24-Sep-2024 UP leads in cases of atrocities against Dalits, Madhya Pradesh tops in most crimes reported against ST’s Uttar Pradesh reported 12,287 cases, Rajasthan 8,651, and Madhya Pradesh 7,732 of Dalit atrocities in 2022, reveals a Ministry of Social Justice report
24-Apr-2024 Persisting Dalit violence casts shadow over India as polling starts Recent anti-Dalit atrocities in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
19-Jan-2024 When the Manipur High Court stepped in Chief Justice MV Muralidaran had ordered the Manipur Govt to “consider inclusion of the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list
30-Nov-2023 Madurai, TN: Five Dalits attacked with swords, including a 5-year-old The attack took place after an altercation, police have arrested two suspects
18-Sep-2023 दलित महिला ‘संदिग्ध नागरिक’ घोषित, CJP ने की मदद असम में वंचित ग़रीब तबक़े से ताल्लुक़ रखने वाली दलित समुदाय की एक महिला नागरिकता संकट के कारण निराशा की कगार पर
15-Sep-2023 Dalit woman declared as ‘Doubtful citizen’, CJP steps in to help Marginalised, struck with poverty, Assam woman from a Dalit community on the verge of despair as citizenship crisis looms over her
14-Apr-2023 Manual scavenging: Hate crime with caste discrimination at its root, Indian Railways an offender Even as the Supreme Court, directs the union & state governments to meet to discuss measures to prevent manual scavenging, governments remain among the worst offenders
15-Mar-2023 Is Caste name calling not an offence under the SC/ST Act? Courts have given contrasting views over the years
15-Mar-2023 IIT Mumbai report on Darshan Solanki death, crucial evidence overlooked Three witnesses contradict Internal Committee's report on discrimination against Solanki; Internal Survey confirms discrimination as lived reality
09-Mar-2023 How many lives will it take before India acknowledges dominant caste hegemony in educational institutes? CJP reviews anti-discriminatory guidelines failing Dalit-Adivasi students, costing precious lives like those of Darshan Solanki and Rohith Vemula
08-Mar-2023 Selective Empowerment: Can we claim to be truly free while Dalit women still struggle for justice? Multiple oppressions that require police and court response and creative affirmative action for diversity is needed but resisted.
03-Jan-2023 2022: A Look back at hate crimes against Dalits and Adivasis Dalits and Adivasis continue to fall victim to social stigma and violence
10-Nov-2022 ‘Moderate abridgment’ of equality does not violate basic structure: majority bench upholds EWS The 3:2 SC decision finds exclusion of backward classes from EWS to be valid
09-Nov-2022 Excluding SC/ST/OBC from EWS reservation is fresh injustice: Justice Bhat The CJI and Justice Bhat dissented from the decision upholding EWS as constitutionally valid
29-Sep-2022 CJP moves NCSC for protection for family of Dalit boy The 15-year-old boy from UP was allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher and later succumbed to his injuries.
20-Sep-2022 Minor Dalit boy killed, CJP moves NCSC for further protection for family The 9-year-old boy from Rajasthan has been allegedly beaten ruthlessly by a teacher