Dalit and Human Rights Violation in India: Need Some Strategic Measures to Protect

Dalits represent of 170 million (17% of the population) population in India. One out of every six Indians is Dalit, yet they are regularly facing discrimination, violence and the agony of untouchability very deeply in all walks of life: social, economical and political, which prevent them from enjoying the basic human rights and dignity. Until today, India's caste system has compelled them to perform the most inhuman jobs. To secure the human rights of dalits, a proper enforcement of these rights requires, educating people in these human rights. A soothing culture of human rights also has to be developed in our country. For doing that NGOs, social welfare agencies and social workers have to play an important role to secure the human rights of the dalits through advocacy, providing legal aids and legal education in the grass-root level to top. They need to take some directions to develop strategies and to address human rights.