http://www.advocacynet.org/blogs/index.php/2008/10/20/dalits-in-rukum-banned-from-public-water-1?blog=145
Dalits in Rukum banned from public water taps 2008-10-20 October 20, 2008, Balle, Nepal: Upper caste residents in the community of Balle have tried to ban their Dalit neighbors from using public water taps in the village, the Jagaran Media Center (JMC) reported in its latest e-bulletin. JMC, a partner of The Advocacy Project, runs a news service focusing on the rights of the Dalit, a lower caste who often face discrimination in Nepal. Balle, a community in the Rukum District, is home to 25 Dalit families. But when the District Development Committee (DDC) installed 32 taps in the area, the taps were placed in the yards of Brahmin and Chhetri residents. Now, these residents are refusing access to Dalits, forcing some to walk 2 kilometers or more away to fetch water. Their actions are clearly illegal – according to Nepali law, anyone who bars others from using public property could face up to a 3,000-rupee fine and one year in prison. So far, the DDC has not taken steps to resolve the issue, according to JMC journalists. Read more in the JMC e-bulletin: http://www.jagaranmedia.org.np/e-bulletin.php?id=424 ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
