HRES 158
114th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
Human rights
India
Nepal
Racial and ethnic relations
Condemning Dalit untouchability, the practice of birth-descent discrimination against Dalit people, which is widely practiced in India, Nepal, the Asian diaspora, and other South Asian nations, and calling on these countries to recognize the human rights of the Dalit people and end all forms of untouchability within their borders.
Introduced: March 18, 2015
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
May 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Condemns the practice of untouchability and the discriminatory treatment of the Dalits in South Asia and the Asian diaspora.
Calls on the governments of India, Nepal, the Asian diaspora, and other South Asian nations to: (1) end all forms of untouchability and discrimination of the Dalit people, and (2) ensure respect for internationally recognized human rights for these minority groups.
Demands that the international community put pressure on the governments of nations that still practice Dalit untouchability to end this practice and protect the fundamental rights of all Dalits within their borders.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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3
Cosponsors
1