Full Coverage: Social exclusion

28.02.2006 The Council for Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms – CDHRF, says that the Roma, Ashkalia and Egyptian IDP’s, which remain in camps in Northern Kosovo since the end of teh war in Kosovo in 1999, live in extremely difficult conditions, exposed to the high risks to their health presented by high lead presence in their blood. This is nothing new and at the same time known to everyone. But, so far nothing serious has been undertaken to rectify their issue”.

27.02.2006 Inclusive education is a vital part of discussion on developments in education at both national and international levels. The earlier system of segregated education, or special schools for children with disabilities, was a reflection of care, not rights or entitlements. It is now believed that this should be replaced by inclusive education with emphasis on rights, equal opportunity and participation.

22.02.2006

Violence destroys the whole family

The campaign called ‘We Can End All Violence Against Women’ uses many different means to reach men and women across South Asia. In Sri Lanka, water tanks in tsunami-relief camps provided an unexpected platform for the campaign messages.

22.02.2006 In the twilight world of Musahars, an untouchable community in India, Girija Devi is a shining exception. After leading a spirited drive to root out alcoholism and get the government to work for her community in the troubled state of Bihar, she has become the first woman from her community of rat-eaters to address a United Nations convention. Amarnath Tewary reports in The News Today.

21.02.2006 Harijans are treated as sub humans and untouchability still persists even after 73 years of formation of HSS. Vast section of society does not seem to be very comfortable with idea of treating Harijans with dignity. Nirmala Deshpande, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) speaks to Ashutosh Bhardwaj.

16.02.2006 A panchayat ward member belonging to the minority Muslim community was allegedly paraded naked by upper-caste members of her village, who accused her of being responsible for the breaking of a marriage negotiation.

16.02.2006 Children born out of a marriage between a tribal woman and a non-tribal upper caste man cannot claim status of Scheduled Tribe and seek employment in the Government under the reserved category.

13.02.2006 Under a new constitutional amendment, private schools, colleges, and professional training institutes that operate without government funding will be obliged to set aside more than one-quarter of their seats for students from India's "untouchable" lower castes or Dalits, as well as other socially and economically disadvantaged groups.

10.02.2006 Attending school for the first time is somewhat magical for Niaz Begum, one of the survivors of the devastating Oct. 8, 2005, South Asia earthquake. Urdu class is her favorite, the 12-year-old says with dancing green eyes, using the ruffle of a tent door to veil her embarrassment.

08.02.2006 The Rural Development Unit, Department of Research, of India
Social Institute (ISI) is organising a two day National Workshop on Participatory Governance in Perspective of the Marginalised Section: Review of Status and Scope of Grassroots Participation on 25th-26th February 2006 at the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi.

08.02.2006 S. Venkatesan, Knowledge Coordinator at OneWorld South Asia has presented a paper on “Social Inequality in MDGs: unequal progress and persisting disparity among social groups in India” at the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Equality and Social Inclusion in the 21st Century: Developing Alternatives 1st - 3rd February 2006, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He has tried to address the importance of social equity in achieving MDGs along with emerging evidence from India.

06.02.2006 Spearheading a campaign against female foeticide, noted actress and former Rajya Sabha MP Shabana Azmi has said that more than introduction of laws, there should be a 'tiered system' in society to bring about an attitudinal change to tackle the skewered sex-ratio.

02.02.2006 A group of Roma non-governmental organizations, together with Erduan Iseni, Mayor of Shuto Orizari Municipality, and a group of Roma politicians believe that the “Shutka Book of Records” documentary, showing in “Kultura” Cinema in Skopje, is a direct insult and ridicules the Roma.

01.02.2006 On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the dissolution of multiparty democracy in Nepal, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at New York University School of Law has requested American Senator Patrick Leahy to draw attention to the situation in Nepal, and in particular, the vulnerability of Dalits or so-called untouchables in the conflict.