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Jayna Kothari, Deekshitha Ganesan, I. R. Jayalakshmi, Krithika Balu, Prabhu C. and Aadhirai S

Tackling Caste Discrimination through Law A Policy Brief on Implementation of Caste Discrimination Laws in India Policy Brief - Bangalore Centre for Law & Policy Research 2020 - 78p

Contents: Introduction 01. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955: Main Provisions of the PCRA, Complaints under the PCRA, Pendency and Conviction Rates, Legal Aid, Special Courts, Vigilance and Monitoring Committees, Identification of 'Untouchability Areas', Role of the Courts, Conclusion 02. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: Main Provisions of the PCRA, Crime rates and Cases Registered, Role of the Courts, Conclusion 03. Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013: Main Provisions of the Law, Insanitary Latrines, Persons Identified as Manual Scavengers, Rehabilitation, Filing of Criminal Complaints, Deaths and Manual Scavengers & Payment of Compensation, Role of the Courts, Conclusion 04: Conclusions & Recommedations: Recommendations for the PCRA, Recommendations to strengthen the implementation of the PoA Act, Recommendations to strengthen the implementation of the PEMSRA

Subjects--Topical Terms: --Civil Rights Protection Act 1955, PCRA Act 1989, Manual Scavengers

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