Martin Macwan

Martin Macwan is a evangelist active in Gujurat, India. From the Dalit community, he nearly escaped death in 1986 when colleagues were murdered during a land rights campaign.^[1] He founded the Navsarjan Trust in 1989 to promote the rights of Dalits, addressing issues of land rights, minimum wages, and women’s rights. He served as the organisation's director until 2004, and he has also served as a convener of the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights.

His work has been recognised internationally, with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2000.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Anosh Malekar, Martin Macwan is going to Capitol Hill in glory, The Week, accessed at Dalits' advocate, www.ambedkar.org [1] Oct 19, 2006
2. ^ Awards for Indian human rights campaign, Christian Aid (UK), Nov 21, 2000 accessed at [2] Oct 19, 2006

External links

• System has become more pervasive (interview), Frontline magazine, Sept 9-22, 2006
• An 'Untouchable' Says Caste Is Truly a Human Rights Issue, New York Times, Nov 16, 2000
• Details at RFK Memorial

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