Justice for Sogi Singh - No Deportation to Torture!

On June 28th, 2006, dozens of supporters made a delegation to the Montreal offices of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, in support of Sogi Bachan Singh, who is facing imminent deportation to torture in the coming days.

Sogi Singh came to Canada and claimed refugee status in May 2001 because of the persecution he had suffered in India. Before his refugee claim was heard, he was arrested on accusation of belonging to a terrorist organization. Since August 2002, Sogi has been held without charge, on secret evidence. Under this highly problematic procedure, he was declared inadmissable on security grounds, and has been fighting deportation ever since. On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Federal Court issued a decision refusing a stay of deportation to Sogi Singh, who has been assessed by Immigration Canada to be at "risk of torture" and at "risk to life or risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment" if deported to his birth country, India.