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Dalits and other scheduled castes (SCs) continue to face ongoing discrimination and a direct onslaught of their human rights to adequate housing, land and livelihood. Of particular significance is the discrimination and systematic denial of Dalits’ land rights, which forms the basis for realising other human rights, including the rights to food and adequate housing.

Possession of land is considered to be a status symbol within the caste hierarchy and that is why a majority of the atrocities against Dalits are linked to the distribution of land by the government in various states.

HLRN works closely with groups working on Dalit rights, especially on promoting their human rights to adequate housing and land.