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‘We Were Promised Rehabilitation’: Gurugram’s oldest Dalit settlement bulldozed after decade long battle; police violently beat and detain residents for protesting

Behind Gurugram’s latest demolition drive lies a decade-old nexus of corruption, caste, and state neglect

Savitri rally to be held in Thane on January 3 for the first time 

The rally, organised by the Mali community, will start from Thane market go via Shivaji market and will end at Court Naka in front of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Thane 

TN: Dalit youth dies by suicide after ‘upper caste’ men violently attacked him

The assault is alleged to have occurred after the 19-year-old came to the doorstep of a man of an upper caste to ask for help for an elderly member of that community.

TN: Human faeces dumped in water tank meant for Dalits

The incident came to light after a young boy fell ill after drinking the water

‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts in Chhattisgarh – Part II

In the previous article, we saw that forcible conversions...

Gujarat: Four people detained for beating up Dalit youth in Vadodara

In a video that has now gone viral, seven “upper caste” men can be seen physically assaulting a Dalit man in a public space

‘Forcible Conversions’ in Narayanpur and Chhattisgarh – Part 1

The first part of a special report after a fact-finding team’s visit to the Congress-ruled state in central India  

UP school teachers abuse Dalit students daily, no police action yet

The police arrived at the spot to disperse the community members, however instead of filing suo moto complaint, said that no written complaint has been filed by victims

India’s First Draft Bill for Geo-heritage Conservation Ignores Rights of Adivasi Communities

The absence of focus in the Bill on participatory governance, as a possible model for the conservation of geologically important areas, has been pointed out by experts.

Real Impact, Real Change: CJP’s year of monitoring violations: a review

Approaching several authorities to curtail hate speech and demand action against those guilty of targeted violence, CJP has had an action-packed year, and achieved tangible results

Court Inquiry report confirms Dalit labour activist Shiv Kumar’s allegations of custodial torture

In the report it is stated that it appeared that the doctors examining Kumar seemed to have danced to the tunes of  the police officials and also questioned the Magistrate’s role in granting Kumar’s remand.

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