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UN expert calls on states to end caste discrimination

GENEVA, 17 MARCH 2016 — Caste-affected countries should take urgent and comprehensive action to combat caste discrimination, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsàk-Ndiaye, says in a new report on the issue […]
March 17th, 2016|Access to justice, Africa, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Yemen|
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Dalit student suicide – the last drop in a cauldron of injustice

His is not the first Dalit student suicide, there have been many before him who have found no alternatives to the exclusion and ostracism they faced, as was also documented in the 2011 documentary […]
January 26th, 2016|Access to justice, Education, Human Rights Defenders, India|
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Report: “Even war discriminates’: Yemen’s minorities, exiled at home”

The report examines how minorities in Yemen are coping, as war continues to ravage the country, exacerbated by countless airstrikes and import embargoes. MRG writes that as of December 2015, the UN office for […]
January 19th, 2016|Humanitarian Aid, Violence and atrocities, Yemen|
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Dalits fight for a fair share of the budget in India

In a press release issued by the NACSTL on 12 January 2016 the coalition writes: The National Coalition on SCP TSP Legislation (NACSTL) today as part of pre-budget consultation of the Finance Ministry has submitted memorandum of Schemes for the due […]
January 13th, 2016|Access to justice, India|
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Milestone act amending India’s caste atrocity legislation passed

In a victory for the Dalit movement in India and for all committed to justice and equality, a historic act amending the ‘Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) legislation has been passed by […]
January 4th, 2016|Access to justice, India, Violence and atrocities|
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Report: Atrocities against Dalits rising, access to justice is not

According to National Crimes Statistics presented in the report there has been a 19,4% increase in crimes against Dalits from the previous year. The number of cases registered under the Scheduled Caste (Dalits) and […]
December 18th, 2015|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, India, Violence and atrocities|
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Bangladesh: Human chain to end violence against women

In a news release on the human chain the Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) writes: “Dalit women and girls are often become the victim of violence and atrocity. They are discriminated and abused […]
December 15th, 2015|Bangladesh, Dalit Women|
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Series of events held highlighting the situation of Dalits in India

An all India convention of Dalit and Adivasi organizations as well as an event on empowering women and girls were held in New Delhi, climate marches were held in Bihar, in Haryana Dalit children observed […]
December 14th, 2015|Dalit Children, Dalit Women, India|
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Report: Dalits hit hard by 2015 flooding in India, no relief in sight

The assessment team surveyed 8392 households, just under 41% of these were Dalit households. Some of the most striking statistical findings in the report reveal that 90% of those injured in the flooding were […]
December 3rd, 2015|Humanitarian Aid, India|
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Caste violence in India rises as Dalits assert their rights

In October, the burning to death of two small Dalit children, asleep in their house, grabbed international headlines. The children were reportedly victims of a dispute between Dalits and members of the dominant caste. […]
November 9th, 2015|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, India, Violence and atrocities|
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