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Massive all-party march in Parbhani demands justice for Dalit youth’s custodial death

A massive all-party march in Parbhani saw political leaders and Ambedkarite followers protest the Maharashtra government's handling of Dalit youth Somnath Suryavanshi’s death in police custody and Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's brutal murder. Demands for justice, accountability, and caste reform echoed amidst growing tensions and violence in Marathwada

From Ayodhya to Trivandrum, are Dalits still unsafe in India?

Murder, violence, discrimination and humiliation is what Dalits continue to face today, from the rural lands of UP to the hallowed land of Ayodhya to cities of Kerala even known for more progressive values; the violence against Dalits continues, unabated through the first half of September 2023.

Standing Strong: CJP aids Dalit woman labelled as ‘Doubtful Citizen’

Marginalised, struck with poverty, Assam woman from a Dalit community on the verge of despair as citizenship crisis looms over her

Continued Surge of Violence against Dalits Spans Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu

Dalit boy and grandmother assaulted in Nanguneveli, Karur, Dalit women attacked in Satara, two more Dalits dead in Rajasthan, as violence against Dalits continues.

Violence against Dalits refuses to curb, the families of the victims protest

Unrelenting violence against Dalits continues as justice remains difficult, highlights urgent need for change

UP: Dalit man allegedly maimed, his pregnant wife beaten by Caste Hindus in Etah

The woman has claimed that the police initially refused to lodge complaint and only after a lawyer was called, did the FIR get filed

Dalit man succumbs to thrashing by hotelier: Gujarat

Dalit leader and Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani has called for a state-wide protest over the death of the Dalit man and alleged that the victim died after being beaten up by the "casteist goons" that left his liver severely damaged

Jyotiba Phule’s Trenchant Critique of Caste: Gulamgiri

First Published on: 11 Apr 2016   On his 189th Birth...

Equality March to mark Dr Ambedkar’s Mahad Satyagraha

Sarvahara Jan Andolan sends out a message of equality in an atmosphere polluted with hatred

Dalits & OBCs denied last rites by BSF: MASUM

The Border Security Force (BSF) are restricting the rights of resident Dalits and OBCs to perform their last rites alleges in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), District Magistrate petitioned

Dalit Sanitation Worker Dies by Suicide in Gram Panchayat Office in Telangana

It is claimed that his salary has not been paid for the past four months

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