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Caste discrimination fears as Modi visits UK (Channel 4)
UK Dalits infuriated over PM Modi unveiling Ambedkar Memorial in London (TwoCircles.net)
UKs first caste court case is ruled in favour of the victim (DSN-UK)
Jeremy Corbyn – a sympathiser of Dalits and critic of communalism (The Hindu)
Re-legalising Caste-based Discrimination (Lancaster Review – by Meena Varma)
Screening of Indian movie ‘Fandry’ (Pig) and discussion with Director Nagraj Manjule, SOAS, University of London
UK: political parties take a stand on caste
Following a ‘cast out caste’ campaign by the Dalit Solidarity Network in the United Kingdom, demanding that UK political parties make their position on caste clear, the Liberal Democrats and Labour party are showing clear support for outlawing caste discrimination in the UK.
Caste discrimination in the United Kingdom – IDSN briefing paper (2014)
Caste discrimination in India debated in the UK House of Lords
The UK Government’s action on tackling caste discrimination in India was the topic of a debate on the 26th November in the UK House of Lords. Many Lords spoke out passionately against caste-based discrimination and asked that the UK Government in its relations with India take-up fighting caste-based discrimination.
International Dalit Solidarity Network – IC Recommendations: United Kingdom
Evidence of Caste Discrimination in the UK revealed (IDSN News)
Evidence of Caste Discrimination in the UK revealed
Don’t mention the apartheid: Caste-discrimination and poverty in South Asia (Anti-Slavery International)
"It is increasingly clear for example that the maintenance of this social system provides competitive advantage to South Asia, particularly India, in the globalising political economy. Caste-based apartheid underpins the “camp coolie” and “Sumangali” systems allowing the powerful to enslave with impunity vulnerable workers, often young Dalit women and girls, and hence to derive considerable profits from their enslavement. Each of us in this room is also benefiting from that enslavement as it allows, amongst other things, the provision of cheap clothes to our high streets and so, each of us is probably clad in at least one garment that has been produced in some part through the labour of enslaved people. Making the issue of caste-based apartheid undiscussable insulates it politically and allows the elite greater security in their feudal level of aristocratic privilege: how can something become a political issue if one cannot even give voice to the question?"
The spread of caste discrimination? (BBC News – Louise Stewart blog)
"Desraj Bunger a leader in the Guru Ravidass Sabha UK Community says the government must take action.He said: "The caste problems we're having in this country have followed us from India... our government needs to support us because we're desperately in need of their help."
Global day of action to end caste discrimination – marches in London, Washington DC, San Francisco and India
Global day of action to end caste discrimination The 21st June has been launched by a number of Dalit NGOs as a global day of action to end caste discrimination and marches were carried out in London, Washington DC, San Francisco and India. In London, a letter was presented to Prime Minister David Cameron and in Washington DC protesters picketed outside the Capitol, demanding that Congress pass a binding resolution mandating action by US agencies in caste-affected countries.
Dalit women activists bring the struggle to end violence against Dalit women to Europe
Dalit women activists bring the struggle to end violence against Dalit women to Europe 07/06/14 Asha Kowtal, General Secretary of the National Dalit Women’s movement in India (AIDMAM), and Dalit filmmaker Thenmozhi Soundararajan, brought the campaign to end violence against Dalit women to European decision-makers and public gathering in May. The two women spoke at a number of significant events in Europe to report back on the recent Self-respect march for Dalit women in India.
A Human Rights based solution is the way forward to end caste discrimination (Santosh Dass Blog)
Blog on caste discrimination in the United Kingdom - By Santosh Dass
British parliamentarians visit Jan Sahas and met Dalit women | TwoCircles.net
Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes Caste in Britain reports
Two reports published in the UK confirm that caste discrimination “cannot be tolerated and should be included in the protections against discrimination and harassment provided in the Equality Act 2010” and comment that the proposed sunset clause, “for a non-discrimination ground is legally without precedent and goes against this key differential”
The diaspora’s dark side (The Hindu)
From caste discrimination through forced marriages to sex-selective abortions, entrenched practices among sections of the British South Asian diaspora pose continuing challenges. From caste discrimination through forced marriages to sex-selective abortions, entrenched practices among sections of the British South Asian diaspora pose continuing challenges. Caste discrimination is common enough; the European Parliament passed a resolution in 2013 calling for EU institutions to include procedures against it in their dealings with caste-affected countries.Editorial