UNITED SIKHS / Right to Turban / Bulletin Archive 2004



	RTT Home / Bulletin Archive / 2004 RTT Bulletin Archive 2004 October FRENCH COURT GIVES SCHOOL 15 DAYS TO GRANT SIKH SCHOOL BOYS A RIGHT TO A HEARING A French court has ordered a school to form a disciplinary committee, to decide within 15 days, if it will admit or expel three French Sikh school-boys ending a six-week stalemate since schools reopened in September. October 22, 2004 French Government Retracts its Recent Statement on Hairnet The French government has retracted its recent statement that Sikh school children will be required to wear hairnets instead of turbans in public schools, saying that there has been a misunderstanding. October 01, 2004 September French Turban Issue NOT Resolved: French Sikh Community Denies PM Dr. Manmohan Singh’s Statement The French Sikh community has denied the claim by Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh that the Turban issue has been resolved amicably. September 28, 2004 France Schools Refuse Sikh Schoolchildren’sEntry into Classrooms Despite repeated requests to the French government for a permanent resolution to the Sikh student turban ban in writing, no such document has yet been provided to the Sikh community. September 20, 2004 FRENCH SIKHS TO SUE THEIR GOVERNMENT OVER BAN ON TURBAN The French Sikh community decided last night to take legal action against their government for banning Sikh school children from wearing the Turban to public schools. September 08, 2004 FRENCH SCHOOLS STOP TURBAN-WEARING SIKHS FROM ENTERING SCHOOL Fulfilling his commitment to wear his Turban to school, 14-year-old Jasvir Singh marched to school day before yesterday to purchase his textbooks for the school year. September 04, 2004 August French Sikh Schoolboy Will Defy Law and Wear Turban To School—Unicef Will Meet UNITED SIKHS to Discuss the Issue Jasvir Singh, a 14 year-old French Sikh schoolboy says that he will defy the ban and wear his Turban to school, which re-opens next week. He said that he is forced to defy the law of the land because he cannot defy… August 26, 2004 France's Sikhs want to meet Manmohan on turban issue Sikhs in France have sought an urgent meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over their dispute with the French government over allowing children to wear turbans in public schools… August 05, 2004 June Pro-Hijab Strongly Condemns European Court's Support of Turkish Headscarf Ban Assembly for the Protection of Hijab (Pro-Hijab) was deeply dismayed to hear of today’s decision by the European Court of Human Rights which has rejected the appeal of Leyla Sahlin to sit her… June 30, 2004 June Pro-Hijab Strongly Condemns European Court's Support of Turkish Headscarf Ban Assembly for the Protection of Hijab (Pro-Hijab) was deeply dismayed to hear of today’s decision by the European Court of Human Rights which has rejected the appeal of Leyla Sahlin to sit her… June 30, 2004 May RIGHT TO TURBAN CAMPAIGN (FRANCE) UPDATE The French Prime Minister has given a conditional assurance to the Sikh community that French Sikh school children will not be banned from wearing their Turban in public schools… May 17, 2004 March 35 members of the House of Representatives Co-sponser House Resolution 528 DC – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that France should modify or abandon its ban on religious articles and symbols in state schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference… March 21, 2004 February French Consul General (Atlanta) Rene-Serge Marty says, “You are not you, if you don’t have the Turban. I feel pity that the Stasi commission did not consider or consult Sikhs while proposing the law.” A delegation of concerned Sikhs met with Consul General of France Rene-Serge Marty on February 13th to express their concern on the proposed ban of articles of faith in France... February 21, 2004 French MPs vote for Muslim headscarf ban BY AGENCIES French MPs have today voted overwhelmingly in favour of banning the wearing of Islamic headscarves and other religious apparel in public schools... February 10, 2004 January Join the Sikh March in Paris Download the "Rally To Paris" flyer and distribute it within your Gurdwaras adn community centers... January 31, 2004 UNITED SIKHS LED DELEGATION MEETS FRENCH DIPLOMAT The French Government is determined to implement the proposed law which will ban the wearing of ‘ostensible’ religious symbols by the start of the next school year. January 19, 2004 UPDATES AND ACTION ALERT: PEOPLE OF THE WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS ARE AT STAKE. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW French President Jacques Chirac has moved for the ban against wearing articles of faith in schools and their regulation in the workplace throughout France. If this ban is implemented.... January 18, 2004

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