.@OntHumanRights acknowledges what Hindu Canadians have been saying — that caste is already covered under existing human rights categories and therefore does not need to be added as a stand-alone category.
On March 9, @hinduamerican joined @COHHE2 in calling on @OntHumanRights to examine how existing law covers discrimination based on perceived "caste," and then propose facially neutral definitions of existing policy. @OntHumanRights delivered on this. x.com
There is no mention of "South Asia," India or Dharma traditions. They should have stopped there. But instead, the explanatory text of the otherwise correct decision confirms that "caste" is a legal fiction that eludes any definition. In attempting to define "caste,"
@OntHumanRights perpetuates xenophobic stereotypes conflating "caste" with color & "caste markers" (which do not exist). We will work with our Canadian partners, as in California, to ensure no Canadian Hindu is wrongly tarred by accusations premised on false definitions.
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