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Latest human rights news on Dalits, Adivasis, Minorities & more from the Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA) media team: RT≠endorsement
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Joined October 2011
We did it! 4 months from @ACDAnews meeting #ApacheIndian (thanks to @sahdaish) and @MarryWaterson joining in Sept to craft the video, we played Apache's protest anthem for @ACDAnews' camaign "Discrimination (Don't Want It No More" in CR 16 Houses of Parliament on 12.11.2025. 💙
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@beemji @ACDAnews Thank you so much @beemji for kind words and solidarity. It means a lot to us. Here's a little snippet of @MarryWaterson 's video for Apache Indian's song. #JaiBhim
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Powerful #BlackHistoryMonth drop-in in Parliament highlighting the fight to end caste discrimination & advance equality for all. Important discussion led by @Unison, @BlackUNISON, @ACDAnews, @DawnButlerBrent & many more on taking the anti-caste movement forward in the UK ✊🏾
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Thank you @KimJohnsonMP together with @BlackUNISON for hosting this event so beautifully and with such care and understanding. It means a lot in our campaign for justice. #OutlawCasteDiscriminationInGB @SantoshDass1048 @DavidAltonHL
Powerful #BlackHistoryMonth drop-in in Parliament highlighting the fight to end caste discrimination & advance equality for all. Important discussion led by @Unison, @BlackUNISON, @ACDAnews, @DawnButlerBrent & many more on taking the anti-caste movement forward in the UK ✊🏾
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Thank you Dawn @DawnButlerBrent so much for making the time to join and interact with us yesterday. In unity there's strength. ❤️ @BlackUNISON @sahdaish @ACDAnews
Proud to join @unisontheunion’s Black History Month drop-in in Parliament today alongside @KimJohnsonMP — highlighting the fight to end caste discrimination and ensure equality for all. Every step towards equality matters.
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Wow. Congratulations Nadia. And great to see you today at the joint UNISON Black Members @BlackUNISON and @ACDAnews drop in session in Portcullis House. Thank you for making the time. @sacha_isma @pkolluguri
Delighted to announce that I have joined the Women & Equalities Committee, alongside @kimleadbeater and Kevin McKenna MP. I’m looking forward to scrutinising the government’s work in this area and championing equality for women and marginalised groups.
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Great BHM event in the Parliament on taking the anticaste struggle forward in the UK through legislation and workplace struggles by @ACDAnews @Unison Black Members @KimJohnsonMP @SantoshDass1048, fab to see the support of so many MPs @NadiaWhittomeMP @DawnButlerBrent
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@shireenazam @shrikantborkar_ @kirubamunusamy @PriyankaSamy @HurstPublishers @Bhoopendra_A
@SantoshDass1048 @ACDAnews @LSEAmbedkarSoc @JonathanGalton @gasa_community @SoasAmbedkarSoc @ambedkariteIND @SOAS_SAI
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@DSNUK @LSEHumanRights
Join us for a discussion on the global story of caste oppression & discrimination w/ @surajyengde @PennHistory @AfricanaUPenn & panelists @kochar_ritu @LSESocialPolicy & Sat Pal Muman. 📅 Wed, 29 Oct -- ON-SITE only 🕕 6pm🇬🇧 at LSE 🗣️ & 🆓 Reg. details: https://t.co/5fWtgynb4U
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"Let’s be honest. This isn’t about discipline. This is about discomfort. Discomfort with a Dalit student daring to rise beyond the limits society quietly sets for him!... ... it’s a targeted and discriminatory act! It’s academic sabotage rooted in caste prejudice!"@GlenysThornton
Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce’s Principal Dr. Nivedita Gajanan Ekbote has posted a letter on her social media saying that Prem Birhade was not issued a letter because of his “unsatisfactory conduct and disciplinary record during his tenure as a student.” But the
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"The recognition of caste and the “Caste in Canada” project" Do come along to this valuable discussion hosted by @SOAS_SAI) with Dr Anne Murphy of @UBC, Jai Birdi of @ChetnaCanada, @Muralisvelan, and I tomorrow 6.10.25 5-7pm SOAS @PoMoGandhi @ACDAnews @GlenysThornton
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It was an honour to respond to Dr Thol Thirumavalavan ji's excellent speech at the @HouseofLords2 today. Organised by @DSNUK, the meeting about why UK's caste law is so vital. was chaired by Lord Richard Harries. I presented @thirumaofficial with a copy of #AmbedkarInLondon
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The Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance was honoured to support this important #FatherStanSwamy memorial lecture on 13 September 2025. @DavidAltonHL @SantoshDass1048 @DrRajChand
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Sadly St Xaviers college Mumbai bent all too easily to ABVP pressure and didn’t allow the Fr Stan Swamy memorial lecture to go ahead. But there are enough citizens in Mumbai still ready to stand up and be counted. The memorial lecture will go ahead today: India’s democratic
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Page 13 of this policy https://t.co/3wkHmS81OS… recognises caste as an aspect of Race. When will Government implement the law on #CasteDiscrimination it introduced in 2010 and supported opposition? @bphillipsonMP @jeremycorbyn @AnnelieseDodds @SeemaMalhotra1
@GlenysThornton
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🚨 HISTORIC WIN! U.S. federal court upheld California Civil Rights Department’s right to defend caste-oppressed communities — crushing Hindutva claims that civil rights enforcement violates religious freedom. ⚖️ This ruling changes the game. 🔥 It’s bold. ✅ It’s clear. 📚
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Looking forward to reading @ProfRavikantK's new book 'Meet the Savarnas' that's just arrived. 💙 @ACDAnews
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Article's a few years old but important. Particularly in light of the @MusiciansUnion agreeing a motion on caste discrimination. @beemji @Neelam_Culture @ACDAnews
@JencySamuel 'We will bring change': the Indian band shaking a cruel caste system
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