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Videos from Margaret
Article 17: Untouchability in a graveyard
This video documents discrimination on the basis of caste being practiced in a graveyard. The left side is allocated to the Dalits while the right is reserved for the non Dalits. Father Arun acknowledges that untouchability has been perpetuating in the church and strongly condemns the practice of untouchability.
Bad Maintenance Hazard in Family Park
Mukumbu Park in Trichy District is in bad shape.
Manual Scavengers forced to work without Safety Gear
Dalits are made to clean the Uyyakondan canal without any safety gears in the city of Trichy in Tamil Nadu. They are forced to clean plastic, acid waste, dead bodies, and human excreta from water, with their bare hands. Even after passing of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction...
Cleaning Gutters With Bare Hands
Dalits work in dangerous, undignified conditions to clean sewage in Trichy, Tamil Nadu
Domestic Abuse Victim Gives Testimony
Woman talks about her life as a victim of domestic violence.
Govt. Threatens to Displace Community
The Forgotten People of Trichy Fight for their Homes
Long Walk To School
In rural Tamil Nadu, children walk six kilometers to get to school.