India's Dalits find allies in Black Lives Matter

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Dalits were once called Untouchables and occupy the lowest rung on the traditional caste system; discrimination against the group remains deep-rooted in India. But the topic remains a difficult one for Dalits to bring up, let alone change. A new campaign is taking on caste violence, though, and they’ve been reaching out to activist movements like Black Lives Matter in the US. Image: Members of the All India Dalit Women’s Rights Forum speak at the Women's Building in San Francisco. Credit: Sonia Paul