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UN says India's caste system is a human rights abuse

Source: NewKerala
New Delhi : India | 2 months ago  
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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 foreign minister Jeet Bahadur Darjee Gautam said Nepal...
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  • 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...
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