Overview of Dalit Human Rights Situation The Dalit Human Rights Situation: A Brief Overview Over one-sixth of India’s population, some 170 million people, live a precarious existence, shunned by much of Indian society because of their rank as “untouchables” or Dalits—literally meaning “broken” people—at the bottom of India’s caste system. Dalits are discriminated against, denied access to land and basic resources, forced [...]
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The Dalit Human Rights Situation
Posted in Human Rights, tagged DALIT, Human Rights on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dalits & Human Rights
Posted in Human Rights, tagged Dalits & Human Rights, Human, Human Rights on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dalits & Human Rights : The Battles Ahead — I There are more dalits in India than there are people in Pakistan. The Scheduled Castes account for nearly 16.48 per cent of India’s people. That is, over 160 million human beings. Their contribution to society in terms of labour, art and culture is enormous. [...]
WHO ARE THE DALIT?
Posted in Human Rights, tagged Against Dalits, Anti-Dalit, DALIT on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In South Asia’s caste system, a Dalit (Hindi: ????) — formerly known as untouchable or achuta — is a person outside of the four Varnas, and considered below of all and polluting. Dalits include people as leather-workers, scavengers, tanners, flayers, cobblers, agricultural labourers, municipal cleaners, gymnasts, drum beaters, folk musicians and street handicraft persons. [...]
Summary List of the Critical Issues Pertaining to India’s Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Posted in Human Rights, tagged Discrimination, Global Justice, Human Rights, Periodic on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I. Summary List of the Critical Issues Pertaining to India’s Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law submit the following information to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [...]
