The impact of the caste system in Nepal discussed at national-level webinar
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‘Can justice be bought?’ seminar assesses Norway’s new Transparency Act and how stakeholders can address caste discrimination in supply chains.
The event was opened by Guro Almås, senior adviser in the Church Council / Interchurch Council, who addressed the possibilities for both national and international developments in business and human rights and stressed the […]
Addressing caste-hate speech in a global context: Brief and recommendations for UN and EU actors
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The brief is based on the report Caste-hate speech: Addressing hate-speech based on work and descent published by IDSN in March 2021.
India’s health inequality severely affects Dalits
Indian society is extremely unequal. Decent healthcare is a luxury mainly available to those who can afford it. The poor and marginalised, including Dalits, are much more likely to suffer from ill health than […]
New Report: Dalits work in slavery-like conditions in India’s cotton seed production
The new report Seeds of Oppression by ARISA describes slavery-like conditions in Gujarat’s cotton sees industry. Workers, many Dalits, produce cotton seed, yet receive no wages and owe the landowner debts.
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OECD Watch report says revised OECD guidelines should specifically include caste
The report Get Fit: Closing gaps in the OECD Guidelines to make them fit for purpose stresses the need to address discrimination based on caste explicitly in the OECD Guidelines that are up for revision. IDSN is working with OECD Watch and ARISA (Advocating Rights in South Asia) to ensure that these revisions take note of the prevalence of caste in Multinational Enterprises.
Caste, gender justice and the right to freedom of opinion and expression – IDSN UN submission
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Contribution from the International Dalit Solidarity Network – IDSN to the UNGA76 report on Gender Justice and the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression by the UN Special Rapporteur on the […]
Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages – The Case of Pakistan (IDSN Submission)
Download the IDSN Submission to the Report on Respecting, Protecting and Fulfilling the Right to Freedom of Thought: Forced Conversions and Forced Marriages – The Case of Pakistan – Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion […]
IDSN Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur report on SDGs
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UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
Minorities, Equal Participation, Social and Economic Development, and the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment
Submission from the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) – June 2021
Introduction
Many of […]
IDSN Recommendations for the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
Recommendations for the 47th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (21 June – 15 July 2021)
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In connection with their participation in the 47th Human Rights Council session, states […]