Full Coverage: Social exclusion

28.12.2006 Inaugurating the Dalit-Minority International Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was necessary to make a distinction between the problems faced by Dalits and those by minorities.

21.12.2006 A resolution was adopted today by the Committee on Development of the European Parliament urging the Government of India to stop the violence against Dalits (formerly called ‘Untouchables’) and the widespread practices of untouchability.

18.12.2006 The Rajinder Sachar Committee finds that the Muslim community in India is deprived and neglected, and makes far-reaching recommendations.

12.12.2006 On the occasion of December 10, the International Human Rights Day, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Serbia invited all relevant social actors, especially the state institutions, to contribute to the fight against poverty through protection and strengthening of human rights culture.