Dalit rights activists break new grounds in South Asia
Across the South Asia region, there are some 120 million Dalit women, facing a lifetime of discrimination, violence and poverty.
Across the South Asia region, there are some 120 million Dalit women, facing a lifetime of discrimination, violence and poverty.
Critics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in India including activists, journalists, peaceful protesters, and even poets, actors,...
For centuries, the Dalit minority in South Asia have faced discrimination, marginalisation, stigma and violence. Beena Pallical is the...
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Churches throughout India are stepping up protests against the country's discriminatory caste system which disadvantages Dalit Christians and Muslims.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government continued its systematic discrimination and stigmatization of religious and other minorities, particularly...
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The temple belonging to the Dalit community was dedicated to Saint Ravidas, one of the leaders of the anti-caste Bhakti movement,...
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