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UN CERD review of India calls for stronger action to end caste discrimination

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has issued wide-ranging recommendations to India on segregation, caste-based violence, access to justice, bonded labour, manual scavenging, education and health. The Committee also reaffirmed […]
September 11th, 2026|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Caste-hate speech, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Health, India, Living conditions, Manual Scavenging, Political Participation, Poverty, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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European Parliament calls for action on forced conversion and child marriage in Pakistan, including caste discrimination

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz, while calling for stronger protection of girls from Pakistan’s religious and caste-marginalised communities. The resolution, adopted on […]
July 15th, 2026|Access to justice, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, European Union, Pakistan|
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UN side-event highlights Dalit women’s leadership in the fight for justice

IDSN brought together #DalitVoicesForJustice, UN experts, civil society and Member States for our HRC62 side-event, Caste, Gender and Power: #DalitVoicesForJustice on 2 July at the UN Human Rights Council. The event highlighted the urgent need to […]
July 3rd, 2026|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Caste-hate speech, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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Dalit human rights defender Manjula Pradeep honoured with inclusive children’s park in Spain

The City Council of Alcorcón, Madrid, has named a new inclusive children’s park after Manjula Pradeep, a Dalit human rights defender and long-standing collaborator of  IDSN. The “Manjula Pradeep Children’s Park” was formally named […]
June 28th, 2026|Dalit Women, Diaspora, Human Rights Defenders|
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UN HRC62 side-event: Caste, Gender and Power — #DalitVoicesForJustice Invitation

IDSN is delighted to welcome two UN Special Rapporteurs, Ashwini K.P. and Prof. Nicolas Levrat, alongside a powerful panel of Dalit human rights defenders from across South Asia, for a UN Human Rights Council […]
June 22nd, 2026|Access to justice, Dalit Women, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations|
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European Parliament hearing calls for stronger EU action on caste discrimination in South Asia

On 14 April 2026, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a public hearing on caste discrimination in South Asia, bringing renewed attention to caste as a structural human rights issue and to the […]
May 7th, 2026|Access to justice, Business, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, European Union, Political Participation, Violence and atrocities|
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Historic appointment and state apology put caste justice on Nepal’s agenda

Nepal’s March 2026 election has created a new opening for addressing caste discrimination and stepping up action to ensure caste and gender justice, with a formal state apology to Dalits and the appointment of […]
May 6th, 2026|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Nepal, Political Participation|
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States urge Nepal to strengthen action against caste discrimination in 2026 UN rights review outcome

During Nepal’s fourth-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR), UN Member States’ recommendations called for stronger action against caste-based discrimination, “untouchability”, and related patterns of exclusion and violence affecting Dalits, including Dalit women and Dalit children. Nepal’s review took place on 21 January 2026 during the […]
February 3rd, 2026|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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IDSN highlights milestone and the need to address caste discrimination at ICERD 60th Anniversary

On 4 December 2025, the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) joined global human rights leaders at United Nations HQ in Geneva for the High-Level Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the International Convention on […]
December 14th, 2025|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Caste-hate speech, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, Political Participation, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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IDSN delegation highlights urgent concerns ahead of Nepal’s 2026 UN rights review

From 24–28 November, IDSN facilitated a delegation of Dalit human rights defenders from Nepal to come to Geneva for advocacy meetings ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session of Nepal, as well as […]
December 12th, 2025|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Caste-hate speech, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, development, Education, Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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