Cleaning human waste : "manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India / [Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee].

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"This 96-page report documents the coercive nature of manual scavenging. Across India, castes that work as "manual scavengers" collect human excrement on a daily basis, and carry it away in cane baskets for disposal. Women from this caste usually clean dry toilets in homes, while men do the more phy...

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Main Author:	Bhattacharjee, Shikha Silliman (Author)
Corporate Author:	Human Rights Watch (Organization) (Issuing body)
Language:	English
Published:	[New York, New York] : Human Rights Watch, [2014]
Subjects:	Caste-based discrimination > India. Bhangis. Dalits. Sanitation workers > India. Human rights > India.
Physical Description:	i, 96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm Also issued online.
Variant Title:	"Manual scavenging," caste, and discrimination in India. India : Cleaning human waste. [Spine title]
Format:	Book

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