In India, a Dalit man who was tortured by upper caste Hindus for sitting in a chair in a wedding ceremony in Uttarakhand, has succumbed to his injuries.
A group of upper-caste men had beaten up 21-year-old Dalit Jitendra due to which died after nine days.
India has a poor human rights record due to repeated violence against minorities and even the low caste Hindu Dalit community.