Essays about: "Dalit rights"
Found 3 essays containing the words Dalit rights.
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1. Of Legal Mobilisation and Active Citizenship: Examining NGO Litigation in India to Eradicate Manual Scavenging
University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionenAbstract : For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. READ MORE
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2. Stories from the grassroots : Garima activists about their fight for freedom and dignity as Dalit women in Indian Madhya Pradesh
University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och itAbstract : This research is a result of a nine week field study during spring 2012, with the purpose of highlighting the stories of Dalit women in Madhya Pradesh, India. Together with a fellow student at Södertörn University, I investigated the Garima Campaign, an ActionAid project working with Dalit women forced to endure the illegal practice of manual scavenging, the manual removal of human excreta from dry toilets. READ MORE
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3. “I AM DALIT, HOW ARE YOU?”: IDENTITY REPRESENTATIONS IN DALIT HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis looks at the Dalit transnational activism that advocates Dalit human rights. It analyzes the representation of the collective Dalit activists' identity. The primary data (interviews and representational data) was collected during the fieldwork in two organizations, the NCDHR and the IDSN, which are the focus of this thesis. READ MORE