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- Caste at the Human Rights Council’s 33 session
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) commenced its 33rd session on 13 September. This year the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences has a thematic […] The post Caste at the Human Rights Council’s 33 session app […] - Caste discrimination in the United Kingdom
On 28 August 2016, as a part of the regular review process, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published its concluding observations to the UK. The Committee expressed its concern that ‘several […] The post Caste discrimination in the United Kingdom appeare […] - Indian Government under attack for atrocities against Dalits
The Indian government has come under attack for atrocities against Dalits. In a debate on Dalit atrocities in the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) on Thursday, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh disputed claims of increasing rates […] The post Indian Government under attack for atrocities […] - MEPs make caste appeal to EU foreign policy chief
The European Union should step up its efforts to address caste discrimination at the multilateral level as well as in its direct relations with caste-affected states. It should also integrate the issue into its fight […] The post MEPs make caste appeal to EU foreign policy chief appeared firs […] - Millions of Dalit Muslims face caste discrimination
The caste-related problems of India’s Dalit Muslims are rarely addressed, neither by the government nor their own religious community. Contrary to Dalit Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists, they are not classified in the ‘scheduled caste’ category, […] The post Millions of Dalit Mus […]