Sikh Federation: Professor Bhullar Update

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Work undertaken and update:-

27^th May – Following the announcement by the Indian President to hang Professor Bhullar, the Federation launched an extensive letter writing campaign to UK MPs. MPs urge to write to the Foreign Secretary and German authorities.

- A similar campaign was also launched in Germany when the Federation visited Germany.

- Considerable pressure also exerted on Amnesty International Secretariat to launch an Urgent Action Appeal.

3^rd June – Following discussions and written exchanges between the Federation and Amnesty International Secretariat in London, Amnesty agrees to run a worldwide Urgent Action Appeal for Professor Bhullar (attached below).

7^th July – A resolution was passed and adopted in the European Parliament in Strasbourg in support of Professor Bhullar (attached below).

-This was followed when the vice president of the European Commission, Baroness Catherine Ashton was convinced by MEP’s, mainly from UK and Germany to write to the Indian authorities expressing the opposition of the European Member states.

BHULLAR EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION.docx

Urgent Action Appeal.pdf

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Bhullar EDM.pdf