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Decoding Brahminical-Gene Through Popular Films
After centuries of domination, surprisingly it is the ‘Brahminical-Gene’ which is under all sorts of threats. Now, the threat has manifested through Anuradha Tiwari’s assertion of her upper-caste identity....
Three incidents of violence against Dalits since March 26, two against minors, one against elderly woman
Caste-based violence subjected on Dalits for not touching teacher’s feet as a mark of respect, letting goat wander into another field; Congress terms UP to be a “haven for lawlessness and anti-Dalit hate crime”
With less than two weeks for polling, how concerned are national parties on land and forest rights for Adivasis?
As constituencies in 20 states go to polls on April 19, in Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, have political parties included forest rights and rights of Adivasi communities in their manifestos and election campaign?
Sexual assault at BHU: Dalit student alleged abuse, assault and attempts of forced sex against another student in hostel
The victim has filed a written complaint at the police state, has demanded adequate action or else will leave the BHU hostel
Hate crimes against marginalised this Holi
Incidents from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana showcase how hatred against Muslims and Dalits continues to simmer as Holi celebrations are marred with violence.
Gadchiroli: Four-and-a-half-year-old tribal girl raped by peon of a primary health unit, physicians missing, left bleeding for several hours without medical attention
After uproar, missing physicians fired, commandos in plainclothes deputed in the area
US Court upholds Seattle ban on caste-based discrimination; rejecting claims of infringement on “Hindu religious practice”
Seattle’s ban on caste-based discrimination was recently affirmed by a constitutional US court in an order of March 8, giving a huge push forward against caste based discrimination; Court rejected as flimsy the Plaintiff’s arguments of whether the ban against caste discrimination was an “infringement of Hindu religious practice” or :discriminatory” in any way
BJP a threat to tribal rights and land, Adivasis & Moolnivasis: Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren
Jharkhand CM warned against BJP's alleged threat to tribal rights and land; human rights organisations have flagged serious issues related to Adivasi Rights in a HR Manifesto ahead of the 2024 polls
Minor Dalit girl gang raped after promise of marriage
A Dalit girl from Pilbhit was gang raped in Rajasthan after she had tried to elope with a man she had met online
Not livable in summer, Chitrakut PM-Awas houses ‘push’ tribals in moneylender trap
Those who are in-charge of implementing the PM-Awas scheme...
Chennai: Dalit man hacked to death by in-laws due to caste
Two young Indians, a man and a woman, were killed in Tamil Nadu in two separate incidents for marrying outside their caste.
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Assam: Academics, lawyers, academics condemn ‘push back’ of persons to Bangladesh
This non transparent action launched post May 23, 2025 ‘falls on the wrong side of constitutionality’ and violates the rights to life and equality of those expelled, they said in a statement
India
CJP’s submits supplementary memo to NHRC revealing returnee testimonies after Assam’s allegedly unlawful expulsion of persons to Bangladesh
Latest submission documents the late night detentions and expulsions that violated all procedures, family testimonies, amounting to the forced abandonment of persons in Bangladeshi borderlands.
Gender and Sexuality
Same sex marriage not legalised, but couples can form a family: Madras HC
In an expansive order, a division bench of the Madras High Court also court observed that the concept of "family" has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The court also pulled up the police in Vellore district for showing insensitivity and being non-responsive to the complaints by the petitioner
Minorities
Nine years, Najeeb from JNU is almost forgotten, India’s CBI investigation has found none guilty
The investigation marks a shocking failure in the capabilities of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), increasingly critiqued for malfunctioning under political pressure; in 2018 the CBI filed a closure report and seven years later, today, June 5, the Court is likely to hear and decide whether to accept that a missing student from one of India’s premier institutes, the JNU simply cannot be found nor the circumstances behind his disappearance
Environment
Cries for Environmental Justice: India at a low 176/180 countries in the 2024 Environmental Performance Index
June 5, World Environment Day is a sombre reminder that on the 2024 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), India is ranked at a pathetically low position of 176 out of 180 countries
Environment
June 5: World environment day & the increasing importance of seed conservation by farmers and rural communities
Fifty-three years after the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm Sweden, marked a landmark event of environmental activists, indigenous people, scientists and officialdom, World Environment Day, June 5, Bharat Dogra writes on how Indian local communities, especially women, are taking charge of seed conservation and rejuvenating efforts, defeating attempts by corporates to monopolise and monetise this traditional wisdom
Rights
Gauhati HC directs State to confirm custody or deportation of two men detained in midnight police action in Assam
Following petitions filed by family members, High Court seeks clarity on status of two individuals previously declared ‘foreigners’ but released on bail and reporting regularly to police under Supreme Court guidelines