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Article 17 caste and identity India Ludhiana National Commission for Schedule Caste Punjab sikh Untouchability
In 2005, Mr. Prakash Singh Jandali, a Dalit Sikh, lost his son, his daughter-in-law who belonged to a different caste and an unborn grandchild to a murderous backlash by angry ‘upper castes’. The suspects were never apprehended. 7 years later, he is just another statistic of caste atrocities, awaiting justice from a system that rarely delivers.
End Caste Violence. Sign the Petition.
A Campaign to End Untouchability
ARTICLE 17 is a campaign launched by Video Volunteers on April 14th, 2012, to urge theNational Commission for Schedule Castes, (the government body that is constitutionally appointed to direct and implement the safeguards against untouchability), to prosecute cases of untouchability. Community Correspondents across the country are documenting video testimonies of different forms of untouchability. The first 22 videos are featured here and more will be added as the campaign continues.
We want to give viewers the responsibility, as witnesses, to end this age-old oppression once and for all.
Sign the petition being sent to the National Commission on Scheduled Castes.
