Caste in India | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Caravan

In a shocking incident, a minor Dalit girl was allegedly thrashed by higher caste women in Ganeshpura village here after the victim’s shadow fell on a upper caste person. The episode enraged the family of the muscle-man to such an extent that they severely beat the girl and threatened to kill her if she was spotted again at the hand pump.

When will these crimes stop? When will Dalits be able to let live peacefully by so called upper castes in India? At one place so called upper castes claim that Dalits are Hindus but at the same time so called upper castes treat Dalits so badly, worse than animals. It has been happening since thousands of years, nothing has changed for the Dalits in India.

Till now, no government has taken serious steps to stop such acts. Police, government and media stay silent over such acts. It is shameful but true. We demand strong action against such acts, criminals should be punished heavily for caste based crimes.

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The briefing on violence against religious minorities in India was hosted by Friends of the American Sikh Caucus and the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on June 3, 2015. Rep. Patrick Meehan spoke at the event, while panelists discussed anti-conversion laws, communal violence, Ghar Wapsi, and the persecution of religious minorities (Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and Sikhs) in India. Also, Dr. Mohan Nirala was introduced by the president of the caucus and spoke about Indian Buddhists to attendees and panel members.

The panel made the following recommendations:

The U.S. government should integrate concerns for religious violence using bilateral contacts with India, including the framework of future strategic dialogues at both federal and provincial level to implement effective measures to prohibit and punish cases of religious violence and protect victims and witnesses.
The U.S. government should increase the U.S. embassy’s attention to issues of religious freedom and human rights.
The U.S. government should urge India to boost training on human rights and religious freedom standards and practices for police and judiciary.
The U.S. government should urge the central Indian government to press states that have adopted anti-conversion laws to repeal or amend them to conform with internationally recognized human rights standards.
The U.S. government should urge the Indian government to publicly rebuke government officials and religious leaders who make derogatory statements about religious communities.