Browsing Tag: Law

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked some of the toughest provisions in the Arizona immigration law, putting on hold the state's attempt to enforce federal immigration policy.

Apart from undermining civil rights, these practices divert scarce resources away from legitimate law enforcement activity, which instead should be aimed at investigating actual criminal activity. In other words, wearing a turban, keeping a beard, or having dark skin should not in of itself invite extra scrutiny from law enforcement officials.

The Delhi High Court on Friday acquitted three accused in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case at Shastri Nagar in North Delhi, saying there were discrepancies galore in the evidence of prosecution witnesses.

Arizona’s discriminatory position on immigration may spread to other states. In fact, at least ten other states are considering laws similar to Arizona’s, including Maryland.

This law is based on the viewpoint that anyone of color or with an accent may be in the United States illegally. It enables the police to act on this stereotype and profile anyone in Arizona who may have a darker skin complexion, appears foreign, or speaks differently.

Though most Sikh members are undocumented, many are living in Korea legally. A few community members have received F2 visas through marriages, some of which are contract marriages, and some have business visas.

The day celebrates the first Khalsa in 1699, a Sikh baptism ceremony. Most of the assembled wore head coverings or turbans and thanked the legislators for upholding their right to do so.

To buttress their decision, the Supreme Court noted there had never been a known case of a kirpan being used violently in any school across Canada. But there have been cases since.

Tomorrow, Tuesday February 9, is the vote in the Oregon House on teachers wearing religious dress.

Teachers have a constitutional right to freedom of religion, but school districts must avoid supporting any religion.

Should your child's teacher wear a turban or other "religious dress'? The state of Oregon doesn't think so.

Workers in Oregon will be able to wear a turban on the job under a bill passed by the state Legislature that protects religious practices for almost everyone, except public school teachers.

California's proposed law to train law enforcement about Sikh kirpans this week passed the Senate Public Safety Committee with a unanimous vote.

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, came under intense western pressure yesterday to scrap a new law that the UN said legalised rape within marriage and severely limited the rights of women.

In a massive blow for women’s rights, the new Shia Family Law negates the need for sexual consent between married couples, tacitly approves child marriage and restricts a woman’s right to leave the home.

Every few weeks, we see reports by journalists that reinforce a well-known reality - many Sikh men in Punjab are cutting their hair and removing their turbans.