The Dalit are one of the most marginalized groups in Bangladesh and are often subject to discriminatory treatment. Historically, they have been oppressed by dominant groups in mainstream society. The majority of Dalits are very poor, underprivileged, and possess limitedjob opportunities. Moreover, they are politically underrepresented and many are forced to live in inhumane conditions….
It is true that caste-situation in Bangladesh is significantly different from that of India and Nepal. Since it is a nation of majority Muslim population, caste cannot be said to permeate all aspects of socio-economic life, as is the case in India and Nepal. Therefore, along with recognizing caste as a ubiquitous socio-cultural phenomenon of…
This inaugural 2016 report is a first-of-its-kind effort to bring together research and advocacy groups from various countries in the region to form a “South Asia Collective” that will periodically track and document the situation of minority rights, country by country. The report utilizes a common UN minority rights framework that looks at various indicators…
Africa has a long-standing history of slavery and slavery practices through domestic slavery, which intensified extensively through the trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean and the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Today, hundreds of thousands of formerly enslaved people in and from Africa can trace back their modern forms of slavery and discrimination – to the caste-based slavery of the…
