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Nepal urged to include measures to combat caste discrimination in constitution

The International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN), Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, New York University School of Law (CHRGJ), Lawyers’ National Campaign for Elimination of Caste Discrimination (LANCAU), Dalit Studies and Development Centre (DSDC), Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) have today, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, issued a letter to the Constitutional Committee and the High Level Taskforce in Nepal urging that they include measures to combat caste discrimination in the constitution.

December 10th, 2010|Nepal|
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Human Rights Day: Speak up! Stop Caste Discrimination

In the run up to human rights day 2010 Dalit activists have been mobilising through marches and awareness raising activities from activism in Nepal, a march in India, and human chains in Bangladesh to an exhibition in the UK to highlight the plight of Dalits. These are great initiatives, but the battle for securing human rights for more that 260 million Dalits, discriminated against on the basis of their caste, is fought every day in the communities by Dalit men, women and children who speak up to stop discrimination against them despite the risk of violence, rape, public humiliation, destruction of property and other acts of reprisal.

December 10th, 2010|Bangladesh, India, Nepal, UK|
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Nepal government urged to ensure justice for victims of caste discrimination

A monitoring mission in Siraha district of Eastern Nepal has prompted human rights monitors to urge the government to act immediately to ensure access to justice for victims of caste and gender discrimination.

November 30th, 2010|Nepal|
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IDSN group meets Minister

Three Dalit veterans of the international struggle against caste discrimination were part of an IDSN delegation that met the Danish Minister for Development, Søren Pind, in Copenhagen on 8 September.

September 21st, 2010|Nepal|
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NGOs call for ban on Haliya system

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and the Jagaran Media Center, a Nepalese NGO, are urging the UN Human Rights Council to ensure that Nepal ends the Haliya system of bonded labour. Most Haliyas are Dalits.

August 30th, 2010|Caste-based slavery, Nepal|
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Conference on Dalit issues in Nepal

The international conference “Envisioning New Nepal: Dynamics of Caste, Identity and Inclusion of Dalits” covered a number of important issues.

July 20th, 2010|Nepal|
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Nepal: NGOs submit report to UN mechanism

Nepalese NGOs have prepared a joint submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report includes a number of recommendations to the Nepalese government on how to address caste discrimination.

July 13th, 2010|Nepal, United Nations|
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Nepal minister breaks up inter-caste marriage

Inter-caste marriages remain contentious in Nepal where families frequently resort to force in order to stop them.

June 4th, 2010|Nepal|
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Landmark verdict in Dalit discrimination case

Three major organisations in Nepal have welcomed a judgment in a case involving a caste-related assault. The perpetrator was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment.

March 29th, 2010|Nepal|
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Nepal: Dalit girl murdered – risk of poor investigation

An eight-year old Dalit girl in Nepal may have been the victim of a sacrificial murder because of her caste status. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned that the local authorities may not do enough to investigate the crime.

February 11th, 2010|Dalit Children, Nepal|
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