Resolutions at National Convention of HRDs
Adopted at the ‘National Convention on the Rights of Dalit and Adivasi Human Rights Defenders’, held in New Delhi, December 9-10, 2019: We, human rights defenders (HRDs), mostly from the…
17 Dalits brutally Killed (Arunthathiyars) due to the collapse of Untouchability Wall in Mettupalayam of Coimbatore District
Case Incident: We came to know through the local community sources about the incident that 17 Arunthathiyars were killed due to the collapse Untouchability Wall in Mettupalayam of Coimbatore District.…
The hidden world of sanitation workers in India
The report jointly authored by the International Labour Organisation, WaterAid, World Bank, and World Health Organization to raise awareness of the de-humanising working conditions and to push for change. The…
Casteist rage: Dalit man thrashed for wearing Pathani- Two booked
Rajkot: Two persons were booked for attacking a Dalit man allegedly for wearing a ‘Pathani’ suit in Gandhidham town of Kutch district on Tuesday. Police have booked Amjad Pathan and…
Self Respect Marriages to ‘Honour’ Killings
In New India no slogans formulated by Mr Modi seems working neither 'Sabka Sath...' nor 'Beti Bachao...' Our growth trajectory is dipped, GDP, Employment Rate, Household Consumption Expenditure all are…
Mettupalayam wall collapse: Activists allege caste angle
A clash erupted between protesters and police at Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district, as activists alleged that the wall which collapsed causing the death of 17 people on Monday,…
Dalit RTI Activist Thrashed by Upper Caste Men in Botad, Gujarat
Amitbhai Jerambhai Parmar, a dalit RTI activist and social worker was attacked reportedly by men belonging to upper caste while he was returning to his home at Khopala village in…
22 years after Melavalavu massacre, what has changed and what has not
On a sunny November day, M Muthu (name changed) is busy tying haystacks on a piece of farmland owned by his caste Hindu employer. Exhausted after hours of back-breaking work…
My daughter’s headless body shuddered
When Chinnaponnu and her 13-year-old daughter Rajalakshmi were stringing flowers in their house, the accused Dinesh Kumar stormed into their house with a sickle. He pulled Chinnaponnu’s daughter’s hair tightly…
Balu Pawar (Kharda, Ahemdnagar) Murder Case
Mr. Bajirao Kale, who expired three years back, has given amont of Rs. 1,00,000.00 to Mr. Balu Welaskar, four years ago, on terms of return. Ms. Renubai Kale, complainant, and…