India’s sewer cleaners keep working despite ban on job (LA Times)
By Parth M.N.
By Parth M.N.
The Delhi High Court has sought response from municipal agencies, especially the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), on whether they have complied with the provisions of the 2013 law prohibiting employment of manual scavengers and are providing their rehabilitation.
Bangladesh: Seminar held to improve water and sanitation for Dalits. The Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) organised a seminar on government and non-government interventions for improving the water and sanitation situation of Dalit communities titled ‘Water & Sanitation: Accessibility & Reality of Dalit Community’.
The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that the continuance of manual scavenging in the country is in blatant violation of Article 17 of the Constitution of India by which, “untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden”. The court was emphatic about the duty cast on all states and union territories “to fully implement the law and to take action against the violators”.
By Kayla Ruble
By Ashutosh Sharma
by Max Bearak
HRW Report: Cleaning Human Waste: Manual Scavenging, Caste, and Discrimination in India
"Manual Scavenging," Caste, and Discrimination in India