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
09-Jun-2023 Determining Scheduled Areas under the Constitution: a flawed approach A constitutional guarantee has been unfortunately left to administrative and political interpretations, reducing this task to a much overdue and unfinished agenda
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
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.
12-Jan-2023 CJP की पहल का असर: NCST ने राजस्थान पुलिस से आदिवासी व्यक्ति की लिंचिंग मामले में रिपोर्ट मांगी सीजेपी ने एनसीएसटी में शिकायत दर्ज कराई थी और मामले की जांच की निगरानी की मांग की थी
10-Jan-2023 CJP Impact: NCST seeks report from Rajasthan Police over lynching of Adivasi man The 45-year-old man was assaulted for drawing water from a well
03-Jan-2023 Forest Conservation Rules violate Forest Rights Act: reiterates NCST The Union Ministry of Environment dismisses concerns as being legally untenable
22-Dec-2022 RightsWatch 2022: CJP’s pursuit to protect human rights & dignity From the Election Commission, to NBDSA, to National Commissions, CJP’s complaint activism seeks real change
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
25-Oct-2022 Forest Conservation Rules, 2022- An overview of changes that snatch rights of Gram Sabhas The forest conservation rules present a new challenge to an already ill implemented Forest Rights Act, 2006; they take away the rights of Gram Sabha to first consent to any diversion of forest land.
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
24-Jun-2022 Hate Watch: Two Lucknow men arrested for assaulting Dalit Zomato delivery boy Customer refused to take delivery, used casteist slurs, friends assaulted him