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Formal
Launch of Global Sikh Civil & Human Rights Report
at United Nations Church Center, New York:
Press Conference/ Expert Panel Speakers March 28, 2011 1pm
Please RSVP for the Event: Details Provided Below
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New
York, NY: UNITED SIKHS would like to invite you to the release of the
3rd Annual Global Sikh Civil and Human Rights Report. We will be
hosting a press conference in New York City on Friday, March 28th,
2011. The Annual Civil & Human Rights Report highlights the civil
and human rights violations perpetrated against Sikhs and other
minority communities worldwide. Copies of the Report will be
distributed at the event. To view the Report online, please visit
UNITED SIKHS homepage or click here.
The Report combines data from primary and secondary sources covering 29
countries around the world, and is a unique publication because of its
focus on human rights abuses of particular concern to the global Sikh
community. Framed in the discussion of Sikh civil and human rights
concerns, the Report demonstrates how minority communities are
adversely facing the brunt of evolving governmental policies that
threaten their identity. Over the years, the Report has informed the
work of Sikh and non-Sikh civil and human rights advocates, litigators,
and non-profit organizations.
Members of the UNITED SIKHS legal team will present the findings from
the report as well as have honored guests who teach, write, and
advocate for civil and human rights issues talk about the importance of
documenting and highlighting civil & human rights abuses, and the
ways in which reports of this kind are used to effect positive change
in the world. Please join us for this informative and thought provoking
event, the focus of which is especially relevant given the recent
spate of hate crimes perpetrated against Sikhs over the past four
months in Sacramento (Nov. 2010, Mar. 2011) and Atlanta (Nov. 2010) and
the recent discovery of mass graves in India that may further
substantiate claims of genocide in 1984. These events will be
documented in the next Report (2011).
National and local media have been invited and a distinguished panel of
speakers has confirmed invitation to the event.
Panel Speakers:
- Dan Mach, American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU)/ Freedom of Religion and Belief, [DC]
- Pabitra Benjamin, Field Director, Rights
Working Group (RWG), [DC]
- Dr. Bobbi Nassar, Vice Chair for the NGO
Committee on Human Rights, [NY]
- Thane Rosenbaum, Fordham Law Professor/ John
Whelan Distinguished Lecturer in Law and Director of the Forum on Law,
Culture & Society, [NY]
- Department of Justice (DOJ)/ Community
Relations Services, [DC] (invitation extended)
- Hansdeep Singh (Senior Staff Attorney)/ Ilana
Ofgang (Legal Fellow), UNITED SIKHS, [NY]
The event will take place on March
28, 2011 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the United Nations Church Center, 777
United Nations Plaza, 2nd Floor Conference Room, New York, NY 10017.
Please arrive by 12:45 p.m., event will start promptly at 1:00 p.m. and
snacks will be served.
For questions or to RSVP to the event please contact Rucha Kavathe by calling 1-888-243-1690 or
by email at rucha.kavathe@unitedsikhs.org.
Copies of the Report will be available at the event. We look forward to
seeing you and hope that you will be able to join us for this important
discussion.
Issued By:
Rucha Kavathe
1-888-243-1690
rucha.kavathe@unitedsikhs.org |
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international campaign launched by UNITED SIKHS in August 2010 . It
focuses on the need to protect the Sikh community's right to express
its religious identity. Initiatives under the POI campaign
include:
- Right
to Turban
- Airport
Security in European Union and United States
- Anti-Bullying
Initiatives
- Rehabilitation
of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan
- Equality
in Employment
- Right
to Kakaars
- Recognition
of Sikhs as a Religion and Ethnicity in UK and US Census, and Raising
Awareness of Sikhs and Sikhism to reduce acts of violence and
xenophobia against Sikhs.
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