Joint statements
The following is a list of joint statements and position papers issued by IDSN and various partner organisations. Click on the headlines to read the full statements.
UNITED NATIONS
South Asian organisations must be more active against caste based discrimination issued by Asian Human Rights Commission and IDSN (3 October 2009) following a large number of news articles reporting on affected governments' stance on caste discrimination in the UN
Joint position paper on the Durban Review Conference and caste-based discrimination supported by IDSN, Human Rights Watch, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (India), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism, Lutheran World Federation, Pax Romana, Human Development Organisation (Sri Lanka), Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Organisation, Feminist Dalit Organisation (Nepal) and Dignity International (April 2009)
INDIA
- Joint statement ''Violence in Orissa is a test to democratic values' issued by Asian Human Rights Commission, the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (30 August 2008)
Joint appeal "Ongoing violence against the Dalits in Orissa must be prevented immediately" issued by Asian Human Rights Commission, the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (28 August 2008)
NEPAL
RECASTING JUSTICE: SECURING DALIT RIGHTS IN NEPAL’S NEW CONSTITUTION. Joint statement issued by New York University School of Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF), and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) on 23 February 2009
