Overview
- The UN special rapporteurs wrote to Canada on June 3 and asked Ottawa to "take all feasible measures" to protect Moninder Singh and his family after multiple credible warnings about plots on his life.
- Canadian authorities have issued four formal "duty to warn" notices to Singh since 2022 about imminent threats, with some warnings arriving around his appearances before UN bodies.
- The rapporteurs said the threats may fit a wider pattern of transnational repression against Sikh activists and sent a copy of their letter to the Indian government to seek answers.
- Investigations into the threats remain ongoing with no arrests reported, and the UN experts urged Canada to accelerate probes, ensure monitoring, and hold perpetrators to account.
- The case ties to a broader Canada–India dispute caused by the 2023 killing of activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and could raise fresh diplomatic pressure as Ottawa balances trade ties and public safety concerns.