Participation of women in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is an important intervention towards their empowerment. A recent survey of the scheme in western India reveals that the single women have been denied its benefits due to conventional definition of male-headed households, treating them as dependents, says journalist Kiran Bhatty.

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• Published: 2008-03-17

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Tired of living in a world governed by marriage laws formulated and implemented by men, Muslim women in India have come out with their own Nikahnama. It recognises their right to seek divorce and other entitlements so that they are the masters of their own destiny.

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• Published: 2008-03-17

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British author Valerie Mason-John’s new book Broken Voices has series of interviews with dalit women, recounting their horrific experiences of caste-based injustice and discrimination. During her five-month stay Valerie lived, ate and worked together with these women to get the feel of what it is like to be an untouchable in India.

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• Published: 2008-03-04

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In a step taken to protect rights of sexual minorities, the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India has announced the establishment of a welfare board for transgenders. The move followed a public hearing by NGOs on the plight of the community and recommendations by a citizens' jury.

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• Published: 2008-02-19

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There are millions in India who do the dirty job risking their lives. We never notice their lives or deaths. Bereft of the honour of uniform and the posthumous glamour of martyrdom, these soldiers sacrifice their lives making sure the rivers of filth flow unhindered, says S. Anand of Tehelka, a weekly magazine.

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• Published: 2008-02-18

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The West Bengal government came in for severe criticism from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice S Rajendra Babu, who said Nandigram and Godhra were the “worst scars” on the face of the nation.

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• Published: 2007-11-20

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Ambedkar Media Award instituted by Kerala State government to encourage media coverage of issues concerning the backward sections of society.

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• Published: 2007-11-15

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• Published: 2007-11-12

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The banking sector in the country does not seem to be paying adequate attention to the flow of finances to Dalits and underprivileged sections and has failed to meet the priority sector credit targets for them

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• Published: 2007-11-12

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A nation-wide campaign is being launched to stop the central government from extending Scheduled Castes rights to Christian and Muslim Dalits

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• Published: 2007-11-06

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In September, a mob in Bihar lynched 10 members of a denotified tribe, taking them for thieves. A probe later revealed that they were not thieves. Sixty million people in India belonging to denotified and nomadic tribes continue to suffer such discrimination.

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• Published: 2007-11-05

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According to a new report assessing India’s Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, the maximum number of alleged domestic violence cases was filed in Rajasthan, followed by Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi

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• Published: 2007-11-05

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If it was expected that atrocities against Dalits would become a thing of the past after their icon Mayawati came to power with a BSP majority in UP, it was misplaced because in a shocking incident, two Dalit women died after being thrown out of a government hospital

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• Published: 2007-11-05

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Second National Conference of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR-II) will be held from December 8-12, 2007 in New Delhi to raise issues and concerns related to dalits and other marginalised communities.

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• Published: 2007-11-05

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Landless farmers, tribal people and Dalits from 15 states simply walked all the way to tell the government that it was time it formulated the long-promised land reforms policy so that poor landless families may live with dignity

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• Published: 2007-11-01

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