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[ZESTCaste] What the EXPLOSIVE Kandhamal tribunal report says

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What the EXPLOSIVE Kandhamal tribunal report says
Last updated on: December 5, 2011 12:29 IST

A report of the National People's Tribunal on the 2008 riots in
Kandhamal, Orissa, is out. The report that runs into 197 pages points
out that the brutality of the violence falls within the definition of
'torture' under international law, particularly the Rome Statute of
the International Criminal Court.

According to the tribunal, headed by Justice A P Shah, communal forces
used religious conversions as an issue for political mobilisation and
incited horrific forms of violence and discrimination against tribals
and Dalit Christians.

The 12-member jury relied on the testimonies of 45 victims, survivors
and their representatives.

The report, a copy of which is in rediff.com's possession, states that
the targeted violence against tribals and Dalit Christian community in
Orissa violates the fundamental right to life, liberty and equality
guaranteed by the Constitution, and affirmed by the ICCPR, ICESCR,
CERD and other international covenants.

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[ZESTCaste] Girl, father booked for murdering Dalit youth

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Girl, father booked for murdering Dalit youth
PTI | 08:12 PM,Dec 05,2011

Phagwara (Pb), Dec 5 (PTI) A case of murder has been registered
against a girl and her father here for allegedly killing a Dalit
youth, police said. The girl Jaspreet Kaur, her father, a former
sarpanch and four of their relatives were booked yesterday on the
complaint of the victim's brother Kulwinder Singh, SHO Shiv Kanwal
Singh said. The victim Harvinder, a Dalit youth, was in love with
Kaur, an upper caste girl and both studied in the same college Domeli
village, police said. Kulwinder alleged that Harvinder was called to
Kaur's residence in Sahni village on November 30 and murdered, they
said. The case has been filed under Sections 302 (murder), 34 (acts
done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC
and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act. However, no arrests have been
made in the case so far, the SHO said, adding that a country-made
weapon has been recovered. Police had earlier said that the youth shot
himself dead after attacking Kaur at her residence.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit women allege harassment, write to Mayawati

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Dalit women allege harassment, write to Mayawati
PTI | 07:12 PM,Dec 05,2011

Ghaziabad, Dec 5 (PTI) Two Dalit women have alleged they they were
beaten up by policemen and forced to vacate their hutments in
Indirapuram area here in the presence of SSP Ghaziabad. Sushma (36)
and Meera (33) have written letters to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Mayawati in this regard, their advocate Ravi Dutt Sharma said. In
their complaints, the women alleged they were beaten up, molested,
their hutments were destroyed and household articles looted on
November 5 by policemen in the presence of SSP (Ghaziabad) Raghubir
Lal and SHO (Indrapuram) Sunil Kumar. The complaint, filed by Sharma,
said according to a Government Order, dwellers living on government
land before 2005 could not be evicted and the two women were living on
the land for the past 40 years. The two women went to the District
Magistrate Sashi Bhushan's office and handed over the letters to him
on December three, the advocate said. The copy of the complaint had
been sent to the President, the Prime Minister and the National
Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Sharma said. SSP
Raghubir Lal and SHO Kumar were not available for comments.

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[ZESTCaste] Separate meal for Brahmins questioned

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Karnataka | Posted on Dec 05, 2011 at 12:04pm IST
Separate meal for Brahmins questioned
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express

MANGALORE: The 'Made-Made Snana' ritual should be banned as it defames
Dalits and people from lower classes. The police department should
initiate suo moto action to safeguard the interests of Dalits, said
Dalit leaders during the SC/ST meeting held at the SP office on
Sunday.

Pointing out the incident reported at Kukke Subrahmanya temple
recently, Dalit leader Shekhar said, "The 'Made Snana' ritual is a
barbaric and superstitious practice and it should be stopped. If the
administration or police fail to do this, Dalits will have to
interfere to prevent the practice next year. As Kukke Subrahmanya
temple comes under the Muzrai Department, how can the mass meal be
served to Brahmins separately?" he questioned.

Puttur sub-division DySp Nagaraj should be suspended for his rude
behaviour with a Dalit leader, when he had gone to the police station
to lodge a complaint against the miscreants, he said.

SP Labhu Ram said that when the miscreants were assaulting Shivaramu,
the police interfered and separated him from the miscreants
immediately. The allegation on police that they did nothing to curb
the chaos was far from the truth, as the police had already arrested
the accused, he claimed. "But they are now out on bail and the court
will decide on the case," he added.

Dalit Rights Committee city secretary Lingappa Nanthoor said, "there
would be some people who indirectly support this practice and who
played a vital role in the incident. The police department should
identify such miscreants." He urged them to file an atrocity case
against assistant commissioner of Puttur sub division, Sundar Bhat,
who is also the administrator of the temple.

DSS district convener S P Anand alleged that a Dalit girl Soumya from
Kadaba had been denied a caste certificate, though she had produced
all the documents in concern.

Most Dalits face similar problems through out the district, he pointed
out. Another Dalit leader Gopal Kadumata said that Dalit employees who
are working at hostels under the Social Welfare Department receive a
pittance of a salary, which is given only once every four months.�
"This should be stopped immediately," he said.� Civil Rights
Enforcement Cell S P Sarvothama Pai said no one had complained about
the irregularities in payment of salaries.

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[ZESTCaste] Irregularities in Dalit scheme grants: DSS

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Irregularities in Dalit scheme grants: DSS
Shidlaghatta, Dec 3, DHNS:

Out of the Rs 1,600 crore worth grants released by the Central
government for the welfare of Dalits in the country, 90 per cent is
misappropriated, alleged Melur Manjunath, district unit convener of
Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti.

Addressing a press conference, he said all parties are busy making
money, than working for welfare of Dalits. Dalit associations
mushrooming all over the State have become a major problem.

On 'made snana'

"Made snana ritual, which involves devotees rolling over the food left
over by Brahmins promoted in Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina
Kannada and Chikkaballapur districts is a pathetic ritual. It
deteriorates human values. Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti not only
opposes this ritual strongly but will stage protest if such incidents
are repeated," he warned.

Total sanitation in Dalit colonies is still a distant dream. In
records, all the facilities have been provided to the Dalit colonies.
But in reality, none of these projects and facilities in record exist
in reality. All the grants have been misused by the officers
concerned.

Some of the associations forcibly collecting money at government
offices, in the name of Dalit welfare, is a major reason behind poor
condition of Dalits as the grants or money does not reach the
eligible.

Irregularities in the Department foSocial Welfare is on rise.
Substandard materials are used for hostel construction near
Hanumanthapur gate. So the building may fall even before inauguration.

Hostel contracts are also taken up by the Dalit leaders. There are
complaints that in these hostels children are deprived of quality
food.

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[ZESTCaste] What the EXPLOSIVE Kandhamal tribunal report says

[ZESTCaste] Girl, father booked for murdering Dalit youth

[ZESTCaste] Dalit women allege harassment, write to Mayawati

[ZESTCaste] Separate meal for Brahmins questioned

[ZESTCaste] Irregularities in Dalit scheme grants: DSS

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