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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
Debunking Myths: A Critical Analysis of Hindu American Foundation’s Ram Temple Narrative
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Your Man in the Hague (in a Good Way)
I attended the hearing on Thursday of South Africa’s case against Israel for genocide at the International Court of Justice. I was able to sit in the public gallery and watch all the proceedings. I was, however, handicapped in reporting by the fact that we were not allowed pens or pencils (though we were allowed paper). I asked the Head of Security at the ICJ why pens were not allowed in the public gallery. He told me, with a perfectly straight face, that they could be used as a weapon. So bereft of my deadly ballpoint, this account is less detailed and more impressionistic than I would wish to give you.
Under PM Modi India’s democracy slid to autocracy: Human Rights Watch
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Israeli Supreme Court strikes down controversial judicial overhaul law
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USCIRF signals alarm in India’s ‘Increased Transnational Targeting’ of religious minorities
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Daulata Ram Balley: A devout soldier of Ambedkarite mission in Birmingham
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