{"id":66685,"date":"2026-08-05T09:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=66685"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:13:02","slug":"un-experts-urge-canada-to-protect-sikh-activist-amid-credible-threats-to-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/un-experts-urge-canada-to-protect-sikh-activist-amid-credible-threats-to-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts urge Canada to protect Sikh activist amid credible threats to his life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"ISLAMABAD : UN rights experts have urged Canada to take all feasible measures to protect the Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has been repeatedly warned by the Canadian authorities of credible threats to his life.<\/p>\n

In a letter to the Canadian government, the five UN experts raised \u201cconcerning allegations of foreign intimidation and reprisals\u201d against Singh, a Canadian national.<\/p>\n

The letter recalled that since 2022, Singh has received four \u201cduty to warn\u201d notices from the Canadian authorities about credible and imminent threats to his life. It urged\u00a0Canada\u00a0to \u201ctake all feasible measures at its disposal to protect Mr Moninder Singh and his family, as well as similarly situated individuals on Canadian soil\u201d.<\/p>\n

It went on to say: \u201cWe also urge the authorities to accelerate the investigations into these allegations, hold perpetrators accountable, ensure adequate remedy to victims and take all steps to prevent reoccurrence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter, dated 3 June and made public two months later, was written by the special rapporteurs on: protecting rights while countering terrorism; freedom of peaceful assembly; human rights defenders; freedom of religion; and the expert on promoting a democratic international order.<\/p>\n

UN special rapporteurs and experts are independent figures appointed by the Human Rights Council to report their findings. They do not, therefore, speak for the UN itself. A copy of the letter was also sent to the Indian government.<\/p>\n

Singh visited the UN in Geneva earlier this year to appeal for international action against India\u2019s alleged targeting of Sikh activists abroad and against transnational repression more broadly. Sikh activists accuse India of targeting members of their community around the world, including alleged killings using organised crime groups \u2013 charges that India denies.<\/p>\n

Baku Initiative Group, Sikh Federation International Release Report on Alleged Indian Transnational Repression Against Sikh Diaspora<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n