Caste: Them and us (fighting Cast discrimination)

Them and us: fighting discrimination

India is ashamed of its caste system, When someone goes international with this Taboo issue. But in the mind set of the general people this lies, Horror of the situation is the fact that from last fifty years governments are elected on the basis of CASTE. Such is the deep rooted this problem is. While the perpetrators of discrimination and caste settings in which it occurs may vary, at the heart of all forms of discrimination are ignorance and prejudice. Committed within society generally or at the hands of officials discrimination and repression are an abuse of human rights as is the impunity too often enjoyed by those responsible.

Some governments go so far as to openly justify some forms of discrimination in the name of morality, religion or ideology. Discrimination enshrined in law for example, where the law restricts women's fundamental freedoms or refuses to recognise Indigenous Peoples rights effectively strips away human rights or simple in some parts of India lower caste People not allowed to enjoy basic human needs.

Violent manifestations of prejudice are often facilitated by official inaction. Discrimination means that certain groups are denied equal protection of the law against violence inflicted on them, such as racist attacks, domestic violence, attacks targeted at people because of their actual or just born in a caste which is so called lower.

Caste in law enforcement can mean that certain groups are viewed by the authorities as ''potential criminals'' and so are more likely to be arrested and imprisoned. It can also mean that they are more likely to suffer harsher treatment, possibly amounting to torture or other forms of ill-treatment, once in criminal justice system.

An individual's identity or status may also affect the nature and consequences of their ill-treatment Lower caste women are often raped and abused by their employers.

Many individuals face discrimination based on more than one element of their identity for example, Indigenous women face discrimination not only as women, but as Indigenous Peoples. Such multiple factors interact and change individuals experience of discrimination.