Ludhiana (September 16, 2012): The World Sikh Organization (WSO) Says what appears to be India’s motivation behind these allegations of “rising Sikh extremism” in Canada is a desire to quash legitimate discussion of ongoing human rights abuses in India. As Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly reported, impunity for abusive policing remains a pressing concern in India, with chronic allegations of police brutality, extrajudicial killings, and torture.
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