One year after Hathras, father of Dalit woman refuses to immerse ashes in Ganga till accused are ‘hanged’. Living in fear and waiting for justice, family of gangrape-murder victim expresses dismay over ‘slow pace’ of court proceedings A green-and-red saree […]
Amaravati: Responding to derogatory remarks made by TDP leader Ch Ayyanna Patrudu, home minister Mekathoti Sucharitha said that his remarks are deplorable and stated that the opposition leaders are still unable to digest the fact of having a Dalit woman […]
DU’s Oversight Committee (OC) had come under criticism after they removed two women Dalit authors, Bama and Sukhirtharani, as well renowned author Mahasweta Devi’s short story, Draupadi, from the fifth semester English syllabus. Written by Aranya Shankar Around 130 English […]
The resolution comes days after Indian Youth Congress, Delhi Mahila Congress and Congress students’ wing NSUI also passed resolutions on separate occasions seeking to appoint Rahul Gandhi as the party chief. New Delhi: The Congress’ Scheduled Castes Department on Friday […]
The data shows more than nine percent rise in crimes against the socially deprived communities Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi, Atrocities against India’s socially poor Dalits and tribal people in the past year despite the extended lockdown and social distancing measures […]
Sangrur, Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes member Chandreshwar Singh Mohi on Thursday visited Lidran village to look into a complaint submitted by some Dalit families alleging discrimination in the construction of streets and drains. Mohi directed the village panchayat […]
On August 25, an 11-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused with casteist slurs by a Caste Hindu man at Nedimozhiyanur village. VILLUPURAM: A day after the story of a Dalit girl allegedly assaulted in Tindivanam was carried in […]
Accused covered the minor’s mouth with his hand while sexually assaulting her, after which she suffocated. The minor Dalit girl, who was allegedly raped, killed, and forcibly cremated in Delhi Cantonment’s Old Nangal area on 1 August died due to […]
Data on crime against Dalits and Adivasis in the Crime In India Report, 2020 draws a distinct pattern of similarity between rural and urban spaces. Published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), they capture some anomalies and interesting trends. […]
The National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL), a civil rights group, has compiled what it has called “landmark cases of caste-based sexual violence” between 1985 and 2020 to mark the first anniversary of the notorious Hathras gangrape case, which led […]
