UN rights experts urge stronger legislation against caste-based discrimination

[JURIST] A group of UN independent experts on Friday urged South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to prevent caste-based discrimination [press release]. In South Asia, those members of society who are of low caste are referred to as "Dalits" or "untouchables." The UN experts noted that Dalits endure "marginalization, social and economic exclusion, segregation in housing, limited access to basic services including water and sanitation and employment, enforcement of certain types of menial jobs, and working conditions similar to...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/05/un-rights-experts-urger-south-asian-countries-to-strengthen-legislation.php

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