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Harjot Singh joins Sikh Coalition as federal advocacy manager
Singh brings to the role a background in policy research, human rights, and community organizing.
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Pranavi Sharma - Tue, 17, Jun 2025
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Harjot Singh. / Sikh Coalition
Harjot Singh has joined the Sikh Coalition as its federal advocacy manager, the organization announced this week. He began the role in June 2025 and will support the Coalition’s work on federal policy, including congressional legislation, executive actions, and broader advocacy initiatives.
Singh brings to the role a background in policy research, human rights, and community organizing. He previously served as a Human Rights Fellow at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he focused on researching the legacies of state violence in Punjab. He has also worked as a Legislative Intern with the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
In addition to these roles, Singh has held leadership positions at several Sikh youth development nonprofits, contributing to community engagement and advocacy work.
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He earned his Master’s degree in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University and completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley. There, he earned dual Bachelor’s degrees in Political Economy and South & Southeast Asian Studies, with a minor in Public Policy. While at Berkeley, Singh served as co-president of the university’s Sikh Student Association—the oldest such association in the country. In that role, he led awareness and advocacy efforts for Sikh students on campus.
Founded in 2001, the Sikh Coalition is a Sikh-American civil rights organization with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Fremont, California.
The Coalition stated that Singh’s addition will strengthen its federal engagement and help further its mission of defending Sikh civil liberties across the country.
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