February 26, 2015

Bapu Surat Singh’s hunger strike: Sikh bodies to protest at Jantar Mantar on March 3

Global response to atrocities by states and armed groups “shameful and ineffective”: Amnesty Report 2014-15

EcoSikh USA Donates Bus for Amritsar Cleanliness Drive

India: Islamic State banned under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act

Konan-Poshpora Gangrape: 24 Years of impunity; The Cry still lingers on as justice is yet to be served

Swine Flu epidemic: More than 16K cases, 926 deaths registered in India; 36 deaths in Punjab, 22 in Haryana

Impunity remains widespread for human rights abuses in India: says Amnesty International report

Delhi pollution worries EU: Diplomats asked to install air purifiers

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan faces US court summons in lawsuit related to Sikh genocide

EcoSikh Joins World Bank in Working to End Extreme Poverty

February 26, 2015

Bapu Surat Singh’s hunger strike: Sikh bodies to protest at Jantar Mantar on March 3

February 26, 2015

Various Sikh organizations have announced to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on March 3, 2015 in support of Bapu Surat Singh's struggle. Sikh organizations held a meeting at Chandigarh on February 24 and decided to hold a protest in Delhi to highlight the issue raised by Bapu Surat Singh, who has been on hunger strike since January 16, 2015.

Global response to atrocities by states and armed groups “shameful and ineffective”: Amnesty Report 2014-15

February 26, 2015

World leaders must act urgently to confront the changing nature of conflict and protect civilians from horrific violence by states and armed groups, urged Amnesty International as it launched its annual assessment of human rights around the world.

EcoSikh USA Donates Bus for Amritsar Cleanliness Drive

February 26, 2015

Amritsar, Punjab: EcoSikh, a Washington based organization, has launched a bus in Amritsar to help a volunteer group to clean the holy city. EcoSikh has also started a greening drive for the city with plantations at select spots. EcoSikh gifted a bus to Baba Kulwant Singh who has led a group of volunteers from nearby […]

India: Islamic State banned under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act

February 26, 2015

Indian government today declared it's banned the Islamic State (IS) and all its manifestations saying the organisation is recruiting "vulnerable youth" from India, posing a major security threat when such youths return to India.

Konan-Poshpora Gangrape: 24 Years of impunity; The Cry still lingers on as justice is yet to be served

February 26, 2015

A release by Kashmir Diaspora Alliance (KDA) says India’s 4-Rajputana Rifles of the 68th Amy brigade raped over 40 women in Kunan and Poshpora villages in Maqbooza Kashmir during the night of February 23-24, 1991. Following a massive public outcry, the police lodged an FIR vide no 10/1991 against the army under various criminal sections at a police station in Trehgam.

Swine Flu epidemic: More than 16K cases, 926 deaths registered in India; 36 deaths in Punjab, 22 in Haryana

February 26, 2015

Swine Flu epidemic is spreading across Indian subcontinent. As per reports the H1N1 virus has infested more than 16,000 people in the subcontinent where as 926 people have already died because of Swine Flu.

Impunity remains widespread for human rights abuses in India: says Amnesty International report

February 26, 2015

New Delhi: Amnesty International yesterday released it’s Report 2014/15 on the state of the World’s Human Rights. The report, a copy of which is sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by Amnesty International, analysis state of human rights across the globe. The 415 page details the human rights affairs of 162 countries besides providing […]

Delhi pollution worries EU: Diplomats asked to install air purifiers

February 26, 2015

Taking serious note of the grave reports about air pollution in India's capital city (Delhi) the European Union has directed its diplomats in Delhi to install air purifiers in their offices and residences at the earliest possible.

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan faces US court summons in lawsuit related to Sikh genocide

February 26, 2015

Washington, DC: A Los Angeles based US federal court has issued summons to Bollywood Actor Amitabh Bachchan in a human rights lawsuit related to Sikh genocide 1984. The lawsuit moved by a US based Human rights and advocacy group called Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) states that Amitabh Bachchan had instituted mobs to kill Sikhs during […]

EcoSikh Joins World Bank in Working to End Extreme Poverty

February 26, 2015

EcoSikh board member Suneet Singh Tuli and EcoSikh program manager Sumeet Kaur last week joined a roundtable discussion for faith-based organizations, hosted by Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank.