ERIC Number: EJ779987
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 14
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Gendered-Caste Discrimination, Human Rights Education, and the Enforcement of the Prevention of Atrocities Act in India
Kapoor, Dip
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v53 n3 p273-286 Fall 2007
Despite the constitutional ban on the practice of untouchability and caste-based discrimination, this article elaborates on a gendered-caste-based discriminatory reality in rural India, the difficulties of enforcing legal remedies, and on related human rights praxis to address gendered-caste atrocities by drawing on the experiences of a Canadian voluntary development nongovernmental organization (NGO) that has been working with Dalits (downtrodden/scheduled caste groups) in India for over a decade. This experience suggests that although there is a significant role for human rights education in addressing gendered-caste atrocities, there are cultural and political limits to a rights-based approach that privilege the individual and a politics of vocal, open democratic resistance.
Descriptors: Social Class, Civil Rights, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Status, Rural Areas, Legal Responsibility, Gender Issues, Social Discrimination, Prevention, Democratic Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; India
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