Martin Macwan
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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. 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.
Evangelist
-Religion:*one of the Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels in the New Testament*a Christian who explains his or her beliefs to a non-Christian and thereby participates in Evangelism...
active in Gujurat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. From the Dalit
Dalit
Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...
community, he nearly escaped death in 1986 when colleagues were murdered during a land rights campaign. 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
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was created by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial in 1984 to honour individuals around the world who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country....
in 2000.