Mentions:
1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (XB - Life peer) I want to speak mainly about the Dalits, who suffer disproportionately in every area of life because - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Alton of Liverpool (XB - Life peer) I also note the 166 million Dalits, who continue to be discriminated against. - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) On the issue of Dalits, we have seen progress in this respect not just on the crafting of the constitution - Speech Link
Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of India about recent attacks on (a) Christians in Manipur and (b) Muslims and Dalits elsewhere in India.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The British High Commission in New Delhi consistently monitors human rights across India including attacks on religious minorities and others. The UK Government has a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India, and we discuss all elements of our relationship, including human rights and Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), and raise issues where we have them. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, raised human rights and the situation in Manipur, with the Indian Government during his visit to India in May. He also met representatives of diverse faith groups.
Mentions:
1: Lord German (LD - Life peer) representing the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office here last Thursday about concerns over Muslims, Dalits - Speech Link
Scrutiny evidence Nov. 30 2023
Committee: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny CommitteeFound: continue to be practised despite laws prohibiting them [...] 2.4.9 Women from minority groups, including Dalits
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Vigilante violence against Muslims and Dalits has been accompanied by a sharp rise in attacks against - Speech Link
Written Evidence Oct. 17 2023
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: the sector, with information on treatment of women and workers from the oppressed-caste (largely Dalits
Found: made to the Government of India about recent attacks on (a) Christians in Manipur and (b) Muslims and Dalits
Mentions:
1: Lord Hussain (LDEM - Life peer) crucial cases involving violations of human rights … Caste-based discrimination and violence against Dalits - Speech Link
2: Earl of Sandwich (CB - Excepted Hereditary) but I expect that the Minister will confirm that discrimination against Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits - Speech Link
3: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) All this is apart from the long-standing problem of Dalits getting recourse to justice when their village - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Mar. 14 2024
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)Found: of the Death Penalty; Bangladesh; Bahai; Beer Group; Bullying; Choice at the End of Life; Cricket; Dalits