SB 403, which would make California the first state in the U.S. to ban caste discrimination, has progressed further.
Aisha Wahab, center, with supporters following a news conference where she proposed SB 403, in Sacramento, Calif., in March.WASHINGTON, Aug 29 — California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practice passed the California Assembly late on Monday.
The bill was introduced and authored by state Senator Aisha Wahab, an Afghan American Democrat, in March. An earlier version of it passed the state Senate before undergoing revisions. Activists opposing caste discrimination say it is no different from other forms of discrimination like racism and hence should be outlawed.Earlier this year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after a city council vote and Toronto’s school board became the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination existed in the city’s schools.The caste system is among the world’s oldest forms of rigid social stratification.
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