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Indian priest thrashes ‘untouchable’ boy, 8, who asked for sweets (The Telegraph)
A brutal attack by a Hindu priest on an eight-year-old "untouchable" boy highlights casual caste violence in India. By Dean Nelson
Temple priest smashes 8-year-old Dalit boy’s head for prasadam (Deccan Chronicle)
The angry priest bashed the little boy’s head repeatedly against a pillar in the temple, causing him to bleed.The boy was targeted because he was a Dalit. “He was a poor boy and hungry,” Bhaskar told Deccan Chronicle. Not surprisingly, police at Nelamangala town police station on Monday morning refused to register a complaint.
Minor dalit girl gangraped in Badaun, dies after hospital refuses treatment (Firstpost)
Minor Dalit girl gangraped in Andhra Pradesh (DNA)
Dalit school students beaten up, expelled for drinking from common water pot (The Times of India)
Dalit girls in Nepal particularly vulnerable to child marriage
In an analysis entitled “Nepal: why child marriage persists”, based on findings by Save the Children, World Vision, and Plan, IRIN news highlight that Dalit girls are at particular risk of child marriage in Nepal, and that concerted efforts to change the social welfare for Dalits in Nepal are needed.
Dalit children barred from entering govt school and beat up at the gate in UP (India Today)
“For Nepal’s Dalits, Struggle Continues Amidst Slow Progress” (IPS Video reportage)
India’s free school lunches can fight — or reinforce — caste discrimination in India (Public Radio International)
India Alliance for Child Rights (IACR) alternative report to UN CRC India Review 2014
Caste-references in the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 2014 Review of India
References to caste issues UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) review of India (2-3 June 2014) in the 66th session of the Committee
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) raise concerns for Dalit children in India
References to Caste-Based Discrimination in the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) review of the consolidated third and fourth periodic reports of India.
Report says caste, gender discrimination rampant in schools (Indian Express)
"Children from the SC/ST categories are routinely segregated from other children, made to sit and eat separately; food cooked by SC/ST cooks is often refused by many children or their parents. There are also cases where Dalit students are served from a distance, and several students bring their own plates for fear of utensils being touched by Dalit classmates. Instances of gender discrimination as well with only girls being made to serve meals in some schools, reports have revealed."
Dalit children to miss out on education (The Hindu)
By C. Jaisankar
Most Dalit students dropout before School Leaving exams (Republica)
Nepal: Dalit students drop our of high school before reaching their final exam - school records reveal.
Human Rights Watch Report: India’s marginalized denied education
Human Rights Watch Report: India’s marginalized denied education Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims are most at risk of dropping out of school and being denied an education in India – states the comprehensive report, “They say we’re dirty” – Denying an Education to India’s Marginalised, just released by Human Rights Watch.
Dalit girls exploited in India’s garment industry (Report)
Dalit girls exploited in India's garment industry A new report finds that Dalit girls in India's garment industry live with very limited freedom of movement, are underpaid for long working-days and working under hazardous conditions. Despite efforts to curb the ‘Sumangali Scheme’ exploiting young Dalit girls – it continues unabated.
Women tied to bonded labour in Tamil Nadu: Survey (The Times of India)
In Sumangali employment schemes, young, unmarried, predominantly dalit women (60%) are employed in garment manufacturing units to enable their families to pay their dowries. In reality, schemes such as this translate to bonded labour. Wages are paid only when workers complete a 3-5 year contract period.
The primary trauma (The Indian Express)
How casteism is expressed in schools, and how it perpetuates inequalities