Sikh rally in Geneva outside the United Nations on Friday 13 October from 1-4pm & Memorandum for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Hundreds of Sikh representatives from across the globe will be holding a rally in Geneva outside the United Nations on Friday 13 October from 1-4pm.

It follows Justin Trudeau’s explosive statement in the Canadian Parliament on 18 September 2023 on Indian government involvement in the assassination of Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil has highlighted the Indian authorities are worryingly challenging the rule of law and sovereignty of other nations.

Those gathered will raise awareness of the deteriorating human rights situation in India and developments in the last few weeks exposing massive Indian government interference abroad and taking extreme actions to target and silence Sikh activists campaigning for the re-establishment of a Sikh homeland.

Complaints were submitted earlier today (12 October 2023) to the Special Procedures regarding the extrajudicial killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the disappearance of Jaswant Singh Khalra. The Sikh Federation (UK) has also sent a letter today (12 October) to the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (and the International Criminal Court) about the 1984 Sikh Genocide. A complaint to Special Procedures regarding the mysterious death of Avtar Singh Khanda in the UK will be discussed.

Meetings are arranged with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights tomorrow and the Memorandum below will be submitted to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that suggests the deteriorating human rights situation in India urgently requires a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in India.

Jaspal Singh National Press Secretary Sikh Federation (UK)

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