(Uttar Pradesh)

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On 25 March 2007, Awadkesh Kumar, 24, was hit by gunshots fired by members of the dominant caste in his community. In the days leading up to the incident, members of the dominant caste had verbally abused Dalits by calling them degrading caste names. Awadkesh had tried to mediate and did manage […]

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

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Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

150 persons live in Bilkana, that is around 30 families. When it is flooded there are snakes. Bilkana is build on top of a dam. The building is about to fall down. The roof is repaired by a city corporation, the rest they have done themselves. This place has […]

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

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Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

Dalit sweepers contribute to Dhaka’s production of public goods, but get very few goods or services in return. They even struggle to hold on to these underpaid and low regarded jobs. The Dalit movement in Bangladesh is now growing in confidence.

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

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Pangu PWD Sweeper Colony, Agargoan, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

India

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Bangladesh (Dhaka)

Photo: Jacob Carlsen

Pangu PWD Sweeper Colony, Agargoan, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

Sweeping the streets is a dirty job and Dhaka’s sweepers are mainly Dalits. They are discriminated against and confined to live in slums. 500 people live in 98 shacks under unsanitary conditions. Each shack is extremely small, only a few square metres. The authorities […]

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

Photo: Jacob Carlsen

Pangu PWD Sweeper Colony, Agargoan, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

Sweeping the streets is a dirty job and Dhaka’s sweepers are mainly Dalits. They are discriminated against and confined to live in slums. 500 people live in 98 shacks under unsanitary conditions. Each shack is extremely small, only a few square metres. The authorities […]

Bangladesh (Dhaka)

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Rainkhola Bangladesh Sanjakta Harijon Colony, Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 2007.

The boy is spastic and he spends all his time in the shack. The Untouchable community that lives here has been told to move several times but they have refused. They are fighting for their rights.

Pakistan (Umerkot)

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Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan, April 2008. 40 families of the Oad caste in Pakistan’s Sindh province work at this brick factory. Among them is Phoolan, her three children and husband. Whether they borrowed money from the owners, also of the Oad caste, is not clear, but very likely. They get two euros per […]

Patkistan (Sindh)

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Sindh, Pakistan, April 2008.

The first thing I notice is the complete silence in this village. There are no childrens voices in the air and the village seems deserted. It isn’t. They are just all working – including the children. They are weaving. Jassi is 12 years old and a child laborer caught […]