4 The sexual slavery of ... and where applicable, caste-related practices of untouchability, bonded labor, manual scavenging, and the devadasi system. Concerned governments should also extend ...

Caste denotes a system of rigid social stratification into ... Promotion and Protection of Human Rights passed resolution 2000/4 on Discrimination Based on Work and Descent. 1 The resolution ...

India's ancient sages believed that a balanced society relies on the contribution of four“varnas”, generic categories ...

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Even under the Raj, caste as a ‘system’ was far less uniform and all-pervading than many colonial commentators believed. Nevertheless, in the centuries immediately preceding the British conquest, ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the decision on the implementation of the caste census report will ...

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SC holds that assigning cleaning and sweeping to marginalised castes and cooking to higher-caste prisoners violates Article ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down some provisions in the prison manuals of several states which stipulated ...

Their boycott was part of a protest demanding action against a woman faculty member, who allegedly uttered remarks justifying ...

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, ...

They have the required skill and talent but are not connected with the system. That's why we are demanding a caste census.