Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Vigilante violence against Muslims and Dalits has been accompanied by a sharp rise in attacks against - Speech Link
Found: made to the Government of India about recent attacks on (a) Christians in Manipur and (b) Muslims and Dalits
Scrutiny evidence Nov. 30 2023
Committee: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny CommitteeFound: continue to be practised despite laws prohibiting them [...] 2.4.9 Women from minority groups, including Dalits
Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of India about recent attacks on (a) Christians in Manipur and (b) Muslims and Dalits elsewhere in India.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan
The British High Commission in New Delhi consistently monitors human rights across India including attacks on religious minorities and others. The UK Government has a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India, and we discuss all elements of our relationship, including human rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), and raise issues where we have them. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, raised human rights and the situation in Manipur, with the Indian Government during his visit to India in May. He also met representatives of diverse faith groups.
Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: the sector, with information on treatment of women and workers from the oppressed-caste (largely Dalits
Written Evidence Mar. 29 2023
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: and despite continuous calls from groups representing those vulnerable to caste discrimination (Dalits
Shambhavi Madan’s secular Hindu perspective on Anti-Conversion Laws & their role in “Mobilising Coercive Power” against India’s Dalits, Muslims, Christians & Adivasis. No to coercion,yes to freely made decisions to embrace or reject faith https://t.co/M0o0ghiMK4 via @thewire_in
How India’s caste system keeps Dalits from accessing disaster relief by @newhumanitarian https://t.co/4O2vqWU0Xj
Mentions:
1: Lord Hussain (LDEM - Life peer) crucial cases involving violations of human rights … Caste-based discrimination and violence against Dalits - Speech Link
2: Earl of Sandwich (CB - Excepted Hereditary) but I expect that the Minister will confirm that discrimination against Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits - Speech Link
3: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) All this is apart from the long-standing problem of Dalits getting recourse to justice when their village - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) When Dalits try to exercise their rights or resist abuse and exploitation, they are faced with extremely - Speech Link