Dalits Under Attack In India Again
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The murders have shone the spotlight again on the sexual violence faced by india's 80 million dalit women, a community that is at the bottom of india's deeply discriminatory caste hierarchy. In india, rape and sexual violence have been under the spotlight since the 2012 gang rape and killing of a 23 year old student on a new delhi bus. the attack galvanized massive protests and inspired lawmakers to order the creation of fast track courts dedicated to rape cases and stiffen penalties for those convicted of the crime.
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In a 2006 study of 500 dalit women in four states across india on the forms of violence they had faced, 54% had been physically assaulted; 46% had been sexually harassed; 43% had faced domestic. The teenager from india's marginalised dalit community suffered serious injuries in a brutal sexual attack two weeks ago, according to her family and police, and died at a new delhi hospital on. India's women revolt against a culture of rape 02:43. six men were arrested thursday in the northern indian state of uttar pradesh for allegedly raping and killing two teenage girls whose bodies. Arrests are under way in the morbi case and investigations in the surat and bhavnagar deaths. but it all shows how atrocities continue on dalits and the law fails to protect them. some 43,638 cases of dalit atrocities have been registered in gujarat in the past 34 years, ending 2022, including 755 murders that average to 22 annually.
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India's women revolt against a culture of rape 02:43. six men were arrested thursday in the northern indian state of uttar pradesh for allegedly raping and killing two teenage girls whose bodies. Arrests are under way in the morbi case and investigations in the surat and bhavnagar deaths. but it all shows how atrocities continue on dalits and the law fails to protect them. some 43,638 cases of dalit atrocities have been registered in gujarat in the past 34 years, ending 2022, including 755 murders that average to 22 annually. An event being organised by the dalit community came under attack from a group of heavily armed men, who allegedly opened fire, hurled crude bombs and desecrated a statue of sant ravidas at a. Dalits in india have come under serious attack and intimidation, preventing many from voting in the country's much publicised elections, and human rights organisations are warning of further.
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An event being organised by the dalit community came under attack from a group of heavily armed men, who allegedly opened fire, hurled crude bombs and desecrated a statue of sant ravidas at a. Dalits in india have come under serious attack and intimidation, preventing many from voting in the country's much publicised elections, and human rights organisations are warning of further.
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