Liberated manual scavenger women met
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women

Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo

United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo, recently visited India from 22nd April to 1st May 2013. During her visit, a delegation of liberated manual scavenger women from the organization Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan (RGA) met Ms. Rashida Manjoo and shared their issues regarding the practice of manual scavenging, the rehabilitation of liberated women manual scavengers, discrimination and violence against women manual scavengers. RGA also submitted a note on the situation and recommendations to address issues of Dalit women in India.


Download note "Violence against Manual Scavengers: Dalit Women in India"