The Dalit: Born into a life of discrimination and stigma
For centuries, the Dalit minority in South Asia have faced discrimination, marginalisation, stigma and violence. Beena Pallical is the...
For centuries, the Dalit minority in South Asia have faced discrimination, marginalisation, stigma and violence. Beena Pallical is the...
Churches throughout India are stepping up protests against the country's discriminatory caste system which disadvantages Dalit Christians and Muslims.
National financial and investigation agencies were weaponized against civil society, human rights defenders, activists, journalists and critics, further...
Across the South Asia region, there are some 120 million Dalit women, facing a lifetime of discrimination, violence and poverty.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a third term in office in June 2024. The authorities continued to...
The temple belonging to the Dalit community was dedicated to Saint Ravidas, one of the leaders of the anti-caste Bhakti movement,...
Critics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in India including activists, journalists, peaceful protesters, and even poets, actors,...
Authorities used unlawful force against protesters and restricted freedoms of expression and assembly. A key step towards advancing transitional justice
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government continued its systematic discrimination and stigmatization of religious and other minorities, particularly...
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