Minorities
A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are lesser in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. However in present-day sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group. Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, it is important to recognize that an …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 March 2023 English
This report was published in March 2023 by Common Cause, New Delhi, and Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. It is …
groups such as Dalits, Adivasis, and religious minorities due to the larger structure of discrimination … codes, making it more likely to target racial minorities. In India, a 2021 study by Vidhi Centre for …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 February 2023 English
This report was published in February of 2023 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn coalition. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, Carolyn Tackett, and the Access Now …
marginalized groups, including ethnic and religious minorities and other vulnerable groups. Shutdowns deepen8 … country of shutdowns in Iran targeted ethnic minorities 50.0% Jordan: 3 Iran: 2 Algeria:1 Oman: 1 … 50% of all shutdowns in 2022 targeting ethnic minorities from the Kurdistan, Baluchestan, and Ahvaz regions …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 January 2023 English
The Ministry of Education, Government of India, released the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 on January 29, 2023. The first AISHE report was published in the year …
RCP: Royal College of Physicians · 2023 English
care, which will include the elderly, ethnic minorities and mentally ill patients. The National Audit …
RCP: Royal College of Physicians · 2023 English
low socio-economic position (20.5%), ethnic minorities (17.8%), people with a learning disability (17 … Low socio-economic position 167 20.5% Ethnic minorities 145 17.8% People with a learning disability … most common areas of teaching had been ethnic minorities (24.2%), low socio-economic position (20.4%) … Response* Respondents % None 402 49.3% Ethnic minorities 197 24.2% Low socio-economic position 166 20 …
LC: Library of Congress · 2023 English
"LL File No. 2023-022255." "June 2023." "Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, …
permission of Reserve Bank.”119 However, certain minorities from these countries who have a long term visa …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2022 English
Oxfam India’s annual publication – Digital Divide: India Inequality Report 2022 – highlights the prevailing inequality in accessing digital technology in India. The report, published in December 2022, emphasises the …
with disabilities or from ethnic or linguistic minorities, indigenous groups and residents of poor or … people living in remote rural areas and ethnic minorities—require special attention.119 In rural India …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2022 English
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, the Berlin-based institute engaged in political education, published the Atlas of Migration in November 2022. This report, the second in the series, aims to change global perceptions …
to use – the refugee issue to agitate against minorities and social institutions. The willingness to support … Area colours on maps of nationalities neglect minorities. Even the symbols give only vague information …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 5 October 2022 English
The Lancet published this 7th edition of their report on health and climate change on October 25, 2022. An international and multidisciplinary collaboration of around 100 contributors, the report evaluates …
Older people, women, and religious or ethnic minorities are particularly at risk of adverse mental health …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 22 July 2022 English
Poetry in PARI is a selection of the creative expressions of everyday people. These are the voices of truth and cries for justice. The struggle of farmers, distress of migrants, …
migrants across the world, and rising hatred against minorities in his own country, ponders the meaning of ‘ghar-wapasi’ …
