Upper Caste Attack Dalits, Burn 100 Houses with Impunity

What is affected

	Housing private
	Land Private

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

16 May 2004

Region

A [ Asia ]

Country

India

Location

Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu in the south of India1

Affected persons

	Total 500
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0
	Dalits

Proposed solution

(from Urgent Action Document)\r\n\r\n„X take all necessary measures to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the families whose homes have been burnt down and individuals attacked and providing them protection that would enable their retur

Details

IND-FE 150604.ESCR Final.doc

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Land losses

- Land area (square meters)

- Total value

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local
	Gounder caste (the dominant caste in Kalapatti village)

Brief narrative

Costs

€ 0

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