Topic: discrimination
In JNU, Muslim student attacked by ABVP, labeled ‘security threat’ by professor, faces pressure to drop out
A PhD student at the prestigious JNU, a Muslim, subjected to a brutal assault by ABVP members and labeled a 'security threat' by his professor, is now compelled to drop out of the university.
Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: UN
Guterres noted that digital technology – the product of an industry that is predominantly male - represents a new source of discrimination and bias.
Muslim women face 47.1% discrimination in Indian job market, reveals report
A new report by Led By Foundation raises concern as Muslim women were found to be discriminated in the Indian job-market.
“Political persecution;” Gujarat’s Muslim fishermen move court seeking death
A leader from the local Muslim fishing community in Gujarat's Porbandar has approached the Gujarat High Court seeking permission to undergo euthanasia for himself and 600 members of his people, saying they have been facing "political persecution."
Marginalized students’ narratives vis-Ã -vis viva voce discrimination
This is such a disturbing aspect for a student’s psyche because you are not only being targeted inside that interview hall but you are also being made to disbelieve what you experienced.
Deliberate single-digit marks in JNU
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), India’s one of the premier education institutes, is reportedly discriminating Ph.D. applicants from SC, ST, OBC, and Muslim categories by giving low marks in interviews. Student organisations in the varsity university students union have called for protests against discrimination in viva-voce in JNU Ph.D. admission. This is a joint statement released by JNU units of AISA, AISF, BAPSA, BASO, COLLECTIVE, Committee of Suspended Students for Social Justice, CRJD, CRLD, DSF, Fraternity Movement, Hundred Flowers Group, JNUSU, MSF, NSUI, SCS, SFI.
