Caste system is racial discrimination: UN rights panel. From: Economic Times (New Delhi, India) | Date: March 30, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Economic Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Mar. 30--GENEVA -- UN Human Rights Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has controverted India's stand at its recent Geneva hearings that the caste system is not racial discrimination based on descent.

In its concluding observations, CERD, which consists of reputed international experts in international law, academics, sociologists and diplomacy, arrived at the conclusion that India's denial is not correct, and...

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