{"id":51426,"date":"2015-11-28T08:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T08:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelinkpaper.ca\/?p=51426"},"modified":"2015-11-28T08:15:19","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T08:15:19","slug":"wso-concerned-about-ongoing-arrest-and-detention-of-sikhs-in-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelinkpaper.ca\/wso-concerned-about-ongoing-arrest-and-detention-of-sikhs-in-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"WSO Concerned About Ongoing Arrest And Detention Of Sikhs In Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA &#8211; The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply concerned by the ongoing arbitrary arrest and detention of Sikhs across Punjab in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Sikhs who attended the Sarbat Khalsa gathering held on November 10 or who were involved in the mass protests against the desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are being arrested by the Punjab Police and detained under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including sedition and apprehension of breach of peace.<\/p>\n<p>The WSO&#8217;s President Dr. Amritpal Singh Shergill said, &#8220;the arbitrary harassment, arrest and detention of Sikhs in Punjab on the grounds that they attended peaceful protests and rallies is unacceptable.\u00a0 The Punjab Police is routinely arresting Sikhs under section 107\/151 of the Indian Penal Code which only requires an \u2018apprehension\u2019 of breach of peace at a future date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaids are taking place across Punjab at the homes of Sikh leaders and activists, their families are being harassed and they are being arbitrarily held for no fault but exercising their right to protest.\u00a0 If India prides itself as being the world&#8217;s largest democracy, it cannot disregard the basic human rights of its citizens.\u00a0 Those individuals who are being detained simply for engaging in peaceful protest or exercising their right to freedom of speech must be released immediately,&#8221; Shergill concluded<\/p>\n<p>The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and protect the interests of the Sikh Diaspora, as well as to promote and advocate for the protection of human rights of all individuals, irrespective of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and social and economic status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA &#8211; The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply concerned by the ongoing arbitrary arrest and detention of Sikhs across Punjab in recent days. 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