UK Sikhs announce the next step in the fight against ethnic rights

London: The Sikh community in the UK fighting for the recognition of ethnic rights, has announced they have started the process of taking their battle to the London-based Court of Appeal, it was reported.

Lawyers for the Sikh Federation (UK) have informed the British government that they intend to appeal against a High Court ruling made in December 2019, the Birmingham Live news portal said in a report on Monday.

The federation wants a tick box for Sikhs in the ethnic options on the next census. At present, the census recognizes Sikhs as a religion but not as an ethnicity.

The High Court had dismissed the federation’s case, saying it was too early as the census had not yet been finalized.

A federation statement said: “The Sikh Federation (UK) with the backing of over 150 Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations was forced to begin judicial review proceedings in the High Court as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) was unable to provide conclusive evidence to support its proposals on the option of a Sikh ethnic tick box over a six month period after the Census White Paper was published on December 14, 2018. (IANS)\

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