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Dalits’ access to education debated at the UN Forum on Minorities

When the UN Forum on Minority Issues met for the first time on 15-16 December in Geneva to discuss the issue of minorities’ access to education, Ms. Meghna Guhathakurta from Bangladesh was invited to […]
December 18th, 2008|Education, United Nations|
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Welcome to our new website!

Being a resource hub on the issue of caste discrimination is one of our main goals. We hope we have come a little closer to that goal with our new website. Here you can […]
December 4th, 2008|Uncategorized|
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Bangladesh Dalits formulate demands ahead of December elections

In a letter of 22 November the newly formed platform for Dalits and other excluded groups in Bangladesh – Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement – make 15 demands to the political parties and […]
December 4th, 2008|Bangladesh|
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Commission recommends inclusion of Muslim and Christian Dalits in reservation schemes in India

The National Commission of Minorities in India issued a report in January 2008 that strongly recommends that Muslim Dalits and Christian Dalits be awarded “Scheduled castes” status. Currently the Scheduled Castes status brings with […]
December 4th, 2008|India|
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New Dalit platform formed in Bangladesh

A new Dalit platform has been formed in Bangladesh. The new platform, called bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM), came in to being on April 22. The platform was the concrete outcome of […]
December 3rd, 2008|Bangladesh|
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IDSN granted accreditation for the Durban Review Conference

At the 2nd substantive session of the Durban PrepCom between 6-17 October, IDSN was granted accreditation for the Durban Review Conference in April 2009 despite objections from the Indian Government to its application. The Indian […]
October 22nd, 2008|United Nations|
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Bihar floods: When the boat doesn’t come

A recent report released by Dalit Watch documents caste discrimination in the relief efforts following the latest round of devastating floods in the Indian state of Bihar.

October 21st, 2008|India|
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IDSN contribution to CERD review of Pakistan

IDSN has submitted a contribution to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on caste-based discrimination for the review of Pakistan by the Committee at its 74th session in February 2009. The […]
October 13th, 2008|Pakistan|
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Danish parliament rejects claim that caste discrimination is an ”internal matter”

At a hearing entitled “Dalits and Caste Discrimination” in the Danish parliament on 24 September 2008, the Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. Karsten Lauritzen rejected the claim that caste discrimination is an “internal matter.

October 10th, 2008|European Union, Human Rights Defenders|
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So you think you’ve had a shitty day? Campaign against manual scavenging

On the World Day for Decent Work (Tuesday 7 October) Dalit Solidarity Network UK launched the ‘Foul Play’ campaign to demand the end of the human rights abuse of manual scavenging. Around 1.3 million […]
October 7th, 2008|Manual Scavenging|
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