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Sikhs urged to support saffron head wear on Vaisakhi Celebrations.
Sikh Nation Organization appeals all Sikhs to wear 'saffron' head wear on Vaisakhi, and during all nagar kirtans and congregations to celebrate Birth Day of Khalsa, to express solidarity with French Sikhs struggling against ban on wearing of turban and religious symbol in France.French Parliament was going to review the French Law on religious symbols during its current session, which was under progress. Wearing of a particular colour on a specific day through the world will effectively build up a global campaign against Turban ban in France.
Besides Vaisakhi, supporting of saffron head wear on Thursdays and Gurupurabs was part of a global campaign to focus distinct Sikh identity vis a vis turbaned Muslims to check hate crimes due to mistaken identity and to make the world aware that the Sikh Turban was inseparable part of religious and cultural identity of Sikhs.
April 6, 2005
Sikh Nation Organization urges Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, to move a resolution in the current session of the Punjab Assembly to express concern of the people of Punjab over Human Rights violations in France.
People of different faiths join to urge Punjab Assembly to pass a resolution denouncing the Human Right Curbs in France, in a Public protest at Patiala on Monday March 22, 2005.
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Sikh Nation Organization with DGMC and other Sikh Organizations stage a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi Against French Government banning the wearing of Sikh Turban in schools
Sikh Nation Organisation submits Memorandum to French Ambassador in India against banning of Wearing Sikh Turban in French Schools Extracts To
Mr. Dominique Girard,
French Ambassador to India,
Ambassy of France in India.
2/5-E, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
Fax: +11-24196169
Subject
LIVE AND LET LIVE.
Memorandum for restoration of Human Rights to tender aged school going children in France, in view of using of coersion, by imposing 'Scarf Ban Law', to force unreasonable restrictions on their Right of Personal liberty, to abondon signs and dress of their Faiths, to qualify to study in the Public Schools of France.
Hon'ble Sir,
Most respectfully, acting in good faith, Sikh Nation Organization, after holding a protest demonstration on the issue at Delhi on Saturday, 5th Feb. has decided to submit this memorandum to prick the conscience of the great French Nation, which once upon a time pioneered world movement on human rights. SNO is deeply pained to observe that, its petition under 1503 Procedure, admitted by UN Human Rights Commission failed to make little effect on a Government of a world power and permanent member of the UN Security Council, who from all available indications seems determined to abuse the spirit of French Constitution as well as UN Declarations on, Human Rights, Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion and Belief, and Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and Children. [High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations has acknowleged vide its letter G/SO 215/1 FRAN 2832 dated 30 April 2004, that a petition against Human Right violations by France, datd 17 March, submitted under1503 Procedure, by Sikh Nation Organization, has been examined and admitted. A copy of the same has been sent to Government of France for comments, and a summary of it submitted to the Working Group on Communications and the Commission on Human Rights for consideration.]
Your goodself will appreciate the spirit of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, "A Magna Carta for all Humanity", that ;The Declaration recognizes that the "inherent dignity of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world" and is linked to the recognition of fundamental rights towards which every human being aspires�..
" It's embarrasing for Sikh's to get photographed without turbans, even Granthis and Ragis settled in France have identity cards which have their pictures without the turban."
SNO Protests against French Turban Ban infront of 59th UN General Assembly at New York on 23rd Sept 2004
September 23, 2004
SNO writes to
H.E. Mr. Jean PING, President,
UN General Assembly 59th Session.
United Nations office at New York.
For urgent intervention of UNO, to protect Human Rights of school going children in France, in view of using of intimidation and coersion by French Government, by imposing 'Scarf Ban Law', to force unreasonable restrictions on Right of Personal liberty of tender aged, innocent school going children, to abondon signs and dress of their Faiths, to qualify to study in the Public Schools of France.
A token demonstration at Patiala to appeal the UN General Assembly to intervene to restore the Human Rights of school going Children in France.
A token demonstration was held at Patiala today, which coincided with the opening day of the 59th UN General Assembly in New York, Sikh Nation Organization made a public appeal to the UN General Assembly to intervene to restore the Human Rights of school going Children in France.Sep 20, 2004
The Sikh Nation Organizaton (SNO) would be holding a demonstration outside the UN office in New York on september 22 to press for the intervention of the United Nations General Assembly on the turban bas issue in France.
Dr. Manjit Singh Randhawa, SNO president, said that it had been decided to hold a token protest in New York to draw the attention of the world community on the issue.
He said the French Government was adamant on the ban despite the fact that a petition was still pending before the UN Human Rights Commission, which was filed by the Sikh Nation Organization in March this year.
Randhawa said that the Organization has called for a demonstration by Sikhs all over the world including Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France and India on September 23. He said that United Nations should consider the ban on wearing of turbans by Sikh students in public schools as violation of their Human Rights. Randhawa said " that it was a violation of the UN Convention on Human Rights against racial discrimination and discrimination against women and children."
Meanwhile, the organization today held a token demonstration in the premises of Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib, here today, and made a public appeal to the UN General Assembly to help restore the rights of Sikh children in France."
September 14, 2004
Sikhs plan a demonstration in New York on 23rd September,2004
SNO
While welcoming the Assurances of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on TURBAN BAN issue, on the Quadricentenial Ceremony at Amritsar, Sikh Nation Organization has called upon the Sikh Students in France to defy the Ban and wear turban while going to school.
August 29, 2004 THE TRIBUNE
SIKH HEAD PRIESTS TO TAKE UP TURBAN BAN ISSUE WITH PM
UN Takes up the Turban Issue with the French Govt.
Amritsar, July 1
In a significant development, the United Nations has taken up the issue of banning turban by the Government of France, imposed on schoolchildren by enacting the school scarf ban law.
The issue was reported to the United Nation by the Sikh Nation Organisation (SNO), led by Dr Manjit Singh Randhawa.
In a communication to the SNO, Maria Francisca lzecharrin, Chief Support Services branch of the UN, said a copy of the representation made by the Sikh organisation had been sent to the French authorities. The communication reads that the �summary of the case will be confidentially submitted to the working group on communications and the commission on human rights�. ...
Amritsar, April 6 While demonstrating in front of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committe (SGPC) complex, the Sikh Nation Organization sought the intervention of the United Nations (UN) on the turban issue in France. The organization gave a global call to Sikhs to wear Golden Yellow color (Khalsa i Dastar) on Vaisakhi and every thursdays to lodge a protest against the ban on the turban by the French Government and hate crimes against Sikhs due to mistaken identity.By supporting turban of a particular colour on a particular day, Sikhs would be able to lodge an effective and organized protest against the ban. Golden Yellow colour has been chosen becuase it was traditionally adopted by Khalsa and not worn by Muslims.
Amritsar, April 6