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Police officer of the year award in Surrey, BC

Submitted by WSO Editor on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 06:31

WSO's Senior Policy Advisor S. Gian Singh Sandhu attended the Police Officer of Year Award ceremony in  Surrey  on the evening of Oct. 5, 2011. The Surrey Board of Trade puts these events  on every year to showcase community policing.  The awards recognize excellence in policing and focus on excellent role models, not only for fellow police officers but also for the entire community.

This year's winner is Staff Sgt. Robert McCloy.  

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The flip side of India’s economic boom

Submitted by Sandeep Singh on Wed, 15/06/2011 - 17:08

Re: Universities go to school in India, Opinion June 9


Haroon Siddiqui praises M.S. Swaminatham, father of “the green revolution” as “one of the most influential Asians of our time.” He fails to mention that this very same “green revolution” is directly responsible for the displacement of hundreds of millions of Indian farmers who now live in hellish urban ghettos and who certainly are not part of “pulling the millions out of poverty” but the opposite.

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Help save Prof. Bhullar

Submitted by WSO Editor on Tue, 07/06/2011 - 15:40

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Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar needs our help.  Canadian Sikhs can play an important role in stopping his execution by writing to our elected officials and letting them know about the situation. 


Prof. Bhullar's was convicted of the charge of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to death in 2001 based on a confession made under torture while in police custody.

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World Sikh Organization Excluded from Quebec National Assembly

WSO groupWSO groupQUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC–(Jan. 18, 2011) – Today the World Sikh Organization of Canada was excluded from the Quebec National Assembly and prevented from speaking in favour of religious accommodation for veiled Muslim women because the Sikhs also wear articles of faith the Assembly has prohibited in its government buildings.

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WSO protests visa for Indian politician with tainted human rights record

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Ottawa (January 17, 2011):  The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written a letter of protest to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney over government plans to host an Indian politician who was implicated in the massacre of more than 1,000 Muslim citizens in 2002 and was barred from visiting the U.S. in 2005. 

Narendra Modi, 60, is chief minister of Gujarat, India, a state of 60 million with a mostly Hindu population, and a Muslim minority of about 9 per cent.  Gujarat is a leader in oil and gas production and welcomes many large foreign investors including DuPont, Shell, and General Motors. It is known for approving environmental permits quickly. 

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WSO Expresses Concern at Conviction of Indian Human Rights Activist

Binayak SenBinayak SenOttawa (December 24, 2010): The World Sikh Organization of Canada expresses its concern at the conviction of human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen in Chhatisgarh India on charges of treason and sedition.

Today an Additional District and Sessions Court in Raipur India convicted Dr. Binayak Sen and two others of sedition and treason and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court found Dr. Sen guilty of carrying letters with “seditious content”. He was sentenced under the Special Public Security Act which restricts public meetings, organised protests and opposition of government policies.

Dr. Sen is an office holder in the People’s Union for Civil Liberties and a well known physician and human rights activist who has worked with tribal populations in Chhatisgarh region for decades. Dr. Sen highlighted police and Maoist atrocities in the region and has also been openly critical of the Salwa Judum, the state government’s militia, which has been implicated in widespread abuses.

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World Sikh Organization Statement on International Human Rights Day

Ottawa (December 10, 2010): The World Sikh Organization of Canada and Canadian Sikhs join the rest of the world in marking International Human Rights Day 2010. 62 years ago on this day, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees amongst other rights, the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to be free from torture. Read more »

World Sikh Organization Disappointed by ‘Air India Action Plan’

Ottawa: (December 7, 2010) The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is disappointed by the Government of Canada’s ‘Air India Action Plan’. The Plan omits many of the key recommendations made by Justice John Major’s report including the establishment of a National Security Adviser, universal air cargo screening and appropriate compensation for the victims’ families.

“We have always felt that the families should be compensated. Justice Major recommended an arm’s length body be established to determine appropriate compensation but six months after the release of the Air India Report, it’s clear the Government is not taking this seriously and is in fact contributing to the ongoing frustration of the victims’ families.” said WSO President Prem Singh Vinning. Read more »

STATEMENT BY THE WSO ON THE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Ottawa December 6, 2010: The World Sikh Organization of Canada commemorates the National Day of Remembrance and Action Violence Against Women. On December 6, 1989, a gunman opened fire and took the lives of 14 innocent young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.

On this day, we face some very grim statistics about violence against women in Canada: Read more »

Obama Head-Covering Controversy Unnecessary: WSO

Ottawa October 20, 2010:  The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is disappointed to learn that US President Barack Obama may cancel his visit to Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple)  in Amritsar India due to concerns over the Sikh tradition of covering the head.  While all people, regardless of background, religion, gender or class are welcome to visit Gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship), visitors must cover their heads as per Sikh tradition. Read more »

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