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Rising violence against women in India calls for an alternative legal system
arun Posted On May 20, 2022


With abhorrent violence being meted out to women by a misogynistic culture, it is imperative that we evolve an effective jurisprudence not only to protect victims, but also to persuade the many functionaries of the legal system to learn to […]


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Smart city technologies pose serious threats to women waste workers in India
arun Posted On May 20, 2022


Smart city technologies are an increasingly popular approach to urban governance and sustainable development worldwide, but their implementation, use and impact on society are only just being fully understood. Smart city projects aim to modernize urban spaces and improve citizens’ […]


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Just about 19% of Union budget spent in last 8 years to rehabilitate manual scavengers
arun Posted On May 15, 2022


By Bharat Dogra While the Dalit community has been always known for higher levels of poverty as well as social discrimination, even within the Dalits there is a sub-section known for even worse levels of poverty as well as social […]


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Dignity defied
arun Posted On April 18, 2022


Banned under law, and shamefully unconfessed by society and governments, manual scavenging, as a preserve of untouchability and slavery, continues not just to claim lives across India but also enchains the living ones in death-like desolation of feudal constraints. The […]


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Sanitation staff death: Probe still on
arun Posted On April 11, 2022


Lucknow: Even after 12 days of the incident, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC)) is yet to complete the probe into the case related to the death of Dalit workers due to inhalation of toxic fumes during cleaning of a sewage line […]


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Dalit cattle skinners in UP desperate to resume work
arun Posted On April 7, 2022


UTTAR PRADESH — In the backdrop of the grand swearing-in of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath, who took oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for a historic second term, Shivraj Kumar, a 64-year-old Dalit hailing from Bahmmanpur village […]


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Two sanitation workers diewhile cleaning sewer line
arun Posted On March 30, 2022


Lucknow: Lucknow: Two Dalit sanitation workers died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a sewer line in Saadatganj on Tuesday. The condition of two other workers is said to be critical. The workers were not provided protective gear by the […]


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Two photojournalists on what they learned while documenting manual scavenging
arun Posted On March 23, 2022


NEW DELHI — Manual scavenging is still being practiced in India despite being officially outlawed in 2013. Mired in the politics of caste and social inequality, manual scavenging has and continues to claim lives of workers (most of whom belong […]


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Dalit family rescued from bonded labour in Madurai
arun Posted On March 21, 2022


Madurai: A 42-year-old dalit woman, her husband and son, who were forced to work as bonded labourers at a brick kiln in Devaseri near Alanganallur, were rescued on Friday. The woman, Perumalakkal, was married to Palpandi (47) and the couple […]


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India continues to deny deaths due to manual scavenging
arun Posted On March 21, 2022


The Indian government’s denial of deaths due to the inhuman and hazardous practice of manual scavenging in the country has surprised and hurt a leading Dalit Christian activist. Federal Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ramdas Athawale told the Indian parliament […]


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