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UN rights chief references the unjust 10-year deferral of IDSN’s application for UN accreditation in his annual report to the UN Human Rights council

IDSN has issued a factsheet covering all the details of IDSN’s case, including over 80 questions received from India over the past 10 years and statements of UN experts addressing IDSN’s case. In 2017, a […]
June 15th, 2018|Human Rights Defenders, India, Political Participation, United Nations|
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The need to address caste-based violence highlighted in international annual human rights reports

Failure of state authorities to protect the rights of Dalits In the India chapter of the Amnesty International 2018 report it is noted that, “Adivasi communities continue to be displaced by industrial projects, and hate crimes […]
June 11th, 2018|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Humanitarian Aid, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Violence and atrocities|
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Dalit women participate in the European Development days

An IDSN delegation took part in the European Development Days in Brussels from 5-6 June 2018, organized by the European Commission. The delegation included Asha Kowtal from the National Dalit Women’s movement –the All […]
June 10th, 2018|Dalit Women, European Union, India, Nepal|
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Dalit rights inadequately addressed at the UN rights review of Bangladesh

The recommendation stating that the state must “Step up efforts in order for indigenous peoples, especially the jumma as well as the dalit fully enjoy their human rights,” was issued by Peru, but not […]
June 7th, 2018|Access to justice, Bangladesh, United Nations|
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Declaration for the Elimination of Descent-Based Discrimination – 2018

Declaration for the Elimination of Descent-Based Discrimination (2018) Date : 2018.04.13 Prior to the International Symposium on UN Guidance Tool on Descent-Based Discrimination in Tokyo on 12 April 2018, IMADR and the UN Office of the High Commissioner […]
June 1st, 2018|Solidarity Networks, South Asia, United Nations|
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UN anti-racism committee issues strong recommendations on fighting caste discrimination in Nepal

The Concluding Observations of the May 2018 review of Nepal, by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), include dozens of remarks relating to caste-based discrimination and several strongly worded recommendations […]
May 25th, 2018|Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, United Nations|
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Survey of Caste in the United States finds discrimination persists

Equality Labs has released a survey report on Caste in the United States. The report came out of a community driven survey conducted in 2016 and has now emerged as a crucial document that […]
May 12th, 2018|Diaspora|
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Report: Dalit men, women and children enslaved in India’s brick making industry

A new report by Anti-Slavery International documents widespread slavery in India’s brick making industry and finds that the majority of workers are Dalits. Whole families, including small children, work 9-12 hour days in debt-bondage […]
May 3rd, 2018|Caste-based slavery, India|
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Dalit women in India march for justice and access to health and education

You can follow social media updates on the Yatra via @dalitwomenfight both on FaceBook and Twitter. AIDMAM have also issued the following press release with more details on the Yatra: April 22, 2018 Jaipur All India Dalit Mahila […]
April 23rd, 2018|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Education, Human Rights Defenders, India|
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Dalits protest Supreme Court ruling diluting legislation meant to protect them

IDSN is greatly concerned over the rulings weakening of the SC/ST Act, meant to protect victims of caste atrocities, and strongly condemns any use of force against peaceful protesters. The ruling makes it possible […]
April 13th, 2018|Access to justice, India|
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