First Ever Law Enforcement Training On Sikh Cultural Sensitivities Completed in Mississippi, USA
Manmeet Singh, United Sikhs
JACKSON, Mississippi, USA (July 15, 2014)—Earlier this month, United Sikhs’ Attorneys Manmeet Singh and Anisha Singh successfully conducted a Sikh Cultural Sensitivities training for law enforcement officials from throughout the state in Jackson, Mississippi.
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It was for the first time that such training was conducted in Mississippi by a Sikh organization in collaboration with the Department of Justice, Community Relations Service. The training received an overwhelming response illustrated by the packed room with over 50 law enforcement personnel present in addition to many local community members. This training came at the heels of a discriminatory incident last year in Pike County, MS, involving a Sikh truck driver, which was handled by the United Sikhs legal team.
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