because the truth needs to be told
The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) have released the first comprehensive report on torture in Jammu and Kashmir, documenting inhuman degrading maltreatment since the last three deca... More »
Interfaith relationship activist and author Dr Tarunjit Singh Butalia describes his first-hand experience of the hate narrative between the two South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan during his trip to the region. He fears the threat of nuclear disaster ove... More »
India is a failed mess – rape, corruption, human rights, policing, civil governance, sham elections, troublesome and selfish leaders -you name it, India has it. The significant criminality revealed across India’s election candidates, demonstrates just how dire... More »
Human Rights Special: Panjaab calls out against inequality and injustice on the occasion of 70 years of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. WSN columnist Jagdeesh Singh presents Sikh perspective on the inclusive and unified Panjaabi demand for self-determinat... More »
Aanand L Rai and Shah Rukh Khan’s new film “Zero” insults the Sikh article of faith -Kirpan. Sikhs are contemplating legal and social action against the lead actor and the producers. Mumbai Sikhs are preparing to pursue the Central Board of Film Certification.... More »
Five human rights activists detained by the Indian state get temporary reprieve from the Supreme Court of India, as the country and human rights defenders worldwide are outraged at this blatant violation of the right to dissent and disagree. India seems to be ... More »
Across the board, Sikhs were delighted at the lone Sikh presence of former cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu at the swearing-in of the 22nd Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. While Navjot’s hug with Pak army chief Bajwa has unnecessarily disturbe... More »
As India celebrated Independence, hundreds of activists of Dal Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar, Sikh Youth of Punjab and Sikh Federation staged a street protest in Moga, calling 15 August as Black Day. Activists carrying black flags and banners denounced ... More »
To make sense of Kathua, Unnao and the India of the Bharatiya Janata Party, columns of newspapers, online journals and videos proved a little inadequate. I re-read Nobel Prize for Literature winner Sir William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. After reading this, ... More »
WSO examines the Framework for Cooperation on Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism between Canada and India on the human rights front. The WSO concern gives expression to Sikh fears and concerns. Without getting cowed down by the superfluous and baseles... More »
Dal Khalsa activist Pritpal Singh briefs Swiss government official of rising intolerance and subjugation of Dalits and minorities in India. Perturbed at the rising intolerance and hate crimes in India, a Dal Khalsa delegation led by Pritpal Singh met a senior ... More »