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‘The Ongoing Atrocity of Caste’
11th March 2013
Dalit Solidarity Network UK are delighted to be partnering with Human Rights Watch to screen the acclaimed documentary on abuses against India’s Dalits, Jai Bhim Comrade, as part of the 2013 HRW London film festival 2013. The film will be followed by a Q & A session with the film’s maker, Anand Patwardhan. Showing at 6.15pm on Wednesday 20th March at the ICA Cinema in The Mall, London. For the trailer and tickets (£10/£8 concession) hit the link below : http://ff.hrw.org/film/jai-bhim-comrade. The film is in English, Hindi and Marathi with English subtitles.
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Dalit Groups Win the Day, Monday 4th March 2013
5th March 2013
Outlaw Caste Discrimination in the UK We want Justice Now! This was the rallying cry from the 100s of protesters that assembled outside Parliament Square on Monday 4 March to protest against the UK government’s decision NOT to legislate against caste discrimination – despite provisions enabling it to do so in the Equality Act 2010. Our government has continued to fail to provide the necessary legal redress and protection for victims of caste discrimination in the UK. In its long awaited response to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research report (published 2010), on Friday 1 March 2012 the government [..]
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Mass Rally, Parliament Square, Monday 4th March 2013 1.30-3.30 pm
20th February 2013
We call on all our friends and members to join us in Parliament Square, Westminster, London to add their voice to the debate to outlaw Caste Discrimination. The Peers of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dalits have moved an amendment in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ERR) Bill to make ‘caste’ a protected characteristic in the Equality Act. The House of Lords will debate the amendment on March 4 and given time will call for a vote. IF SUCCESSFUL THIS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS FINALLY OUTLAWING CASTE DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE UK We will be joined by our [..]
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Landmark Case for Caste discrimination imperilled
17th February 2013
The Guardian An employment tribunal hearing the first claim for unfair dismissal on the grounds of caste discrimination has collapsed after information handed to the judge by police led the judge to recuse herself from the case. Vijay Begraj, a former practice ... > click here to read the full article
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Landmark Coventry Case
11th February 2013
[caption id="attachment_3165" align="alignnone" width="96"] Amardeep and Vijay Begraj[/caption] The UK's landmark test case of caste discrimination is stalled for the fourth time. In a bizarre twist to the Begraj case, an application for the judge to be disqualified is now pending. > Read more of this now
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