East Godavari: Matter resolved after statue of Ambedkar removed by group belongning to Scheduled Caste

East Godavari: Matter resolved after statue of Ambedkar removed by group belongning to Scheduled Caste: East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): A statue of BR Ambedkar was allegedly installed by a group belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) community in Magatapalli village on December 27 night, which was removed on Saturday morning by another group of the same community.

UN body asks Switzerland not to deport Chilean campaigner

UN body asks Switzerland not to deport Chilean campaigner: The UN Committee Against Torture has urged Switzerland not to deport human rights activist Flor Agustina Calfunao Paillalef to Chile because there ...

Constitutional Morality, Ambedkar's Fear And Governor's Discretion

Constitutional Morality, Ambedkar's Fear And Governor's Discretion: The political battle to form a government in Maharashtra finally seems to be over. Yet, the entire episode once again forces us to scrutinize the role of governors in appointing a Chief Minister,...

The forgotten women living in the time of Buddha part 2: Queen Mallika

The forgotten women living in the time of Buddha part 2: Queen Mallika: Which comes first: music or magic? That’s the quintessential question eternally abeat at the centre of one of Buddhism’s most enduring love stories.

Dalits fight against all odds for promised lands across India

Dalits fight against all odds for promised lands across India: In 2014, Bihar--where almost 90% of dalit farmers are farm labourers--became the first state to recognise that lack of possession was a problem that needed state intervention

Payal Tadvi: Attacks on Dalits remain unflagging | Tehelka

Payal Tadvi: Attacks on Dalits remain unflagging | Tehelka

With Justice Gavai's Appointment, SC Gets A Dalit Judge After Nine Years

With Justice Gavai's Appointment, SC Gets A Dalit Judge After Nine Years: With the appointment of Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai to Supreme Court, the apex court has got a judge from Dalit community after nine years.After the retirement of the former Chief Justice K G...

South Asia celebrates Lord Buddha's birthday

South Asia celebrates Lord Buddha's birthday: Kathmandu [Nepal], May 18 (ANI): Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, is being celebrated by people across south Asia on Saturday by organising various programmes.

Dalit groom beaten for riding horse in Bikaner

Dalit groom beaten for riding horse in Bikaner: A Dalit groom was allegedly beaten by upper caste people for riding a horse at a village in Napasar area in the district on Wednesday night, police said.According to police, people from the Rajput community in Belasar village of the district raised

Harish Rawat observes 'silence' to protest against death of Dalit man

Harish Rawat observes 'silence' to protest against death of Dalit man: Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): Congress general secretary Harish Rawat along with other party officials on Monday observed an hour of 'maun vrat' (silence) here at the Gandhi Park to protest against the killing of a Dalit youth by upper caste men in Tehri.

The Birth of an American Form of Buddhism: The Japanese-American Buddhist Experience in World War II | Buddhistdoor

The Birth of an American Form of Buddhism: The Japanese-American Buddhist Experience in World War II | Buddhistdoor: The evolution of Japanese Buddhism in America

Soon to be married Dalit woman stabbed to death in market

Soon to be married Dalit woman stabbed to death in market: A 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was to get married in two weeks, was stabbed to death in full public view allegedly by a man near here in Gujarat after she refused to sit on his motorcycle, police said Thursday.
The shocking incident took place in

Indian antiques smuggled to US identified, could be returned - Social News XYZ

Indian antiques smuggled to US identified, could be returned - Social News XYZ: Indian antiques smuggled to US identified, could be returned - Social News XYZ

'Visit Lumbini Year-2076' campaign in Kathmandu

'Visit Lumbini Year-2076' campaign in Kathmandu

Indigenous candidates have Canberra on their radars

Indigenous candidates have Canberra on their radars: On Saturday 18 May 2019 Australia heads to the polls. In this Federal Election, there are at least twenty-one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates. While there are reasons to see this as a sign of change, to date there has only been nine Indigenous people elected to the federal Parliament (seven in the Senate and two in the House of Representatives).
Eight candidates are standing for the Senate (upper house) and twelve for the House of Representatives, with representation in every state/territory expect Australian Capital Territory. This election could result in more milestones being achieved but it's not been an easy pathway. Before 'firsts' were celebrated, the fight for citizenship and voting rights had to be won.
Across Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had their rights to vote given and taken and given again. In 1965, all Indigenous people finally won the right to vote in state elections, with Queensland being the last state to grant this right. A

Sex robots: a human rights discourse? | OpenGlobalRights

Sex robots: a human rights discourse? | OpenGlobalRights: What are the human rights implications in the growing market for sex robots? Are these AI “gynoids” just harmless sex toys, or do they further marginalize women and put sex workers at risk of harm?

1,100 lower caste ‘Dalit’ family houses left stranded in Dolpa, Western Nepal

1,100 lower caste ‘Dalit’ family houses left stranded in Dolpa, Western Nepal: DOLPA: A total of 1,100 houses in Dolpa being constructed under the Janata Awas program have been left stranded. The houses in Tripurakot Ralli of ward no. 1 of Tripura Sundari municipality, Western Nepal remain incomplete after the second installment for...

Reviving Human Rights

Reviving Human Rights

Human Rights Activist Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Shares His Thoughts about 'GOOD FRIDAY'

Human Rights Activist Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Shares His Thoughts about 'GOOD FRIDAY'

In the 1960s, T.C. Cannon, on view @SmithsonianNMAI in NYC and other young native art students embraced cutting-edge contemporary art methods

In the 1960s, T.C. Cannon, on view @SmithsonianNMAI in NYC and other young native art students embraced cutting-edge contemporary art methods

Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet

Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet: The Australian movie Tanna, which is Oscar-nominated this year for Best Foreign Language Film, epitomizes what the Pan African Film Festival is all about, and why it’s such an essential expo of cinema.

Human Rights First Receives Grant from The New York Bar Foundation

Human Rights First Receives Grant from The New York Bar Foundation: New York City—Human Rights First today announced that it was recently presented a grant from The New York Bar Foundation worth $7,500. The grant will be used to support their Refugee Representation Project of New York.

Pak human rights watchdog raises concern over forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam

Pak human rights watchdog raises concern over forced conversion of Hindu girls to Islam: Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): Pakistan's independent human rights watchdog on Monday raised concerns over increasing incidents of forced conversions and marriages of Hindu and Christian girls to Muslim men every year.

Twenty years since the death of Australian Trotskyist and Aboriginal worker, Comrade Yabu Bilyana - World Socialist Web Site

Twenty years since the death of Australian Trotskyist and Aboriginal worker, Comrade Yabu Bilyana - World Socialist Web Site

Fighting inequality would be the best tribute to him - Kashmir Times

Fighting inequality would be the best tribute to him - Kashmir Times: As we celebrate Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary, we need to imbibe his important motto- Educate, Organise. Agitate. As Karl Marx said philosophers have interpreted the world in different ways. The point is to change it.

This is the most important heritage of Dr Ambedkar, changing the world. One of the great advantages of Dr Ambedkar's teachings was the tremendous awakening he created among Dalits, especially in Maharashtra. It led to a creation of very vibrant Dalit writing. I notice that Dalits are very well read, much better read than people from many communities, they have a real hunger for knowledge, they read, analyse. This is all because of the heritage of Dr Ambedkar.

He had a vision for a better world. We too need to fight to achieve that kind of a society. The capitalists have created their own vision for their advancement. They are powerful, they have planners and money to buy people, land. We have to create expertise to challenge this anti- people vision of capitalists. For example we can create an alternative transport system, it can be done at very little expense. We don't need those fancy, expensive schemes at all.

Mahatma Gandhi was essentiall

How Ambedkar makes us Richer - Mainstream Weekly

How Ambedkar makes us Richer - Mainstream Weekly: IMPRESSIONS “The Hindus wanted Vedas, and they sent for Vyasa, who was not a caste Hindu. The Hindus wanted an epic, and they sent for Valmiki, an (...)

Buddhistdoor View: Finding our Humanity in a Time of Tragedy | Buddhistdoor

Buddhistdoor View: Finding our Humanity in a Time of Tragedy | Buddhistdoor: Ardern has shown tremendous leadership through this ordeal.

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Decentralised Rural Governance in India: (...) - Mainstream Weekly

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Dalits and Decentralised Rural Governance in India: (...) - Mainstream Weekly: by Mahi Pal Introduction Dr B.R. Ambedkar was one the greatest sons of India who was not only a parliamentarian, scholar of repute and (...)

First Dalit Collector who Changed a Feudal District in the 1970s - Mainstream Weekly

First Dalit Collector who Changed a Feudal District in the 1970s - Mainstream Weekly: by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd Next to Hyderabad, Warangal is the second biggest city of the Telangana State. Most of the present Telangana State's (...)

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

Eight Heroes and Heroines Whose Names Are Immortalized

Fascinating find: Scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori

Fascinating find: Scientist finds link to ancient home of Māori: A Northland scientist has for the first time pinpointed the origin of early Māori artefacts found in New Zealand to a precise location in eastern Polynesia

Civil Society, Press Freedom & Human Rights Under Attack in Africa | Inter Press Service

Civil Society, Press Freedom & Human Rights Under Attack in Africa | Inter Press Service

Dharma Realm Buddhist University Exhibits Ceramic Reliefs Portraying the Life of the Buddha | Buddhistdoor

Dharma Realm Buddhist University Exhibits Ceramic Reliefs Portraying the Life of the Buddha | Buddhistdoor: Exhibition a collaboration between Lorraine Capparell and Prof. Ronald Y. Nakasone

Delinking the "human" from human rights: artificial intelligence and transhumanism | OpenGlobalRights

Delinking the "human" from human rights: artificial intelligence and transhumanism | OpenGlobalRights: The development of artificial intelligence and transhumanism are challenging what it means to be human—and who (or what) constitutes the “human” in human rights.

Buddhism as Service: Ayya Yeshe | Buddhistdoor

Buddhism as Service: Ayya Yeshe | Buddhistdoor: Empowering women and children in India's Dalit communities.

Ancient Buddhist Temple Suppressed in Shanxi Province

Ancient Buddhist Temple Suppressed in Shanxi Province: Authorities are harassing a once flourishing, more than 1,000-year-old temple and subject monks to increased control and indoctrination.

Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes

Indigenous skills vital to conservation research outcomes: Sydney conservation biologists have demonstrated Indigenous rangers are an essential part of scientific research outcomes, and urge researchers around the world to give Indigenous peoples a voice.

The Buddha – Life, Journey and Significance

The Buddha – Life, Journey and Significance: Today the Buddha is one of the most revered deities in the world. We are bound to take inspiration from this enlightened soul and cherish

UNAIDS: Death penalty set by Brunei monarchy is breach of human rights

UNAIDS: Death penalty set by Brunei monarchy is breach of human rights: United Nation, Apr 5 (UNI ) Underscoring that every person has the right to be ''free from torture'' and ''cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment'', UNAIDS has warned the new penal code of Brunei monarchy that impose the death penalty for same-sex relationships, adultery and childbirth out of marriage and called it a breach of international human rights norms.

Syrian Network for Human Rights: 221 chemical attacks in Syria since 2012

Syrian Network for Human Rights: 221 chemical attacks in Syria since 2012: The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said that documented chemical attacks in Syria have amounted to nearly 221 attacks since 23 December 2012, the date of the first recorded use of chemical wea...

A “classic case” of underprivileged being deprived quality legal assistance: Madras HC acquits 3 Dalit men sentenced to death

A “classic case” of underprivileged being deprived quality legal assistance: Madras HC acquits 3 Dalit men sentenced to death: Madras high Court lamented about lack of quality legal assistance for underprivleged while acquitting 3 Dalit men(madras high court) who were awarded ...

For 73-year-old Baloch folk singer Muhammad Bashir, life is now a song of miseries - Entertainment - Dunya News

For 73-year-old Baloch folk singer Muhammad Bashir, life is now a song of miseries - Entertainment - Dunya News: Once he cherished these awards and now due to his poverty, he is willing to exchange these to provide for his family. Photo: Dunya News

State legislature showed respect to Dalit woman leader, justifies Mayawati to SC over statues

State legislature showed respect to Dalit woman leader, justifies Mayawati to SC over statues: New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Justifying statues built in Uttar Pradesh with taxpayers money during her regime, former UP Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the state legislature showed respect to a Dalit woman leader.

Architectural Wonders – World’s Top 15 Buddha Statues

Architectural Wonders – World’s Top 15 Buddha Statues: List of the world’s most iconic Buddha statues that draw thousands of devotees, tourists and enthusiasts from around the globe.

The Indian Dravidian language family is 4500 years old—What does that mean and how do we know?

The Indian Dravidian language family is 4500 years old—What does that mean and how do we know?: An international team of researchers focus on a representative sample of languages to reconstruct the Dravidian language family tree by using first-hand data, to understand how old the languages are and how they are related.

Sap Boil Ties Together Native American History

Sap Boil Ties Together Native American History: On Saturday at UMD, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society held their very own sap boil, tying it into Native American history.

Charla Huber: Victoria should welcome an Indigenous fashion week

Charla Huber: Victoria should welcome an Indigenous fashion week: I’ve been reading about Indigenous fashion as it pops up in the news, but I’ve never been able to experience it. Joleen Mitton is working to establish an Indigenous fashion week here in Victoria . . .

Balochistan Occupation Day – 27 March 1948

Balochistan Occupation Day – 27 March 1948

American Burakumin – an untold story

American Burakumin – an untold story: This Thanksgiving, I broached a topic with my Japanese American cousins about a heritage issue they weren’t too familiar with. Few Americans know that the Japanese historically has an underclass of untouchables similar to other Asian cultures like India. The “burakumin” are descendants of a feudal outcaste that worked in occupations handling dead bodies – ...

Construction of Avalokiteshvara Statue Underway in Buryatia | Buddhistdoor

Construction of Avalokiteshvara Statue Underway in Buryatia | Buddhistdoor: Statue to be the largest Buddhist image in Russia

Scholarship program triples completion rates for Aboriginal TAFE students

Scholarship program triples completion rates for Aboriginal TAFE students

Lived in constant fear of being found I'm not Brahmin, says Dalit author

Lived in constant fear of being found I'm not Brahmin, says Dalit author: Discrimination on the basis of caste is prevalent in urban spaces too, says author Yashica Dutt who has come out with her memoir in which she talks of 'living in a constant fear' of being identified as a 'Dalit'.
In 'Coming Out As Dalit', Dutt

Ralph Ellison makes himself visible in 1950s Japan

Ralph Ellison makes himself visible in 1950s Japan: On Sept 2, 1957, Japan’s 60-year-old foreign minister, Aiichiro Fujiyama, stood on the stage of Tokyo’s Sankei Hall. The Corsica Daily Sun reported at the time that in front of him — and among hundreds of Japanese patrons — sat an audience of “170 PEN [Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and…

Tara: A Powerful Feminine Force in the Buddhist Pantheon | Buddhistdoor

Tara: A Powerful Feminine Force in the Buddhist Pantheon | Buddhistdoor: Exquisite and potent representations of female spirituality

Bangkok’s Phra Buddha Sihing and the Sri Lankan connection

Bangkok’s Phra Buddha Sihing and the Sri Lankan connection