Dalits

Report says attacks against Muslims in IIOJK and elsewhere and crackdown on critics continues unabated

Dalit activists said legislation already exists but authorities have repeatedly failed to protect panchami lands

Modi vows to make India 'open defecation free' by October 2

Protests, strikes and social media furor against mistreatment of minorities across Hindu majority country

Once dismissed as "untouchables," Dalits make up 200 million of India's 1.25 billion population

Dalits, formerly known as "untouchables," are among the most marginalised groups in India

Say there is need to end caste system for a balanced society

Shankar was lynched, his upper-caste wife injured by three people in broad day light on March 13, 2016 in India

Vigilantes belonged to higher caste and had come from Kasor village to beat up man and his mother

According to son, relatives burnt her with coals and disrobed her before beating her to death

The Valmikis of Sambhal in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh warn they'll embrace Islam if discrimination doesn't stop

Police said a Hindu mob raided a dairy farm and attacked five Dalits skinning a buffalo

Attack is the latest in a spate of attacks on members of the country's lowest caste