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Continued plight of the ‘untouchables’ (UN experts’ media statement)
Britain bans caste discrimination (IDSN, news, 2013)
UK: Fight for caste legislation goes on (IDSN, news, 2013)
Caste discrimination in the UK must be outlawed | Priya Gopal | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
BBC News – Caste discrimination: Campaigners vow to fight for legislation
Stamping out the caste system: Touching the untouchable | The Economist
UK wakes up to caste bias – Indian Express
Rally decries UK government caste policy (IDSN News, 2013)
BBC News – Outlaw caste discrimination in UK, peers tell government
Peers vote in favour of outlawing discrimination in the UK on the grounds of caste, defeating the government.
UK Equality and Human Rights Commission policy statement on caste discrimination (EHRC, 2012, Statement)
Caste Discrimination and Harassment in Great Britain (Nieser, 2010, Publication)
Geeta Bandi-Phillips: Casting out Caste in Britain
Caste discrimination and harrassment in Great Britain (Government Equalities Office Report)
Caste discrimination and harassment has not been explicitly covered by British discrimination legislation. However, the Equality Act 2010 includes the provision that, by order of a Minister, caste may be treated as an aspect of race. This research was commissioned to help inform the Government whether to exercise this power. The research sought to identify whether caste discrimination and harassment in relation to aspects covered by discrimination legislation (i.e. work,education and the supply of goods and services) exists in Britain. Evidence suggesting such discrimination and harassment was found.