EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Last year, California State University became the first U.S. university system to add caste as a protected category to its anti-discrimination policy.

The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that adds caste as a protected class to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, alongside categories such as race, religion and gender ...

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.

In March, Sen. Aisha Wahab introduced SB 403, which would ban caste-based discrimination in California. The caste system is a Hindu practice that has been around for thousands of years and is most ...

Key Background The caste system dates back thousands of years with roots in Hinduism in India, though it also impacts other religions and countries. It separated the priest class, the highest ...

Caste systems are found among Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Muslims and Sikhs. Wahab said she is “deeply sensitive to how minority religions and groups are depicted.” ...

What is caste? India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they ...

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they can marry based ...

To save you a search — either back to your school days or on the internet — a caste system isn’t exactly something people can climb through, as Trump implied in his statement.

The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against two Cisco engineers, while still keeping alive its litigation against the Silicon ...

India’s caste system has roots in Hindu scriptures, and historically sorted the population into a hierarchy that defined people’s occupations, where they can live and who they can marry based ...