2018-12-28
Nepal
Dalit Liberation Front has organized a nationwide protest against the violence and discrimination against the Dalits.
They organized protest in Pokhara, Kaski, Palpa, Butwal, Jitpur, Tanahu, Gorkha, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Chitwan, Ramechhap, Kavre, Sindhupalchowk and also in other parts of the nation.
While addressing in the Protest Program organized at Dhulikhel, Dambar Bahadur Bishwokarma, President of Dalit Liberation Front, he condemned the increasing violence, rape, caste based discrimination and untouchability. He also demanded justice in the incident of Kavre's Ajit Mijar's death.
Similarly, on addressing the Kathmandu's Protest Program, Front's Central Office's member Hari Nepali requested all the Dalit Communities to be united for their own community.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Dalit Organizations |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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