Links Archive

The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) call on the EU to step up action on their commitments to human rights

http://www.servicevolontaire.org/userfiles/www.hrdn.eu/files/Public/HRDN_Statement_Two_Year_Anniversary_of_the_EU_Strategic_Framework_and_Action_Plan_on_Human_Rights_and_Democracy.pdf

September 15th, 2015||

Historic amendment to India’s caste atrocity legislation passed in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) (IDSN news)

https://idsn.org/historic-amendment-to-indias-caste-atrocity-legislation-passed-in-the-lok-sabha-lower-house-of-parliament/

September 15th, 2015||

49% of Haryana’s dalit kids are malnourished: Report (The Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/49-of-Haryanas-dalit-kids-are-malnourished-Report/articleshow/48259523.cms

September 15th, 2015||

New child labour law will hit girls, dalits and OBCs most (Hindustan Times)

http://www.hindustantimes.com/comment/unable-to-make-the-grade/article1-1374093.aspx

September 15th, 2015||

Mahadalit children driven out of school in Biharsharif (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Mahadalit-children-driven-out-of-school/articleshow/48074829.cms

September 15th, 2015||

Two suffocate to death in Bengaluru manhole (Zee News)

http://zeenews.india.com/news/karnataka/two-suffocate-to-death-in-bengaluru-manhole_1649230.html

September 15th, 2015||

Bangladesh: Killing of Harijan youth sparks protest in Pabna (The Daily Star)

http://www.thedailystar.net/country/killing-harijan-youth-sparks-protest-pabna-120715

September 15th, 2015||

Are we still in dark age? Children of cobblers treated like dirt (The Daily Star – Bangladesh)

http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/are-we-still-dark-age-102061

September 15th, 2015||

Manual scavenging still a reality: Startling facts emerge from census (The Hindu)

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manual-scavenging-still-a-reality-socioeconomic-caste-census/article7400578.ece

September 14th, 2015||

Re-legalising Caste-based Discrimination (Lancaster Review – by Meena Varma)

http://lanchesterreview.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/re-legalising-caste-based.html

September 14th, 2015||