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New York: Support Bill to end caste discrimination, campaign intensifies
Last week, May 6, the move to get caste equity bills pushed in New York state, received a push with a group of 50+ inter-faith coalitions, led by Dalit leaders and advocates met with several legislators
Minister inquires about implementation of FRA in states, MoTA dodges any accountability
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Data detailing the state-wise number of claims settled and titles distributed till November 30, 2022 provided by the government
Tribal Atrocity: Data shows increase in the number of cases registered, decrease in cases dealt by the NCST over the years
Details provided by the Tribal affairs in the ongoing session of Parliament depict the worrisome state of justice deliverance to tribals
UP: Tribals Protest In Mirzapur, Demand Implementation Of Forest Rights Act, Allege Harassment
The protest is being held under the banner of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which has been working to implement FRA in the region for nearly six years.
K’taka HC says downtrodden still unable to do business like “upper caste”
The Court refused to quash a complaint against a man who threatened, harassed and used catiest slurs to intimidate the victim.
TN: Over 200 Dalits Enter Village Temple in Tiruvannamalai Amid Protests From Dominant Castes
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Heavy police protection was deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
Tribals Allege Officials Use Forest Rights Act to Harass, Demand Money; Picket DM’s Office
Protesters said that those who refuse to pay forest officials were termed 'outsiders' or 'encroachers' and their ready-to-harvest crops or even homes were mowed down with JCBs.
Ban caste discrimination: Ambedkar Intl Center to Seattle City Council
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The AIC has worked closely with council member Kshama Sawant, the Coalition of Seattle Indian-Americans (CSAI), Equality Labs, and the Ambedkar Association of North America (AANA) to help draft this proposed ordinance.
Dalit boy found hanging from tree in Uttar Pradesh village
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According to the boy's family, Gurjeet, the victim, was playing in the farm near the disputed part of the land when the accused men caught the boy, strangled him to death and tied him to a tree.
How caste hegemony has meant boycott for 17 families over inter-caste marriage: Gujarat
Seventeen families of the barber (Nai) caste in Gujarat’s Bhiloda taluka of Aravalli district have been facing a brute social boycott by privileged castes after a young man from the community married one from their caste
Student groups clash in Lucknow University on Rohith Vemula’s death anniversary
Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PhD scholar, hanged himself in his hostel room on January 17, 2016
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