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Saturday, October 9, 2010
'Include article on Dalit community in constitution'
Staff Correspondent Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement
yesterday demanded inclusion of a special article in the constitution
to ensure citizens' right, human dignity and social security of the
Dalit community.
They raised the demand at a human chain formed in front of the
National Museum at Shahbagh in the city.
Members of Dalit community and development activists also demanded
issuing of constitutional directives to all government and
non-government organisations to remove existing discriminations
against Dalit community.
Speaking at the programme, Dalit community leader and President of the
movement Mukul Sikder said as many as 55 lakh members of Dalit
community are working at different towns and cities in the country in
over 100 professions.
They are facing discrimination and humiliation in various phases in
the society only because of birth in Dalit community and of
professional identities and are compelled to adopt professions that
are recognised as of low standard, he added.
On similar demands, the movement's representatives submitted a
memorandum on October 5 before the special parliamentary committee for
amending the constitution, says a press release.
Nagorik Udyak, a human rights organisation, took part with the
movement in arranging the human chain where representatives from
Bangladesh Dalit Human Rights and Dalit Nari Forum also participated,
expressing their solidarity to the demand.
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