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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

Dalits under Hindutva

Dalits or the untouchables in India, as the Hindu...

Jignesh Mevani defies Prohibitory Orders, meets family of slain Dalit youth in Khairthal

Section 144 was imposed in Kishangarh Bas (Alwar district)...

Letter from former civil servants to Chief Secretary, Haryana on intimidation of Muslims offering namaz

Former civil servants have written open letters since 2017 (here and here),...

Is Ambedkar still an Untouchable in India?

On 16th May 2015, Sagar Shejwal, a young nursing...

Civil Society bats for Muslims detained for protesting Kathua rape

The Kathua rape and murder of a little nomad...

Dalits protest discrimination, over 300 convert to Buddhism in Gujarat

More than 300 Dalits, including four men who were...

Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare

 Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6...

Some Questions for the Proposed World Council of Muslim Minorities

Over half a billion Muslims, nearly one third of...

A Dalit Family’s Struggle Shows How India’s Justice System Is Failing Its Lowest Castes

Navi Mumbai: Past the newly constructed Eastern Freeway and...

Dalit Bridegrooms On Horses Challenge India’s Caste Status Quo

Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, and Bhilwara district, Rajasthan: As...

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