Danish parliament rejects claim that caste discrimination is an ”internal matter”

At a hearing entitled “Dalits and Caste Discrimination” in the Danish parliament on 24 September 2008, the Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Karsten Lauritzen rejected the claim that caste discrimination is an “internal matter.

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So you think you’ve had a shitty day? Campaign against manual scavenging

On the World Day for Decent Work (Tuesday 7 October) Dalit Solidarity Network UK launched the ‘Foul Play’ campaign to demand the end of the human rights abuse of manual scavenging. Around 1.3 million manual scavengers in India clean up human excrement with their bare hands. The 2010 commonwealth games […]

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Orissa: Violence is attempt to counter Dalit empowerment

Dozens have been murdered, many hurt, property destroyed and looted following the 23 August murder of the leader of the militant Hindu organisation, VHP in the Indian state of Orissa. However, what is largely described as Hindu-Christian inter-communal violence is covering over underlying caste dynamics. The rampage that radical VHP followers went on after the murder of their […]

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Dalit demands put to SAARC at Sri Lanka meeting

At the Peoples’ SAARC meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 -20 July around 1500 delegates from civil society organizations and various movements assembled from all South Asian countries to oppose militarization, nuclearisation and adverse effects of globalization. They demanded democracy, equality and peace in South Asia. ADRM – Asia Dalit Rights Movement – organized a work shop on the theme “ […]

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“Another Apartheid?” New report looks into caste discrimination and UK companies

A report released by the Dalit Solidarity Network UK on 22 April 2008 concludes that many UK companies have failed to develop policies which will address the problems of caste discrimination in India. ”We strongly believe that all those becoming involved in the Indian economy need to be aware of the caste issue and willing actively […]

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CHRGJ releases groundbreaking report on Nepalese Dalit rights

Nepal’s new constitution must recognize and protect the fundamental human rights of Dalits, says a new report released today by the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law. The report was released on the heels of Nepal’s historic Constituent Assembly elections held on April 10, 2008. The 89-page report Recasting […]

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