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Dalit leader urges action to address the situation of Dalit women at UN CEDAW Review of Nepal

On 3 February 2025, Durga Sob, founder of the Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO) and a leading advocate for Dalit women’s rights, delivered a statement in connection with the 90th Session of the UN Convention on […]
February 20th, 2025|Access to justice, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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IDSN delegation highlights caste related violations in global supply chains at the UN BHR Forum

An IDSN delegation actively participated in the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights from 25-27 November, drawing attention to caste-based human rights violations in global supply chains, affecting Dalit workers in South Asia. […]
December 13th, 2024|Business, India, Nepal, United Nations|
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UN Minority Forum: Dalit activists call for action on caste-hate speech, political inclusion and intersectional discrimination

At the 2024 UN Forum on Minority Issues, IDSN delegates called for action on caste-based discrimination and exclusion. Sundar Bahadur Sheni from Nepal emphasised the need for Dalit inclusion in political and public spaces, […]
December 13th, 2024|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, United Nations|
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Dalit women call for global action at #LetsTalkAboutCaste UN side-event

Dalit women human rights defenders highlighted the need to explicitly address caste discrimination, as a root cause of widespread human rights violations, at a UN Human Rights Council IDSN side-event on 18 September 2024. The […]
September 23rd, 2024|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Poverty, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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UN workshop sheds light on barriers to justice for Dalits in South Asia

In the workshop titled “Mapping out Access to Justice for Persons from Descent-Based Communities,” human rights defenders, researchers, legal experts and civil society representatives gathered to discuss some of the pressing issues faced by […]
September 5th, 2024|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Caste-hate speech, Climate, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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One word can make a world of difference in the just adopted EU corporate due diligence legislation

One small word , in the new EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), has the potential to make a giant leap of difference to millions of workers suffering human rights abuses in global supply […]
May 31st, 2024|Bangladesh, Business, Caste-based slavery, European Union, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka|
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IDSN welcomes Renu Sijapati as the first Dalit woman from Nepal to be chair of the IDSN Board

IDSN is delighted to announce the appointment of  Ms Renu Sijapati as the first Dalit woman from Nepal to be elected chair of the IDSN board following approval of the board at IDSN’s General […]
March 4th, 2024|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, Nepal|
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Report: European Parliament calls for an EU policy on caste discrimination, country strategies and dedicated focal points

IDSN welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament’s report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2023, calling for concrete action to support the work […]
February 29th, 2024|Bangladesh, European Union, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka|
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IDSN members and associates gather to review, strategize and chart the way forward for a world free of caste discrimination

Perspectives, ideas, insights and engagement filled the room as representatives from IDSN’s member organisations and international associates from across the globe gathered for a two-day general assembly meeting in Geneva on 24-25 November. The meetings […]
December 22nd, 2023|Bangladesh, Diaspora, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Solidarity Networks, South Asia, Sri Lanka, UK|
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Dalit voices resonate in Brussels: IDSN takes part in the EU NGO Forum 2023

Dalit activists forming part of the IDSN delegation made their presence felt at the 25th EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights in Brussels, Belgium held from 4-6 December, 2023. Sunil Kumar Pariyar from Nepal and […]
December 21st, 2023|Access to justice, Climate, Dalit Women, Education, European Union, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Political Participation, Violence and atrocities|
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