Caste Discrimination Silicon Valley: what surveys show, Cisco and Google cases, how tech firms responded, what Dalit tech workers report. This became a national story in the United States in…
This guide covers workplace discrimination in the US and UK based on caste. We explain how to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and with the…
A comparison of the US civil rights movement with the movement for social inclusion in India based on Ambedkar’s experience has many parallels (US and India Civil Rights Movements by…
Descent-based discrimination goes beyond South Asia. The UN Committee that monitors the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) notes in General Recommendation XXIX that…
The Burakumin are sometimes referred to as Japan’s Untouchables or caste-like minority because of their descent from communities ostracized during the Tokugawa period (Suiheisha, Wikipedia). This case study will provide…
Bonded labor was first outlawed in India in 1976 with the enactment of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act. Despite this, the system continues today. Bonded labor is often described…
The Prevention of Atrocities Act (POAA), also known as the SC/ST Act, is India’s legislation to prevent crimes against the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The SC/ST Act…
The word ‘Bahujan’ literally means the majority or the greater part of the people. In India, Bahujan refers to the collective name of the communities and castes, who are oppressed,…
Officially defined tribal communities in India’s Constitution refer to communities that historically inhabit areas and call themselves Adivasi. The 2011 Census put the population of Adivasi at 104 million (8.6%)…
