Postcards: Denied a chair, Dalit women confront discrimination on Indian village councils
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India on the struggle of Dalit women to have their voices heard…
From captivity to leaders: ex-bonded workers herald change in India
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation The election of three former bonded labourers to village councils on Wednesday is a game-changer for millions in India who are trafficked to work and pay off debts, experts said. One of the trailblazing winners was Kudumula Devamma, 40, who spent two decades fishing to repay loans taken by her father-in-law […]