UPR reports on caste discrimination

The following reports have been submitted by IDSN in association with national members and partners in caste-affected countries for the Universal Periodic Review mechanism in the Human Rights Council.

INDIA

Second review (13th UPR session, 24 May 2012):

Download key recommendations and a joint stakeholders' report by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights submitted in advance of the second review of India on 24 May 2012.

First review (1st UPR session, April 2008):

Download the joint NGO submission by NCDHR, IDSN, IMADR and LWF including Annex 1 (List of references) and Annex 2 (Explanatory note on the situation of Dalits in India) for the first UPR session in April 2008.

PAKISTAN

Second review (14th UPR session, 2012):

In April 2012, Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN) and IDSN submitted the following report on caste-based discrimination in Pakistan:

UPR submission by PDSN and IDSN for the review of Pakistan at the 14th UPR session, 2012

More information and submissions on the second UPR of Pakistan, scheduled for 30 October 2012, can be found here

First review (2nd UPR session, May 2008):

In the 2nd session in May 2008, Pakistan was reviewed for the first time by the Human Rights Council. In the interactive dialogue, the issue of caste discrimination was addressed and responded to by the delegation (see report below). In advance of the review the following joint report was submitted:

UPR submission on caste-based discrimination in Pakistan submitted by Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP), Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), and IDSN

> Read about the outcome of the UPR of Pakistan in relation to caste discrimination

SRI LANKA AND JAPAN

2nd UPR session - May 2008

In the Sri Lanka review, the delegation was asked about what the Government had done to combat caste-based discrimination. This was reflected in para. 61 in the Report of the UPR Working Group. Unfortunately, the delegation did not respond to this question in the debate.

Download the UPR submission on caste-based discrimination in Sri Lanka submitted by IDSN in association with the Human Development Organisation (HDO) and IMADR Asia Committee in Sri Lanka.

In the second UPR session, Japan was also reviewed. During the debate many states expressed concern about the lack of an anti-discrimination law and discrimination against minorities. However discrimination against the Buraku people, which is a form of discrimination based on work and descent, was not explicitly referred to in the debate.

BANGLADESH

4th UPR session - February 2008

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
Mid-term assessment of UPR Bangladesh by IDSN, BDERM and NU (submitted to UPR-Info in November 2011)

> More information about the outcome of the UPR of Bangladesh in relation to caste discrimination

NEPAL

11th UPR session - January 2011

Download the Recommendations for UPR Review on Nepal on Dalits and background note: DRC Follow-up Committee-Nepal and International Dalit Solidarity Network. 10th Session of the UPR Working Group. January 2011

> Download more NGO submissions and read about the outcome of the UPR of Nepal in relation to caste discrimination

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

13th UPR session - May/June 2012

UPR UK 2012: Key recommendations and question - Caste discrimination in the UK
DSN-UK and IDSN joint UPR submission on caste-based discrimination in the UK (submitted in November 2011 in advance of the 13th UPR session)

> More information about the Universal Periodic Review of the UK and caste-based discrimination

UPR submissions

India_08_3.pdf

Caste-based discrimination in India (1st session - April 2008)

UPR-India.pdf

People's Forum for UPR in India, the India National Consultation for Preparation of Stakeholders Report, endorsed by over 200 NGOs and activists from India