UNITED SIKHS Win Turban Case Against France at the UN

Bobigny, France, 12 Jan 2012 -- The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has concluded that France had violated the religious freedom of 76 year old Ranjit Singh when he was asked to remove his turban for his ID photograph. This was disclosed at a media conference, in Bobigny (near Paris), by the UNITED SIKHS legal team, who had filed a communication on behalf of Ranjit Singh to the UNHRC in December 2008.

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[Punjabibahman]

Lakh lakh wadaiyan Khalsa ji

[thelegaltrap]

so now are sikhs allowed to wear turban in france ?

[thelegaltrap]

@unitedsikhs , we are proud of you , doing reallly great job , may god always bless you and your orgnisation