Overview
- Five UN special rapporteurs sent a letter dated June 3 that was published in early August asking Canada to take all feasible measures to protect Moninder Singh and his family.
- Canadian police have issued four 'duty to warn' notices for Singh since 2022, including a February 2026 warning that cited an alleged plan to assassinate him, his wife and two children.
- The UN experts said the threats may reflect a broader pattern of transnational repression linked to Indian authorities and flagged that some plots coincided with Singh’s cooperation with UN bodies.
- Ottawa had not publicly responded to the UN letter when it was released, no arrests have been reported over the threats to Singh, and rights experts urged faster investigations and accountability.
- The case follows the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, which strained Canada–India ties, and the rapporteurs’ intervention increases scrutiny of whether Canada’s recent rapprochement with India has weakened protective vigilance.