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Rejection of Pre-Arrest Bail to Teltumbde, Navlakha is ‘Alarming’, Based on ‘Thin Evidence’
19 Mar 2020
Mumbai Rises to Save Democracy, an umbrella of several rights organisations, has expressed solidarity with the 2 civil rights crusaders and 9 others who are in jail.
Siddharth Seem
Supreme Court, Caste Denial and Religion-Neutral Rights
20 Jan 2020
A close reading of the steps preceding the Dalit Christian plea for a religion-neutral reservation policy, which the SC hears this week.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Dalits Constitute 220 Million of 260 Million People Worldwide Who Face Discrimination Based on Work and Descent
12 Oct 2019
“The inequalities experienced by the DWD communities span all spheres of their lives, viz. education, hunger alleviation, health, water and sanitation, employment, voting rights, equal access to land…
Neelambaran A
A Place to Sit in a Bus Stop, Land Rights – Dalits in TN Rise to Grab Their Rights
01 Oct 2019
Led by TNUEF, the recent struggles Virudhunagar, Tiruvannamalai, Pudukottai, Erode and Dharmapur have yielded some success.
Tarique Anwar
Bhima Koregaon: One Year After Arrests of Activists, Bombay HC Begins Daily Trials
28 Aug 2019
The lawyers argued the accused deserve to be released as the police have failed to produce any direct evidence against them.
Ravi Kaushal
Police Inaction Prompted Suicide of Dalit Man in Alwar, Say Activists
17 Aug 2019
As per reports, Ratti Lal Jatav’s was under immense pressure to withdraw a case against people who had allegedly assaulted his son to death.
Neelambaran A
TNUEF Demands Demolition of ‘Untouchability Wall’ Isolating Dalit Residents in Walajapet in Vellore
13 May 2019
The dalits of Ambedkar Nagar in Vellore are being denied access to a temple where they have worshipped for 150 years; SJM orders demolition of wall constructed in encroached area.
Neelambaran A
Dalit Man in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvarur District Abused and Tortured by Upper Caste Men
08 May 2019
The group abused and tortured the victim by forcefully inserting human waste in to his mouth and urinated on him; atrocities on dalits on the rise in the state in recent years.
Sanjay Kumar
Situating Religion in its Place: The Indian Secular Project after Sabarimala
13 Feb 2019
An open and public debate among the faithful and others about undemocratic and disdainful aspects of religious beliefs and practices may be more conducive for the development of secular values, than…
Yogesh S
What is the Future of Betis of the Devadasis?
29 Jan 2019
The present-day devadasi system is a continuation of the custom of dedicating girls to the temple by the lower castes.