UN rights chief welcomes movement to eradicate manual scavenging in India

World|life|January 31, 2013 / 10:15 PM

AKIPRESS.COM - The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the recent movement in India to eradicate manual scavenging, a practice traditionally relegated to Dalit women, and seen as a form of discrimination based on caste and gender...

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