India's Dalits were once known as untouchables in the days when the caste system had no laws against it.Although the federal government has tried to give Dalits a lift-up with affirmative action legislation, some Dalits says they are more untouchable than Dalitis from the Hindu majority.These are Christian and Muslim Dalits. Human Rights Watch in 2007 entitled the situation for Dalits: "India: 'Hidden Apartheid' of Discrimination Against Dalits."
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