SIKH AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY PRIORITIES

Like many minority communities in America, Sikhs have faced incredible challenges in our nation's larger struggle for civil rights. Despite ...

Sikh Coalition Releases Updated Policy Priorities for 2023

As a final note, the Sikh Coalition believes that all Sikh Americans deserve to have their voices heard in matters of politics and governance, ...

Statement for the Record from the Sikh Coalition UNITED STATES ...

1 “Protecting the Killers: A Policy of Impunity in Punjab, India.” Human Rights Watch, 2007, https://www.hrw.org/report/2007/10/17/protecting- ...

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... Sikh Americans throughout the United States. It is now the largest Sikh Civil Rights organization. ... COMBATING BIAS, BIGOTRY, AND BACKLASH ... PolicyFile Upload ...

Sikh Americans push for greater visibility, awareness against years ...

After Sept. 11, Vishavjit Singh felt uneasy and unsafe in New York City. His turban and beard, articles of his Sikh faith, drew angry glares ...

Readout of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's Meeting ...

The Justice Department convened a quarterly interagency meeting yesterday with Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian and Hindu community stakeholders.

Community Initiatives - SALDEF

Community Initiatives · Combatting Silencing of Sikh Voices · Know Your Rights Forums · First Sikh American Health Survey · Mobilizing Sikh Voters through SikhVOTE.

1 Statement for the Record from the Sikh Coalition United States ...

Permanently reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Prior human rights reports on India from the Department of ...

Key Issues - SALDEF

... Sikh Americans. Our focus areas include: Civil Rights. Voting Rights; LGBTQ Equality; Gender Equity; Equal rights; Racial & Religious Profiling. Language Access ...

Readout of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's Meeting ...

Combating hate crimes, protecting religious freedom and addressing claims of discrimination are among the division's top priorities. Yesterday's ...

Civil Rights Coalition Letter on Federal Policing Priorities

We need Congress to advance meaningful legislation to protect Black communities from the systemic perils of over policing, police brutality, misconduct, and ...

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... Sikh American Civil Rights Policy Priorities." This brief presents specific Sikh civil rights policy prescriptions, and has been shared with ...

Written Testimony of Amrith Kaur, Legal Director, Sikh Coalition

The Sikh Coalition is a community-based organization that defends civil rights and civil liberties in the United States, educates the ...

TELL US MORE: Harsimran Kaur '97, Civil Rights Advocate

If a religious Sikh wants to serve, they can, while maintaining unshorn hair and wearing a turban. The new policy also permits a person of any ...

CAPAC Members Introduce Resolution Standing Up for Sikh ...

Washington, DC – Today, 88 Members of Congress, including 34 Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), ...

‍♂ How Sikh-Americans Transformed Your Civil Rights

Faced with this, the small, tight-knit Sikh community eschewed victimhood and instead chose to fight aggressively for their place in the ...

Hate Crimes Task Force Letter to Chair Durbin

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a ... Berry's intention to elevate these policy priorities during the ...

Rep. Schakowsky and American Sikh Caucus Calls on FBI to Track ...

Including an anti-Sikh category is an important step in confronting violent hate crimes and increasing public awareness about these crimes. This ...

2023 Policy Priorities | PDF - Scribd

COMBATING BIAS, BIGOTRY, AND BACKLASH: SIKH AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS POLICY PRIORITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3..... INTRODUCTION: WHO ARE SIKHS.

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