Dalit Paper
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Dalit Paper
The UN can focus on doing all in their power to ensure a fight for equality for Dalits across India and the world. The UN also has the ability to deploy troops to India in an attempt to enforce peace and justice. This could wreck havoc and national panic. Also, the UN has the responsibility of doing all in its capacity to ensure human rights for all its members. The UN is the peacekeeping organization of the world, and for them to neglect the situation and its extremes would be a crime in itself. The United Nations should have its officials meet with Indian authorities in an attempt to talk the problem out. Also, consequences of this action include India's ignorance, refusal to listen, and irritation at attempts to intervene.
The United Nation's representatives should convene with Indian administrators to try to comb through the "tangles" of the situation by word of mouth, not physical action. A more obvious proposal would be to immediately send soldiers to enforce direct justice, but the results can possibly be anger for our uninvited presence and hostile civilian/government reaction. Besides, "To answer brutality with brutality is to admit one's moral and intellectual bankruptcy." -Mahatma Gandhi. The phrase, "Words speak louder then actions," is truly emphasized in this proposed solution. India has overstepped the boundaries of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights by far more feet then they can afford to. In their allowance of Dalit persecution, they violate almost every single article in the declaration. Not only are they infringing the limitations of their own constitution (Article 17-"Abolishment of Untouchability") but to be a member of the UN and have the audacity to undermine their judgment and authoritative powers is inexcusable.
Circumstances that need to be carefully considered before any action at all is taken are the fact that the Indian ambassadors may not wish to hear our proposal. They may maintain the illusion
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