Caste reference documents and links

Nepal
•      The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
       Report on caste discrimination and the conflict in Nepal from the Center for Human
       Rights and Global Justice, New York University
•      Dalit NGO Federation, Nepal
•      Jagaran Media Center
•      MANAV ASTITWA, weekly e-journal about Dalit issues in Nepal

India
•      Report on Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes NHRC, India
•      Broken People Human Rights Watch report
•      National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
•      Making Things Worse - report on Discrimination in the aftermath of the Tsunami
•      Overview of the Study on Violence against Dalit Women
 

Background on caste
•      Human Rights Watch publication on caste discrimination
•      National Geographic article on Dalits
•      Dismantling descent-based discrimination, report by Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, 2006
•      The Hague Declaration on the Human Rights and Dignity of Dalit Women

 

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