Category: Human Rights

Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh holding a meeting on March 27, 2023 in Amritsar. Photo: SGPC
Activities, Human Rights

U.S. Lawmaker Ilhan Omar Expresses Concern Over Human Rights Violations in Punjab

Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh holding a meeting on March 27, 2023 in Amritsar. Photo: SGPC
Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh holding a meeting on March 27, 2023 in Amritsar. Photo: SGPC

U.S. Lawmaker Ilhan Omar Expresses Concern Over Human Rights Violations in Punjab

Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh said that the demand for Khalistan by Sikhs is equivalent to the call for establishing Hindu Rashtra in India. 

By Rakesh Raman

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D‑MN) has expressed deep concern over increasing human rights violations in the Indian state Punjab, which has a large number of people belonging to the Sikh minority community. 

Ms. Omar urged the U.S. administration to protect the human rights of all, particularly the rights of all religious and ethnic minorities. read more

Photo: Alexei Navalny / Instagram
Human Rights

RMN Foundation Urges Russia to Release Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny

Photo: Alexei Navalny / Instagram
Photo: Alexei Navalny / Instagram

RMN Foundation Urges Russia to Release Jailed Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny

As Navalny is perhaps the only leader who can challenge Putin’s attempt to rule forever, it is believed that the Russian regime is trying to kill him slowly in jail.

The humanitarian organization RMN Foundation is expressing its deep concern at the continuing arbitrary imprisonment of Alexei Navalny in Russia.

Kremlin critic Navalny, 46, is a fierce political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He was arrested in Moscow by the Russian authorities on 17 January 2021 immediately after his return from Germany where he was recovering from a failed poisoning attempt. read more

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)
Human Rights

UN Appeal to Protect Human Rights in Punjab

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré (file photo)

UN Appeal to Protect Human Rights in Punjab

During the past few days, the police and security forces have arrested and imprisoned hundreds of Sikhs arbitrarily without giving them the opportunity to defend themselves. I sent the following petition to the UN office and some other international authorities.

To                                                                                                                                                     March 24, 2023 read more