A bill that would make California the first state to ban caste discrimination cleared another hurdle this week when it was unanimously approved by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee, with one ...

California State Sen. Aisha Wahab proposes SB 403, a bill which adds caste as a protected category in the state's anti-discrimination laws, in Sacramento, Calif., March 22, 2023.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Caste discrimination wasn’t on the radar of many lawmakers in California. Then it showed up on their doorstep. Hundreds of people mobilized outside the state Capitol in ...

A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.

Some say a bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature that would forbid caste-based bias is badly needed, while others say it unfairly singles out Hindus for legal exposure.

O n November 26, 2019, Brandeis University amended their nondiscrimination statement to include a new category: “caste.” From that point forward, caste would be “included within the ...

The Indian government officially abolished the caste system in 1950. But discrimination persists across South Asia against Dalits, a group of people from historically oppressed caste communities ...

PIX Now -- Tuesday morning headlines from the KPIX newsroom 08:55. SAN JOSE - The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against two ...

A bill that would make California the first state to ban caste discrimination cleared another hurdle this week when it was unanimously approved by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee, with one ...