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 Click here buy from Amazon. We earn 5% of what you spend at no cost to you 28 the January 2010.Dear Friends,
Today, along with Navsarjan Trust, the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights is releasing a comprehensive report on the caste-based discrimination against Dalits, or "untouchables" in Indian society.
The report, the result of three years of intensive research, details a diverse range of human rights abuses against Dalits. These include being barred from public temples and excluded from religious rites, being forced to perform labor considered "unclean" (including disposing of carcasses and human waste), being prohibited from non-menial occupations, and segregation in public places.
After the largest data-gathering effort to date on the topic, the report, "Understanding Untouchability: A Comprehensive Study of Practices and Conditions," outlines a pattern of persistent discrimination not only against Dalits by members of non-Dalit castes, but even between sub-castes of Dalits.
This is a must-read report for anyone interested not just in the subject of untouchability but discrimination more generally. The report provides a way to quantify the social effects of discrimination, a powerful tool for helping human rights movements not just in India but across the globe. To download and read the full report, visit our website:
http://www.rfkcenter.org/untouchability"Understanding Untouchability is crucial to ending untouchability," said Martin Macwan, founder of the Navsarjan Trust and 2000 RFK Human Rights Award Laureate. "Dalits face untouchability in every aspect of their lives. By lifting the veil of ignorance we have no excuse not to end it."  Brick by Brick Appeal Three months after the flooding the Dalit people of Hulugunchi have still not been allocated land to rebuild their homes. Families still live in makeshift shelters. The recent floods in Southern India have left Hulugunchi and Pannur villages devastated. Hulugunchi has to be relocated away from the river and completely rebuilt. Poor Dalit families in Pannur also have to be relocated to higher grounds and their homes rebuilt. Out of this misery comes an opportunity to build decent housing with power and sanitation. Each new house will cost approximately £3000. There is a need for 308 new houses. You can help by contributing to the Brick by Brick Appeal. Each brick will cost the equivalent of 10p. Buy a gift voucher for £3 or more and you will receive a gift voucher and envelope in the name of the recipient which details the number of bricks bought in their name. 100% of all money donated will go to the appeal, there are no administration costs. Vouchers can be ordered by sending a cheque for £3 or more (made out to Wimbledon College) to Project Manvi, Wimbledon College, Edge Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4NS. You can also gift aid your donation by downloading and completing a Gift Aid form from here And then there was a flood. Watch a short film on the flooding in Pannur and nearby villages: In this link Fr Maxim speaks to Vatican Radio about the tragedy which has befallen to the villages surrounding Pannur The new website for Wimbledon College Southern India Project. You can also also visit our current site at
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