Full Coverage: Social exclusion

26.06.2007 "Caste-Based Reservations and Human Development in India" by K.S. Chalam analyses one of the most contentious issues of our times – caste-based reservations, one which has seen tragic, needless deaths and riots and has torn the country apart into protagonists and antagonists.

25.06.2007 Communities as diverse as manual scavengers, people with disabilities, Gujarat riot survivors, indigenous groups, HIV positive people, children out of school and sex workers from across India assembled to discuss a range of human rights issues at the National Conclave – Towards A people's Alliance organised by ActionAid India.

08.06.2007 Hong Kong based Human rights organisation AHRC wants a high level inquiry into the forcible removal of several hundred Tamils from Sri Lankan capital Colombo and seek further action for their protection.

05.06.2007

03.06.2007 Can reaching the Millennium Development Goals give an improved life to the Dalits in India? Yes, was the overwhelming response at a recent panel discussion held at New Delhi by the National Conference of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR), a union of more than 300 grassroots Dalit organisations spread over India.

01.06.2007 Ram Puniyani, in his article, has highlighted the recent attacks on the Christian who are the new scapegoat in India's political battles. The consistent but low-key violence on grounds of conversion herald yet another unbecoming facet of contemporary Indian politics.