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BANGLADESH: 6 Islamists abducted and gang-raped a Janajatiya Hindu girl in Khagracherri

July 25, 2025August 1, 2025 - Leave a Comment

The Persecution of the Hindu minorities continue in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh. A fresh case has been reported from the Khagracherri district of Bangladesh where Islamists abducted and gang-raped a Janajatiya …

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Geeli Puchchi: A Messy Tale of Caste and Desire

July 24, 2025August 1, 2025 - Leave a Comment

“Bhool gayi thi kya hum Dalit hai? Table-kursi ka sirf khaana milega; table-kursi ka kaam nahi” (“Have you forgotten we are Dalits? They will allow us to eat at a table …

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INDIA: 30 Christians injured in attack by Hindu nationalists in Odisha

June 27, 2025July 4, 2025 - Leave a Comment

More than 30 Christians who had gathered for a prayer meeting were injured in an attack by a large mob in eastern India’s Odisha state on the morning of June …

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NEPAL: Digital discrimination

June 12, 2025September 1, 2025 - Leave a Comment

On 25 May 2020, George Floyd was murdered in the US city of Minneapolis by a white police office Derek Chauvin. Witness and security camera videos showing Chauvin kneeling on …

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INDIA: Anti-Christian incidents in India state of Odisha trouble Church leaders

June 6, 2025July 4, 2025 - Leave a Comment

In India, two anti-Christian incidents in the state of Odisha have disturbed the peace-loving Christian community, which has already been traumatized by harassment by right-wing extremists. On Sunday, Sister Rachana …

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NEPAL: NHRC asks govt to effectively implement laws against caste discrimination 

June 5, 2025July 4, 2025 - Leave a Comment

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to effectively implement the laws to address serious human rights violations such as ethnic discrimination and untouchability. “We call on …

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INDIA: Emerging from the Sewers: Class, Legacy, and the Governance of Sanitation

May 30, 2025June 2, 2025 - Leave a Comment

In India, caste based oppression has long been linked to sanitation and related activities. Dalits make up the majority of these workers, particularly the manual scavengers. These workers, who come …

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BANGLADESH: Islamists set ablaze Hindu houses in Jessor; Mohajot protest, demand justice and arrest of attackers

May 29, 2025July 4, 2025 - Leave a Comment

Hindu rights organisations in Bangladesh staged a protest on Monday, May 26, in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka, demanding immediate justice for the arson and looting of …

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INDIA: 80 Dalit Families in Gujarat’s Surat Defy Two-Year Delays, Embrace Buddhism

May 20, 2025June 2, 2025 - Leave a Comment

After enduring two years of bureaucratic roadblocks, 80 Dalit families in Surat, Gujarat, have embraced Buddhism in a poignant ceremony held on May 14, at Anand Buddha Vihar, Bombay Colony, …

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PAKISTAN. Minority Youth Festival: A splendid display of interfaith harmony at Katas Raj Temples

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 - Leave a Comment

The Pakistan Minority Youth Festival 2025, aimed at promoting interfaith harmony and youth leadership in Pakistan, was successfully held at the historic site of Katas Raj Temples. Over 100 young …

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Ambedkar Society for South Asia (ASSA) works for the promotion of Dr Ambedkar Philosophy of Social Justice for uplifting of oppressed and marginalized minority communities of South Asia prominent including Dalits Community. Dr Ambedkar’s philosophy addresses issues and needs of socially, economically and politically deprived, neglected, down trodden and caste ridden society of South Asia. ASSA is to pave a path to bring the followers of Baba Sahib Ambedkar together and make joint effort to save minorities and lower caste poor people of South Asian region from oppression and exploitation.

ASSA promotes the teaching and philosophy of Dr. Ambedkar through seminars, conferences and also carries out social work for welfare of minority communities in the field of health and education.

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