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"India has failed to safeguard Dalit rights"

NEW YORK: Two United States-based human rights watchdogs have accused India of failing to uphold its international obligations to ensure that the fundamental rights of Dalits are safeguarded. ``As a result, more than 165 million Dalits are condemned to a lifetime of abuse because of their caste,'' the Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice and Human Rights Watch claimed in a report here.

``Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has rightly compared untouchability to apartheid, and he should now turn his words into action to protect the rights of the Dalits,'' said Professor Smita Narula, co-author of the report.

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"India has failed to safeguard Dalit rights"

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