22nd

Mar 2019

CLPR Occasional Talks #18 | Dr Annapurna Waughray | Caste Discrimination & Equality Law in the UK

Time 5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Venue Centre for Law and Policy Research, Dona Cynthia Apartments, Primrose Road, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru - 560025

On 22nd March, CLPR’s Occasional Talks series continues with a short lecture led by Dr. Annapurna Waughray: Caste Discrimination and Equality Law in the UK – Public Discourse and Legal Change. In this short talk, she will elaborate on the current legal position and debates on caste discrimination in the UK. She will focus on the Equality Act, 2010.

Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari will respond to Dr. Waughray, in the context of caste discrimination legislation in India. She will also briefly discuss the need for an overarching single equality law.

Poster for Dr Annapurna Waughray's lecture on Caste Discrimination & Equality Law in the UK. She is a Reader in Human Rights Law from MMU, UK focusing on caste discrimination. In this talk, she will be accompanied by Snr Adv Jayna Kothari.

Time 5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Venue Centre for Law and Policy Research, Dona Cynthia Apartments, Primrose Road, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru - 560025