UN and caste discrimination in the UK
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
When the United Kingdom was reviewed by the UPR working group at the 1st UPR session in 2008, the issue of caste-based discrimination in the UK was not raised.
The UK will be reviewed for the second time by the UPR working group in May/June 2012.
In this connection, DSN-UK and IDSN have submitted a joint NGO report on caste discrimination in the UK in November 2011.
UN TREATY BODIES
The issue of caste discrimination in the UK has been addressed by the CERD Committee in 2003 and 2011.
> See UN treaty body observations on caste discrimination in the UKUN SPECIAL PROCEDURES
> Read more about the UN Special Procedures and caste discrimination
DOCUMENTATION
> Caste-based discrimination in the UK (country information)
