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At the UN, Sikhs Win Turban Case Against France

The UN Human Rights Committee has asked France to submit a report by March 15th on measures it is taking to remedy the violation of the religious freedom of 76 year old Ranjit Singh,who was asked to remove his turban for his ID photo.
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UNITED SIKHS Wins CHASE Community Giving Contest On FaceBook

UNITED SIKHS wins $250K Grant in the Chase Community Giving Contest on Facebook. UNITED SIKHS extends sincere gratitude and appreciation to our supporters who voted for us and our volunteers who worked tirelessly to make this campaign an overwhelming success.
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Diverse Faith Communities Stand United in Landmark Supreme Court Case

UNITED SIKHS and other faith based organizations, earlier this summer, joined in the submission of an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court in support of the position that preserves the integrity of the ministerial exception, which religious institutions have the right to claim in matters of employment.
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Charlotte Sikh Community attends TSA Diversity Day

UNITED SIKHS wishes to acknowledge the willingness of TSA and DHS to listen to the challenges faced by our community and we hope that we can continue to strive for a more secure nation while being sensitive to the deeply held religious convictions religious freedoms of Sikh travelers.
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One Year On – United Sikhs Distributes Rice to Pakistan’s Flood Victims of 2010

“We are thankful to United Sikhs and the Bangkok Sikh Community who remembered Pakistani brothers during these trying times and friendly gestures would never be forgotten... and we hope that community will further support flood victims in this in such dire conditions...”
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Sikh Advocacy Groups Unite for Meeting with TSA Leadership

Last week, Representatives of the UNITED SIKHS, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), and Sikh Coalition met with the head of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Administrator John Pistole to discuss racial & religious profiling of Sikhs at American Airports.
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United Sikhs want ban on wearing kirpan by airport staff revoked

Director of United Sikhs, Mejindarpal Kaur, told TOI on Friday that the Sikh community understood the public's concern with national security. "However, we cannot accept an abrogation of a Sikh's constitutional right under article 25 (2) (b) of the Indian constitution, under which a Sikh has a right to wear a kirpan at all times," she said.
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Warrant of Arrest Issued against Punjab Police Officer in Mohali Turban Case

“We are very concerned that the Punjab Police has not taken the incident of the willful removal of a Sikh’s turban seriously. It’s an affront to justice that Punjab Police are prepared to ignore a judicial order. ...to issue a statement explaining why the concerned police officer did not attend court yesterday and failed to file a report on the incident,” said Mejindarpal Kaur, Legal Director of United Sikhs.
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Recognizing the Human Race as One : United Sikhs serve Langar at the Glide Foundation

Dr Harbans Singh Saron mentioned the importance of the Sikh value of "commitment to service" that goes beyond serving food. He said: "As we ring in the new year with Vaisakhi, there could not be a better way than to join our brethren at the Glide Church with the message of hope and love".
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United Sikhs Files Criminal Complaint Against Punjab Police For Removal of Sikh's Turban

United Sikhs has filed today a criminal complaint with the Mohali Judicial Magistrate First Class about the willful public removal of a Sikh's Turban by a Punjab Police officer, who said he was acting on the instructions of a police superintendent.
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