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Manual Scavenging in India: Illegal, yet in Practise
In India, we continue to practice manual scavenging, a derogatory practice, confined to people belonging to lower castes and resulting in their deaths.
Three Killed in Manual Scavenging Accident
Nashik District, Maharashtra | Maya Khodve In December 2014 three men lost their lives at an accident at their work site. All three were conservancy workers who had been hired by contractors working for the Nashik Municipal Corporation. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013,...
The neglected Dalit community of Rajasmand, Rajasthan
Confined to a corner of the village, the Dalit community of Delwara, Rajasthan have been living in miserable conditions for as long as they can remember. While the rest of the village now has roads and electricity, this community has neither, Community Correspondent Shambhuraj Tanwar reports. The Dalit community in...
Gods Of Bad Omen Burden Dalits
Temple in Beed district, Maharashtra follows archaic customs demeaning to basic human dignity.
The Dalit Massacre of Paramakudi
Tamil Nadu Police uses teargas, lathi and guns on unarmed dalit protesters.
Life saving equipment a dream for sewage workers
Imagine walking around on a hot, humid summer day. You feel sweaty, tired, and dehydrated. Now imagine if you were unblocking sewers full of human excrement with your bare hands in such heat. Sewer cleaners in Walhe village of Maharashtra continue to work with human waste, refuse, and toxic fumes...