NEW YORK (TIP): Galvanized by the Human Rights Watch’s September 27 report about Kulbir Singh Barapind’s torture by the Indian authorities, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has approached Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State urging her to terminate the Extradition Treaty between United States and India due to India’s routine practice of torturing detainees.

SFJ’s September 28th letter to Secretary Clinton reminds that being a signatory to the UN Convention Against Torture, United States is bound by Article 3 of the Convention to “not extradite any person to a country where torture is practiced”. Torture of Barapind, an individual who was extradited from the United States warrants immediate termination of the Extradition Treaty between United States and India.