Open letter to Barack Obama ahead of his visit to India
IDSN urges President Barack Obama to raise the issue of caste discrimination on his upcoming visit to India
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GalleryCaste systems obstruct South Asian education
A new UN report finds that India is still home to the world’s largest illiterate population. The report states that caste systems in South Asia have a negative effect on education opportunities.
Dalit demands put to SAARC at Sri Lanka meeting
At the Peoples’ SAARC meeting held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 18 -20 July around 1500 delegates from civil society organizations and various movements assembled from all South Asian countries to oppose militarization, nuclearisation and adverse effects of globalization. […]