Agenda Item 6: Protecting the human rights of Sikhs and humanitarian aid

Aim
To ensure the UK Government exert pressure on the Indian authorities to allow UN representatives and independent international human rights organisations free access to investigate and report on the widespread abuse of human rights of Sikhs and other minorities and to provide humanitarian aid to those who have suffered human rights abuses and state oppression in India.

Objectives
To produce short theme based reports and briefing papers for the UK Government and Parliamentarians to highlight the atrocities committed against the Sikhs, Christians, low caste Hindus, Muslims etc.

To regularly provide specific Members of Parliament and MEPs with details of individual cases of abuse of human rights to be taken up with the UK Government.

To organise a series of Sikh Lobby Days' in the Houses of Parliament to highlight the widespread abuse of human rights of Sikhs and other minorities. For example, later this year a Sikh Lobby Day will highlight the lack of justice following the massacre of tens of thousands of Sikhs in India by well-orchestrated gangs in November 1984.

To encourage the UK Government, EU bodies and relevant UN bodies to provide financial support and assistance to orphaned children and bereaved Sikh family members who have suffered human rights abuses and state oppression in the Indian sub-continent.

To encourage the UK Government and relevant UN bodies to provide financial support and assistance to help educate and rehabilitate Sikh youth in the Indian sub-continent affected by the menace of drug and alcohol abuse.