INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON GOOD PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO ELIMINATE CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION
KATHMANDU, 29 NOVEMBER - 1 DECEMBER 2011
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- "The time has come to eradicate the shameful concept of caste. Other seemingly insurmountable walls, such as slavery and apartheid, have been dismantled in the past. We can and must tear down the barriers of caste too." UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay
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With the aim to enhance international, national, and local engagement to eliminate caste-based discrimination, IDSN organized an International Consultation on “Good Practices and Strategies to Eliminate Caste-based Discrimination” in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 29 November -1 December 2011. Within this overall framework the consultation explored:
- Effective frameworks and institutions for the elimination of caste-based discrimination
- Addressing multiple discrimination against Dalit women
- Alleviating caste-based discrimination in humanitarian responses
In addition to these three main themes, other key issues including education, bonded labour and discrimination in employments and awareness raising were explored in workshops, drawing on participants’ interaction and experiences. Multiple forms of discrimination against women was considered as a cross-cutting issue in all themes.
> Read more about the workshop themes
> See the cases submitted in advance of the International Consultation
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The Consultation is organised by the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) in cooperation with Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO), Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organisation (NNDSWO) and Dalit NGO Federation. It is produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents thereof are the sole responsibility of IDSN and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.
