More than 160 million people in India are considered "Untouchable"—people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0602_030602_untouchables.html
Human rights abuses against these people, known as Dalits, are legion. A random sampling of headlines in mainstream Indian newspapers tells their story: "Dalit boy beaten to death for plucking flowers"; "Dalit tortured by cops for three days"; "Dalit 'witch' paraded naked in Bihar"; "Dalit killed in lock-up at Kurnool"; "7 Dalits burnt alive in caste clash"; "5 Dalits lynched in Haryana"; "Dalit woman gang-raped, paraded naked"; "Police egged on mob to lynch Dalits".
The most ignored and worse injustice inflicted upon man.
Until India combats this issue, there is no reason why the rest of the world should not see India as a racist hotspot and not fit for democracy.
2006-09-12 03:08:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
oh...and should we "LIBERATE" them?
Don't worry we only attack countries that have Huge natural resources.
2006-09-12 03:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by dstr 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That ignorant notion was mostly suppressed while the British were there. They brought equality before the law to the Raj and unfortunately it left with them. A British gentleman I met by happenstance several years ago who travels to India frequently told me that the "Untouchables" wish the British had never left. Some enlightened democracy that is!
2006-09-12 10:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If they had oil this country might care. Until then forget it, give them more nuclear weapons, they are good right? helping our fight on "terrorism"
2006-09-12 10:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by stephaniemariewalksonwater 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
are they going to be next WMD (weapons of mass destruction)?
2006-09-12 10:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by vani3624 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋