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Pakistan’s Dalits denied flood relief because of caste discrimination

Desperately needed shelter and relief items are not reaching hundreds of thousands of Dalits who are left homeless after the severe flooding in Pakistan’s Sindh province. Dalits are being discriminated against because their caste relegates them to the bottom of the social order in Pakistan and ‘untouchability practices’ exclude them from sharing the same shelters as other members of society.

September 26th, 2011|Humanitarian Aid, Pakistan|

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Pakistan floods hit Dalits hard

Thousands of Dalit families in Pakistan’s Sindh province are thought to be affected by flooding and now face discrimination during relief efforts.

August 20th, 2010|Humanitarian Aid, Pakistan|