Mentions:
1: Afzal Khan (LAB - Manchester, Gorton) illustrated in the ongoing farmers’ protests and the persecution of minorities, including Christians and Dalits - Speech Link
Written Evidence Sep. 08 2021
Inquiry: Tech and the future of UK foreign policyFound: in India: WhatsApp has been linked to large scale mob violence in India, where hundreds of Muslims, Dalits
India’s reservation policy is meant to help Dalits, as long as they don’t convert to Christianity or Islam https://t.co/phnNQIRxW3 via @cswadvocacy
whether they made representations about his campaign on behalf of Dalits and Adivasis; and if so, what response they received.
Mentions:
1: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) non-governmental organisations, (3) Muslims, (4) Christians, and (5) marginalised groups, such as the Dalits - Speech Link
2: Lord Harries of Pentregarth (CB - Life peer) His constitution was a step towards achieving that but, despite that constitution, Dalits continue to - Speech Link
3: Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB - Life peer) Dalits, the lowest of the low in the Hindu caste system, are treated with brutality and contempt, and - Speech Link
4: Baroness Northover (LDEM - Life peer) We now hear that Dalits have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic. - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Patten (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of India about the death of Father Stan Swamy in custody whilst awaiting trial in that country.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I was greatly saddened to learn of Father Swamy's passing on July 5, aged 84. I raised Father Swamy's case with India's Foreign Secretary, Harsh Shringla, and India's Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kishan Reddy, on 15 March while in India. Most recently, I discussed Father Swamy's case with the Indian High Commissioner on 8 June.
We engage with India on a range of human rights matters and oppose discrimination against minorities because of religion, caste, or belief. The British High Commission in New Delhi and Deputy High Commission in Mumbai had been monitoring Father Swamy's case closely and will continue to monitor progress on the rights of Dalits and indigenous people in India.
The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India regularly meet representatives from minority communities and run projects promoting minority rights. Our project work has provided legal training for 2,000 Dalit women to combat violence against them. We also helped establish the first network of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders who are trained as paralegals in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. Furthermore, we engaged 365 state criminal justice system officials in case issues, training programmes, legal roundtables, and awareness raising programmes.
Asked by: Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India about the imprisoned human rights activist Stan Swamy prior to his death on 5 July; whether they made representations about his campaign on behalf of Dalits and Adivasis; and if so, what response they received.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I was greatly saddened to learn of Father Swamy's passing on July 5, aged 84. I raised Father Swamy's case with India's Foreign Secretary, Harsh Shringla, and India's Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kishan Reddy, on 15 March while in India. Most recently, I discussed Father Swamy's case with the Indian High Commissioner on 8 June.
We engage with India on a range of human rights matters and oppose discrimination against minorities because of religion, caste, or belief. The British High Commission in New Delhi and Deputy High Commission in Mumbai had been monitoring Father Swamy's case closely and will continue to monitor progress on the rights of Dalits and indigenous people in India.
The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India regularly meet representatives from minority communities and run projects promoting minority rights. Our project work has provided legal training for 2,000 Dalit women to combat violence against them. We also helped establish the first network of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders who are trained as paralegals in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. Furthermore, we engaged 365 state criminal justice system officials in case issues, training programmes, legal roundtables, and awareness raising programmes.
Mentions:
1: Lord Hussain (LDEM - Life peer) But when I match these values and principles with the conditions and treatment of Christians, Dalits, - Speech Link
Found: (2) water and sanitation, and (3) access to justice for marginalised communities in Nepal including Dalits
Found: food and emergency handouts to Christians and Hindus.18 In Nepal, there were also reports that Dalits