UN and caste discrimination in Bangladesh
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
Bangladesh was reviewed by the UPR working group at the 4th UPR session in February 2009.
Download the following documents for more information:
- UPR report on caste discrimination in Bangladesh prepared by IDSN in association with the Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) and Nagorik Uddyog in Bangladesh
- Joint UPR report prepared by a coalition of 17 NGOs in Bangladesh. See para. 60-61 for a section on caste discrimination.
- List of Key Issues from the Human Rights Forum on the UPR Bangladesh
- UPR Recommendations prepared by Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM), IDSN and Nagorik Uddyog in Bangladesh
- Summary of other stakeholders' information compiled by OHCHR - see references to Dalits in paragraphs 6, 10, 12, 13, 38, 43, 54)
- UPR report of the UPR working group
- Press Relase about the UN review of Bangladesh Human Rights record at the UPR - 4 February 2009
> Read more about the UPR mechanism and caste discrimination
Bangladesh is going to be reviewed by the UPR working group the next time in 2013.
UN TREATY BODIES
The issue of caste discrimination in Bangladesh has not been addressed extensively by UN treaty bodies, but in 2009 the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) made some interesting observations. CERD also made some preliminary comments on the basis of its review in 2001.
> Read UN treaty body recommendations on Bangladesh
> See a list of UN treaty body reviews by other caste-affected countries
UN SPECIAL PROCEDURES
Upcoming visits
- Independent Expert on water and sanitation and the Independent Experton human rights and extreme poverty, December 2009: Read more here
Requests for visits to Bangladesh by UN Special Rapporteurs
The following Special Rapporteurs have requested a country visit to Bangladesh, which has so far only resulted in one invitation by the Government of Bangladesh:
Agreed upon:
- SR on freedom of religion
Outstanding requests (R) and follow-up requests/reminders:
- (R in 2003) SR on the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- (R in 2005) (Reminder in 2008) SR on adequate housing
- (R in 2006) IE on minority issues
- (R in 2006) (Reminder in 2008) SR on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
- (R in 2007) SR on independence of judges and lawyers
- (R 2008) SR on contemporary forms of slavery (NB: request not accepted as per April 2009)
- (R in Sep 2008) SR on racism
> Read more about the UN Special Procedures and caste discrimination
> More information about country visits by UN Special Procedures
UN documents and reports: BANGLADESH
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