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UN CEDAW committee voices concern over difficulties faced by Dalit women in Nepal

UN experts on gender discrimination voiced concerns over the difficulties elected Dalit women face in Nepal, the need for proportional inclusion of Dalit women in the Judiciary, and extreme poverty faced by many Dalit […]
November 5th, 2018|Dalit Women, Nepal, United Nations|
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Regional conference on equal access to justice calls for action to end caste discrimination

There were national human rights practitioners and advocates from the region, key state champions and regional actors to highlight the state and national efforts to advance the rights of Dalit and marginalized communities. The […]
August 15th, 2018|Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, South Asia|
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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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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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Young Dalit activists speak out at the UN Minority Forum on youth and inclusion

Young Dalit activists played an active role at the 2017 Forum on Minority Issues, which took place in Geneva from 30 November to 1 December. Dalit women from Nepal and India, forming part of […]
December 13th, 2017|India, Nepal, United Nations|
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Dalit activists in Nepal take part in IDSN workshop on UN and EU advocacy

The workshop included an overview of the EU and its institutions by IDSN EU Adviser, Claire Ivers, specifically the different roles of the European Council, Council of the EU, European External Action Service (EEAS), […]
October 24th, 2017|European Union, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations|
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Dalit flood victims need food, water and medicine

Nepal, Bangladesh and India have experienced severe flooding over the past weeks and many Dalit communities are hard hit. In this article we will share some of the reports we have received from members […]
September 6th, 2017|Humanitarian Aid, Nepal|
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Dalit women in Nepal enter local government in record numbers

When a record number of Dalit women now take their seat in local Government across the country it is indeed a dream come true. IDSN members in Nepal have been working for decades to […]
August 15th, 2017|Dalit Women, Nepal, Political Participation|
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SDGs in action: Dalit women in Nepal

In connection with their participation at the  High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals in New York, IDSN member in Nepal, FEDO, has produced a valuable briefing paper on the Sustainable Development Goals […]
July 30th, 2017|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations|
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