Professor Bhullar  is an instructor in electrical engineering in India. He is also a political activist. For the last eighteen years, he has been imprisoned, falsely accused of a bombing in 1993. During his imprisonment, his health has deteriorated dramatically, as a result of not only stress, but torture and maltreatment. He has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Many of the local Sikh community have joined ongoing protests outside Downing street in order to get the UK government to assist with this international atrocity. For many weeks now, this vigil has been held near Mr. Cameron's Prime Ministerial residence in order to urge attention to the matter. Amnesty International has condemned the execution, and has spoken out about it with little success to the Indian government. A local man at the forefront of the protests told me of the situation in India.

“Police are running the state,” he said. “There is an army presence to stop people protesting.” He has seen first hand the violence and torturer used against prisoners, including some of his extended family. For many prisoners, there is no substantial evidence supporting their accusal, and no possible valid reasons can justify the horrific treatment, including denial food, water or clothing- basic human needs. Professor Bhullar had 133 witnesses who did not identify him as guilty. There are thousands more in the same position.

The prayer vigil continues, and will continue until the international community begins to recognise the need for action. Many people in our community have been affected, either directly or indirectly, by events on the other side of the world. But by consistently supporting this cause, word has got through to Mr. Cameron and we may speculate issues will be addressed shortly to the best of his ability.