:dateline:Sikh Youth attending the University of British Columbia held an awareness week in support of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana.� For the entire week, students gave out leaflets and distributed other material to raise awareness of abuse of human rights in India.� The main motive of the “Sikh Awareness Week” was to seek an end to the death penalty in India.� A similar program was also organized at� Simon Fraser University, also in British Columbia.
In the past several weeks, similar programs have been organized at many other universities around the globe, and at other places, including Gurdwaras.� Sikh Youth have shown a keen interest in the case of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, who is currently being held in Patiala jail facing the death penalty.� Bhai Rajoana’s execution was set to take place on March 31, but due to immense pressure from Sikhs living in Punjab and worldwide, the President of India issued a “stay” on the execution.
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