Casteism

Death & Rape Threats force ‘Kakkoos’ Documentary director Divya Bharathi leaves Tamil Nadu: Media Reports

Simmering Social Impunity: A Report by PUDR on incidents of Rajput intolerance to Dalit assertion in Saharanpur

Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu; Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary

Dalit Women Lynched By Agra Villagers On the Pretext Of Braid Chopping

Punjab Schedule Caste Commission Summons DC & SSP Sangrur

Caste Atrocities and Persecution of India’s Religious Minorities Highlighted during Seminar

Saharanpur Back On Boil After Killing Of A Dalit Man, Shortly After Mayawati’s Rally

Curse of Caste: Dalit Scholar of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Commits Suicide

Full text: Recommendations made in Rohith Vemula suicide inquiry report

Discussion on Brahminism, Caste Discrimination, Atrocities on Dalits and the Dalit Resistance (with Bhai Ajmer Singh and Gurinder Azad)

Dalit couple hacked to death over Rs 15 in Uttar Pradesh

Dalit Men Beaten By Mob in Maharashtra For Overtaking on Bikes

Anger erupts in Gujarat after so-called cow protectors thrash Dalits

Seminar on the Surge of Violence Against India’s Minorities in Fremont on April 17

Rajasthan: Dalit Boys Stripped, Thrashed, Nobody Intervened

UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

No hope of justice from Centre, says Rohith Vemula’s mother

Sikh Youth of Punjab calls for eradication of caste system [Conference Report]

We had no weapons but candles… They fear the light; Delhi Police Disrupts Candle Light Vigil For Rohith Vemula

Sikh Youth Conference on Feb. 25 to give call for eradication of caste system from Sikh society

Rohit Vemula Suicide: University of Hyderabad revokes suspension of four Dalit scholars

International Academicians write Open Letter to the University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor on Rohith Vemula

90-yr-old Dalit man burnt alive for trying to enter Hindu temple in UP

UN Human Rights Chief: Bring down the beast of caste discrimination

Thousands march through London against Caste discrimination; Protesters call upon UK Govt. to implement caste legislation

European Parliament want the EU to fight caste discrimination

European Parliament want EU to fight against caste discrimination

Thousands to joint London protest calling for action over Caste Discrimination: Caste Watch UK

Caste discrimination set to become unlawful in the United Kingdom

United Nations set to treat caste as human rights violation

New SikhRI Report explores the issue of Caste & Race

August 22, 2024

The Sikh Research institute has announced the publication of its tenth research report, "Caste & Race" as part of our State of the Panth series.

Casteism and the Sikh Society: Sikh Political Analyst Bhai Ajmer Singh

May 24, 2020

There is no space for any discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, creed, race etc. in the Sikhi. Sikh Gurus had eradicated casteism and Sikh society was free from the curse of caste. Over the times, casteism has made some inroads into the Sikh society despite the fact that Sikhi strongly rejects and condemns such a discriminatory practise.

Curse of Caste: A Dalit woman, her unborn child killed in UP for touching a Thakur’s Bucket

October 26, 2017

At around 9 am on October 15, an over-eight-months pregnant Savitri Devi, like most days, was collecting garbage from homes in Khetalpur Bhansoli village in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

India: Dalit Human Rights Lawyer Faces Fabricated Charges and Threats, says Amnesty

October 23, 2017

New Delhi: Authorities in Haryana must drop fabricated charges against Rajat Kalsan, a Dalit lawyer and human rights defender, and ensure that he receives adequate protection against violence by dominant caste members, Amnesty International India said today. “Attacks on human rights defenders in India are becoming an everyday phenomenon,” said Karthik Navayan, Programme Manager at […]

Centre says No Action Required Against Anyone in Rohith Vemula case

August 17, 2017

The Central government is of the view that no action is required against anyone in the Rohith Vemula suicide case, as the Justice AK Roopanwal Commission report on the incident has concluded that no one was responsible for the death of the University of Hyderabad (UoH)research scholar.

Death & Rape Threats force ‘Kakkoos’ Documentary director Divya Bharathi leaves Tamil Nadu: Media Reports

August 12, 2017

The director of a documentary titled: “Kakkoos” Divya Bharathi has reportedly left Tamil Nadu in wake of persistent death and rape threats. The documentary directed by CPI (ML) activist is about manual scavengers and exposes the extreme exploitation based on the caste system.

Simmering Social Impunity: A Report by PUDR on incidents of Rajput intolerance to Dalit assertion in Saharanpur

August 10, 2017

Simmering Social Impunity: A Report by PUDR on incidents of Rajput intolerance to Dalit assertion in Saharanpur after 5th May 2017 incident.

Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu; Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary

August 8, 2017

Madurai, Tamil Nadu (OFMI): After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi has been slapped with criminal charges, including cyber terrorism. “Kakkoos,” a nearly two-hour documentary, shows how countless sanitation workers remain engaged in the ancient, caste-based practice of removal and disposal […]

Dalit Women Lynched By Agra Villagers On the Pretext Of Braid Chopping

August 4, 2017

After cow smuggling it seems that Braid chopping is being used as an excuse to terrorize and inflict abuse on Dalits and minorities in India.

Punjab Schedule Caste Commission Summons DC & SSP Sangrur

August 4, 2017

The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur and SSP Sangrur on 08th August, 2017

Caste Atrocities and Persecution of India’s Religious Minorities Highlighted during Seminar

May 26, 2017

When the Rev. Dr. James Mariner of Trinity Anglican Church welcomed Indian human rights advocate Dr. Manisha Bangar to speak on Saturday, he admonished the congregation: “We should understand the religious persecution of any community is an important issue, and one we should not take lightly.”

Saharanpur Back On Boil After Killing Of A Dalit Man, Shortly After Mayawati’s Rally

May 24, 2017

As per the media reports the hard earned peace in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pardesh state received yet another set back when a dalit man was killed

Curse of Caste: Dalit Scholar of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Commits Suicide

March 15, 2017

Just a year after the shocking suicide of dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University, another Dalit scholar from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Muthu Krishnan (28) committed suicide in a friend’s home.

Full text: Recommendations made in Rohith Vemula suicide inquiry report

August 21, 2016

Kept under wraps so far by the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry, the report of the two member Fact Finding Committee on the Rohith Vemula suicide at the Central University of Hyderabad ...

Discussion on Brahminism, Caste Discrimination, Atrocities on Dalits and the Dalit Resistance (with Bhai Ajmer Singh and Gurinder Azad)

August 1, 2016

Sikh Siyasat held a talkshow on Brahminism, Caste Discrimination, Atrocities on Dalits and the Dalit Resistance/Uprising.

Dalit couple hacked to death over Rs 15 in Uttar Pradesh

July 29, 2016

In yet another incident of brutal violance against Dalits, a couple was hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh. As per media reports a shopkeeper killed a Dalit couple with an axe in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday after an argument over Rs. 15 for a packet of biscuits.

Dalit Men Beaten By Mob in Maharashtra For Overtaking on Bikes

July 27, 2016

Six Dalit men were allegedly beaten by a mob of 25 people for overtaking some people’s motorcycles near a petrol pump on Beed, Maharashtra, NDTV reported. Two of them have filed a complaint with the police.

Anger erupts in Gujarat after so-called cow protectors thrash Dalits

July 21, 2016

Tension has gripped parts of Gujarat after reports that seven men from the low-caste Dalit community had attempted suicide.

Seminar on the Surge of Violence Against India’s Minorities in Fremont on April 17

April 12, 2016

On Sunday, April 17th, the Organization for Minorities of India will be hosting a seminar on the current surge of violence against India's minorities.

Rajasthan: Dalit Boys Stripped, Thrashed, Nobody Intervened

April 5, 2016

For nearly 30 minutes, the three young boys can be seen shaking with fear as a mob slaps them. After they were accused of stealing a motorcycle belonging to a man from an upper caste, the teens, all Dalits, were tied to a tree, thrashed, stripped and then paraded naked in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, 350 kilometres from the capital of Jaipur.

UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

March 18, 2016

Caste-affected countries should take urgent and comprehensive action to combat caste discrimination, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsàk-Ndiaye, says in a new report on the issue published this week.

No hope of justice from Centre, says Rohith Vemula’s mother

March 1, 2016

Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika and brother Raja met Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in New Delhi today. A press release by BSP says that the family members expressed gratitude to Mayavati for “fighting to provide justice” to the Dalit scholar.

Sikh Youth of Punjab calls for eradication of caste system [Conference Report]

February 25, 2016

Reopening the dialogue with the vast Dalit Samaj of Punjab, the Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYP) today gave a call for eradication of caste system from the society as it not only disturbs the social fabric but is also a blow to the fundamental tenets of castless society propagated by our Gurus.

We had no weapons but candles… They fear the light; Delhi Police Disrupts Candle Light Vigil For Rohith Vemula

February 25, 2016

The Delhi police reportedly prevented Rohith Vemula's mother and Hyderabad Central University students from holding a candle light vigil at India Gate in memory of Rohith. Around 100 students were detained by the police along with mother of Rohith Vemula.

Sikh Youth Conference on Feb. 25 to give call for eradication of caste system from Sikh society

February 20, 2016

Vehemently opposing the caste system, the Sikh Youth of Punjab would be organizing a Convention on Feb 25 to spread awareness against this menace that has by default taken its roots in Sikhs, which otherwise is casteless society.

Casteism: Termite to society

February 19, 2016

Caste system is one of the world’s longest surviving social stratification. It is based on a simple one line ideology that "All men are born unequal".

Rohit Vemula Suicide: University of Hyderabad revokes suspension of four Dalit scholars

January 21, 2016

Hyderabad Central University today revoked its previous suspension of four Dalit students on Thursday after some faculty members of the institution quit their administrative positions as protests over the death of a student heightened.

International Academicians write Open Letter to the University of Hyderabad Vice Chancellor on Rohith Vemula

January 20, 2016

More than a hundred academicians, including professors and scholars from various international universities, have written an open letter to vice chancellor of University of Hyderabad regarding recent suicide of a Dalit student (Ph. D. scholar) in UoH.

90-yr-old Dalit man burnt alive for trying to enter Hindu temple in UP

October 3, 2015

Inhuman violence against people of (so-called) lower castes continues in various parts of Indian sub-continent. The latest incident of burning a 90-year-old Dalit man for trying to enter into a Hindu temple in Uttar Pradesh.

UN Human Rights Chief: Bring down the beast of caste discrimination

November 12, 2013

London, United Kingdom (November 12, 2013): It is learnt that the UN High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, has delivered a powerful speech on the urgent need to wipe out the “insidious stain” of caste discrimination and urges the United Kingdom (UK) not to tarnish their excellent record on human rights, by delaying implementation of UK anti-caste discrimination legislation.

Thousands march through London against Caste discrimination; Protesters call upon UK Govt. to implement caste legislation

October 21, 2013

London, UK (October 21, 2013): According to information [t]housands of protesters from all around the country congregated at Hyde Park on Saturday 19th October 2013 calling on the Government to act immediately to provide protection to the victims of caste based discrimination in the UK. Three years after the Equality Act 2010 was passed in parliament, the Government has still not confirmed when the Act’s Caste Discrimination provisions will come into force.

European Parliament want the EU to fight caste discrimination

October 18, 2013

Copenhagen, Denmark (October 18, 2013): According to a press release (dated: October 10, 2013) by “International Dalit Solidarity Network” (IDSN): [t]he European Parliament has sent a strong message of support to hundreds of millions of people all over the world who are subjected to caste discrimination by urging the EU to step up efforts to address a human rights issue that causes almost unimaginable suffering.

European Parliament want EU to fight against caste discrimination

October 18, 2013

Thousands to joint London protest calling for action over Caste Discrimination: Caste Watch UK

October 18, 2013

London, United Kingdom (October 18, 2013): According to a press release sent to the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) by the Caste Watch UK [t]housands of people will attend a protest at Hyde Park on Saturday 19th October 2013 calling on the Government to act immediately to ensure that caste discrimination is outlawed in the UK.

Caste discrimination set to become unlawful in the United Kingdom

April 24, 2013

London, United Kingdom (April 23, 2013): It is learnt that on April 23, 2013 the UK became the first European country to pass legislation on caste discrimination. Many including all Sikh organisations agree caste discrimination is ‘unacceptable and must not be tolerated’ as stated by the Government Minister.

United Nations set to treat caste as human rights violation

October 1, 2009

If the recent genome study denying the Aryan-Dravidian divide has established the antiquity of caste segregations in marriage, the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This, despite India's opposition and following Nepal's breaking ranks on the culturally sensitive issue.