Human Rights From the Dalits Prospectives

Book Summary of Human Rights From The Dalit Perspective The book portrays the efforts taken to bring the Dalit discrimination issues under the purview of Human Rights since 1985. India has played a leading role in the United Nations Human Rights Commission activities to deal with Dalit discrimination issues. In order to make India truly a progressive nation in the world and to achieve the goal in the new millennium of non-discrimination. The collection of articles on Human Rights will be good source material for both the academia and the activists. About the Author Dr. Henry Thiagaraj, is founder the Dalit Liberation Education Trust in 1985 and promoted the activities of Human Rights Education Movement of India. Table of Contents Foreword Commendation Preface List of Contributors International Law and the Dalits in India Human Rights as Dynamic Process: The Case of Indias Untouchables Human Rights Violations and the Dalits Untouchability in Contemporary India Worse than Apartheid The Caste System and Human Rights Violation Human Rights Status of the Dalits President of India ???