Caste Discrimination

Michigan organization combating child marriage and labor in Nepal
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Michigan organization combating child marriage and labor in Nepal

ByEyes on Trafficking News

(CBS DETROIT) –  A Michigan organization is working in Nepal to protect children vulnerable to discrimination and abuse. “It was a challenging trip,” said Heather Williams, the president of Silence Softly Speaks. Her Michigan-based organization works to combat the conditions that lead to human trafficking. In April, Williams traveled to Nepal. “In Nepal, what you…

36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives
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36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives

ByEyes on Trafficking News

For #36DaysOfType, The Swaddle’s Denise D’Souza illustrated the A-Z of Indian laws that have impacted Indians in unforeseen ways. ⁠ The Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA) grants the military the ability to maintain public order in ‘disturbed areas,’ through wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or…

An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times
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An activist artist explores caste discrimination and how to fight it – Los Angeles Times

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 14. I’m Suhauna Hussain, a reporter on the L.A. Times business desk. I write about issues affecting workers. I have a heavy topic to cover today: Dalit caste discrimination. Formerly known as untouchables, Dalits fall at the bottom of a centuries-old South Asian…