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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice
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Two Dalit teens assaulted for sitting on chair in Gujarat
A 14-year-old Dalit boy was assaulted by four members of the dominant Darbar community for sitting in a chair in their presence at a hotel in Banaskantha district, near Ahmedabad. A 19-year-old Dalit that tried to intervene was beaten up as well.
Only 3 Special Courts in Maharashtra under SC/ST Act
In the winter session of Parliament, many pertinent questions relating to Dalits and Adivasis are being asked. Two such questions were put forth on November 19 and 21 in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, respectively.
Ramdev insults Periyar, calls followers ‘ideological terrorists’
Dalit organizations ask him to leave the country or tender unconditional apology
Jagmel Singh murder: Family ends protest, accepts compensation
Jagmel Singh, a Dalit, he was murdered in Punjab over a minor dispute by upper-caste Hindus
TN gov’t sets free Dalit massacre convicts, Madras HC demands answers
Madras High Court has demanded that the state government produce copies of the government orders sanctioning the release of 13 convicts for “good conduct”.
Ramdev must apologise for his insulting remark on Periyar: Activists
A statement made by Ramdev on Periyar is on...
‘Caste’ing evil: Inter-caste couple killed 4 years after marriage in K’taka
They were stoned to death and leave behind two children who are now orphaned
Why have India’s elite institutions sounded the death knell for Dalit Adivasi-Muslim scholars ?
The suicide of bright, young scholar Fathima Latheef at...
Irony at its worst: Dalit boy thrashed for attending rally about ending caste discrimination
He was beaten by his own friends who belonged to the Rajput community
‘Political conspiracy’ to isolate Dalits amidst failure of campaign to annihilate caste
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