The move comes amid a nationwide civil rights movement, led mostly by South Asian Americans who come from caste-oppressed backgrounds, NBC reported on Friday.
"I m proud of our City for once again, raising the bar on civil rights protections," Fresno City Council Vice President Annalisa Perea was quoted as saying by the television network. "While we acknowledge that discrimination won t end overnight, our City took bold action by passing this anti-discrimination policy to strengthen civil rights protections against caste discrimination," Perea said.
The move comes amid a nationwide civil rights movement, led mostly by South Asian Americans who come from caste-oppressed backgrounds, NBC reported on Friday.
The move comes amid a nationwide civil rights movement, led mostly by South Asian Americans who come from caste-oppressed backgrounds, NBC reported on Friday. | World News
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