Citizens for Justice and Peace
MP: Dalit girl denied admission, moves court for justice
26-Jun-2015
After being denied admission in Class 11 by a private school, a dalit girl and her parents approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday. They have alleged gross injustice done to them by the school administration and are requesting the court to intervene to restore the girl’s fundamental right to equality and education. According…
Dalit Brothers Who Cracked IIT Face Stone-Pelting Back In Their Village
24-Jun-2015
Despite cracking what is deemed one of the toughest exams in the world, or perhaps because of it, two brothers from Uttar Pradesh are battling casteist stigma in their village. Raju and Brijesh Saroj, sons of a daily wage worker Dharamraj, are among the top 500 scorers in the competitive entrance examination for the prestigious…
Muslim residents allege bias in private schools
23-Jun-2015
It is this growing disparity of the community that political parties like the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen are eyeing. Residents of Muslim localities in Bandra East have alleged that schools in the area are discriminating against their children by denying them admission in the current academic year. Locals from areas such as Bharat Nagar, Nagpada,…
Teacher’s dumb act ends Dalit girl’s education
23-Jun-2015
RAMANATHAPURAM, June 23, 2015 Children drop out of school for various reasons. For 15-year-old A. Muthulakshmi, a Dalit girl suffering from partial hearing loss, a malfunctioning hearing aid effectively ended her schooling. The teenager, hailing from a poor family in Peravoor, was in tears at the Collectorate here on Monday as she could not pursue…
Study shows NCR homeowners turn away Dalits and Muslims
16-Jun-2015
In both the methodologies, the home-seekers had the same credentials but for their names that indicated their caste and religion. Written by Seema Chishti | New Delhi | Updated: June 16, 2015 9:17 am A study on discrimination in urban housing rental preferences, to be published in a forthcoming issue of Economic and Political Weekly,…
Families Shunned for Employing Dalits defying Kangaroo court
16-Jun-2015
By Express News Service Published: 16th June 2015 06:00 AM THANJAVUR:Defying the diktat of a Kangaroo court not to employ Dalit labourers has led to the ostracisation of five caste Hindu families, including that of the village panchayat president of Kakkarai under Orathanadu taluk in the district. The discriminatory order of the Kangaroo court came…
Study shows NCR homeowners turn away Dalits and Muslims
16-Jun-2015
In both the methodologies, the home-seekers had the same credentials but for their names that indicated their caste and religion. A study on discrimination in urban housing rental preferences, to be published in a forthcoming issue of Economic and Political Weekly, shows high levels of exclusion of Dalits and Muslims in the five metropolitan areas…
Ex dalit sarpanch in Morena continues protest in hospital
15-Jun-2015
TNN | Jun 15, 2015, 12.44PM IST BHOPAL: Former woman dalit sarpanch of Purawas Kalan, a small village in Morena district, continued her agitation in government hospital at district headquarter on Sunday despite her arrest and forced feeding on June 12 following her three-day fast unto death. She has been demanding construction of a school…
Now, Maharashtrian youth denied flat by Malad builder
04-Jun-2015
Thursday, June 04, 2015 By Zuber Ansari Even as the controversy over a 22-year-old MBA graduate, Zeeshan Ali Khan who was denied a job by a BKC-based diamond export company because he is a Muslim is still hitting headlines, yet another another controversy has erupted in which a Malad based builder has denied a flat…
Muslim girl alleges she was denied flat for her religion in Mumbai
27-May-2015
She said that either the brokers did not show her the flats or asked her not to move in just because she is a Muslim. By: ANI | Mumbai | Updated: May 27, 2015 1:56 pm A girl named Misbah Qadri was allegedly denied occupation of a flat in Mumbai’s Sanghvi Heights society just for…