers.
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  • Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi fun day in Leicester

    Promoting and Encouraging the Knowledge and Preservation of Sikh Culture and Tradition Highly Commendable….Jill Gore, Mayor of Oadby and Wigston Borough Council.
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  • European Court Says No to Sikh Turban on Driving Licence in France

    European Court Says No to Sikh Turban on Driving Licence in France

    This decision will not legally affect the fight which UNITED SIKHS will be pursuing for other ID cases through the UN Human Rights Committee, as the Committee is not bound...

  • Breaking the code

    FURIOUS Sikh groups have slammed the government over rules being drawn up on where they can wear their religious symbols.  Sikh Federation (UK) and Sikhs in England claim the idea for a code of practice was raised in Parliament in 2005, but the final...
  • Godfrey Bloom met with senior members of the Sikh Federation in Ypres

    Godfrey Bloom met with senior members of the Sikh Federation in Ypres on Tuesday the 11th November to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I and to remember the contribution of the 80,000 Sikhs who fought for the British Army during...

  • Stop the BNP in the European Elections

    USE YOUR VOTE ON 4 JUNE 2009
    In the 2004 European elections the BNP polled over 800,000 votes across Britain. On the 4 June the BNP will be targeting Yorkshire & the Humber, the West Midlands and the North West regions where it was only 0.4%, ...

  • All Party Sikh Interest Group in the European Parliament

    The Sikh Federation (UK) met on 15th April 2009 with three of the co-Chairs of the All Party Sikh Interest Group in the European Parliament – Liz Lynne MEP (Liberal Democrat), Jean Lambert MEP (Greens), Tom Wise MEP (UKIP).  Glyn Ford MEP (Labou...

  • Recent Visit To The USA And Canada

    10 January 2009 - Following a recent visit to the USA and Canada it is becoming increasingly clear that all the major Sikh organisations in the USA and Canada admire the work of the Sikh Federation (UK) and would like to collaborate on projects and campai...
  • Working With Sikhs In Canada - Canadian Ministers Visiting India

    9 January 2009 - The Sikh Federation (UK) is increasingly working closely with like-minded Sikhs in Canada and the USA.  Earlier this week the Sikh Federation (UK) contacted Sikh associates in Canada to alert them that several of their Ministers will...
  • Latest On The Separate Monitoring Of Sikhs

    28 December 2008 - The White Paper on the Census 2011 was published on 11 December 2008.  It has proposals to include two new ethnic groups – Gypsies/Irish Travellers and Arab.  A separate box for Sikhs has not been included despite huge deman...
  • Sikh Federation (UK) statement relating to Ajit Singh Bains and the PHRO

    24 December 2008 - Several weeks ago Ajit Singh Bains issued a statement (published in the Punjab Times) in which he denied issuing a report implicating Sikhs and the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) in the Air India case.

  • Canadian Police, Victims Families And Sikhs Across The Globe Outraged With Fabricated Allegations Against I S Y F

    Reports have appeared in the Canadian press based on a so-called open letter from Ajit Singh Bains, chairman of the Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO) to victims' families of the Air India disaster.  


    The PHRO l...
  • Urgent Appeal To The International Community To Safeguard The Security Of The Sikhs And Their Homeland Against Nuclear Holocaust

    Submission to the United Nations, USA, UK, Canadian, Pakistani and Indian governments by over 35 Sikh organisations from Punjab, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Germany, France and Switzerland.


    The alarming risk of war between In...
  • Sikhs call for new us foreign policy direction with election of Senator Obama

    The Sikh Federation (UK) has joined other Sikh groups in welcoming the historic election of Barack Obama as the next President of the US.  Many Sikhs in America have enthusiastically supported and backed the campaign of Senator Barack Obama.

  • Shame on eu parliament continued discrimination of sikhs on eve of 90th anniversary of end of great war

    On Monday 10 November 2008 MEPs will launch an All Party Interest Group for Sikhs to deal with the issues of discrimination and human rights.  The group is expected to attract a membership of over 50 MEPs from around a dozen countries.
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  • No place to hide for those that commit crimes against humanity

    On Thursday 30 October 2008, on the eve of the 24th anniversary of the November 1984 genocide of Sikhs, Harvinder Singh Phoolka, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India told MPs in the UK Parliament that the 1984 genocide of Sikhs was the beginnin...
  • Letter Produced By The Sikh Federation (UK) For Submission To The United Nations On 26 January 2009

    On 26 January each year India celebrates its Republic Day, but the Sikhs have refused to be signatories to the Constitution of India since it was first formalised almost 60 years ago. The two Sikh representatives at that time walked out in protest, as the...
  • Who is responsible for allowing the continued genocide of religious minorities in india?

    On Thursday 30 October 2008, on the eve of the 24th anniversary of the November 1984 genocide of Sikhs, Harvinder Singh Phoolka, a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India, will tell UK MPs that the 1984 genocide of Sikhs was the beginning of ...
  • INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION REACTION TO CHANGE IN COMMITTEE AT SOUTHALL

    INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION REACTION TO CHANGE IN COMMITTEE AT SOUTHALL GURDWARA AND VICTORY FOR THOSE HOLDING PANTHIC VIEWS

    6 October 2008 - The national leadership of the Sikh Federation (UK) welcomed today’s announcement of a change in the Mana...
  • SIKH FEDERATION (UK) ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN

    SIKH FEDERATION (UK) ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN CONCERNING THE SIKH REFERENCE LIBRARY
    ON THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI

    Narinderjit Singh, General Secretary of the Sikh Federation (UK), announced at the...
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