Jaswant Singh Khalra Memorial Lecture 2020
On 3rd November 2020 a team of UK Sevadaar from United Sikhs, BOSS, APPG for British Sikhs and Sikh PA came together to organise the first memorial lecture in the UK dedicated to Jaswant Singh Khalra. (To learn more about the legacy and work of Jaswant Singh Khalra visit our blog post)
We were privileged to have an array of prominant speakers attend. These included:
Preet Kaur Gill MP (Chair APPG for British Sikhs')
Mejindarpal Kaur (International Legal Director, UNITED SIKHS)
Mr Ahmed Shaheed (The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of Religion or Belief): 'Safeguarding Religious and Belief Minorities against State-Sponsored Violence.’
Satnam Singh Bains, Barrister (Punjab Documentation and Advocacy Project), delivers the Jaswant Singh Khalra Memorial Lecture: 'Dispelling the Darkness of Injustice'.
Navkiran Kaur Khalra (Khalra Mission Organisation)
Gurmeet Kaur - Author of ‘The Valiant: Jaswant Singh Khalra’ (pippal.org)
Jasveer Singh (Sikh Press Association)
You can watch footage from the day below.
You can find a list of book stockists here
We would like to thank all speakers and attendees for taking time out to attend the memorial lecture. With Guru’s Grace we hope to continue to be inspired by Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh’s life and legacy as we pledge to continue to fight for the sanctity of human rights of all and to keep the flame of justice alive.