UN experts call on Canada to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh from threats
نظرة سريعة
- UN rights experts urged Canada to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh, a Canadian national, from credible threats, after he received four duty‑to‑warn notices since 2022.
- The UN experts also called for accelerated investigations and accountability for perpetrators.
ملخص مُنشأ بالذكاء الاصطناعي
لماذا يهم
Singh has received four duty‑to‑warn notices from Canadian authorities since 2022 indicating credible threats to his life.
United Nations 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.
In a letter to the Canadian government dated June 3, and made public two months later, as per regular procedure, the five UN experts raised “concerning allegations of foreign intimidation and reprisals” against Singh, a Canadian national.
It recalled that since 2022, Singh has received four so-called “duty to warn” notices from the Canadian authorities about credible and imminent threats to his life.
It urged Canada to “take all feasible measures at its disposal to protect Mr Moninder Singh and his family, as well as similarly situated individuals on Canadian soil.
“We 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 recurrence.”
The letter was written by the special rapporteurs on protecting rights while countering terrorism; on freedom of peaceful assembly; on human rights defenders, and on freedom of religion; and the expert on promoting a democratic international order.
أسئلة مفتوحة
- What specific foreign actors are alleged to be behind the intimidation?
- What measures will Canada implement to protect Singh and his family?
