Leading a debate last week, the Archbishop of Canterbury put forward a motion in the Lords exploring, “shared values underpinning our national life and their role in shaping public policy priorities.” Celebrating British values of generosity, fairness, justice and the rule of law, the Archbishop reflected on post-Brexit Britain. He said: “unless we ground ourselves […]
UK Hate Crime Action Plan Shows Clear Bias Against Non-Abrahamic Faiths with No Mention of Sikhs, Hindus & Buddhists
The publication of the UK Government’s four-year plan for tackling hate crime, ‘Action Against Hate’ has demonstrated a clear bias against those of non-Abrahamic faiths. The forty-page document published last month, gives 23 examples of hate crimes against Jews, 19 against Muslims and 3 against Christians. There is not a single reference to hate crimes […]
UK Government Fails to Take Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes Seriously
The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) expresses disappointment at the British government’s continuing apathy on the subject of Sikh victims of hate crime. In late 2015, the government announced anti-Muslim hate crime would be monitored as a separate category across all police forces, providing parity with the recording of anti-Semitic hate crime. In contrast Britain’s other […]
UK Auction Highlights Historic Sikh Artifacts
Early painting of Baba Deep Singh Ji to be auctioned in the UK. A wide selection of Punjab and Sikh related artifacts are set to be auctioned on May 21st May by British Auction House Mullocks. The highlight of the sale is an early watercolor of Baba Deep Singh Ji fighting Afghan forces, dating from […]
Racial Abuse in UK Against Sikh Man with Turban
UK (CHAKRA) — During an incident, involving racial abuse, at a bus stop in Southhampton, a Sikh man had his turban stolen. The 29-year-old man was waiting at a bus stop outside of the Civic Center when three Caucasian men approached him swearing and shouting racial remarks. The man turned away ignoring the trio but […]