News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| 2 months ago
The United Nations is set to declare the centuries-old Hindu caste system a human rights violation. The UN's Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, is expected to ratify draft principles that recognise caste-based discrimination as an abuse of...
News Source: NewKerala
| 2 months ago
The Indian government had lobbied heavily for the Human Rights Council to remove the word ''caste'' from a draft earlier this year. India''s opposition was undermined however by Nepal, the former Hindu Kingdom, which has supported the move. Its...