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New EU due diligence legislation will help Dalits in supply chains

The EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, has announced that the EU Commission will introduce a legislative initiative next year on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence for EU based companies. If this legislation […]
May 5th, 2020|Access to justice, Business, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, European Union|
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IDSN Annual Report 2019

The IDSN Annual Report 2019-2020 covers key developments and activities within IDSN’s work under the thematic areas Dalit women and gender justice, business and human rights and equality and participation, within the United Nations, […]
March 26th, 2020|Access to justice, Business, Dalit Women, European Union, Human Rights Defenders, Political Participation, South Asia, United Nations|
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UN women’s committee raises concern over intersecting caste, religious and gender discrimination in Pakistan

The Committee’s observations are the result of an interactive process with NGOs and the state party where IDSN has also submitted a report detailing the challenges faced by Dalit women and girls in Pakistan. The report […]
March 23rd, 2020|Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Pakistan, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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Report outlines recommendations for action on caste and gender justice in Nepal

A comprehensive report on the status of Dalit women in Nepal has been released by IDSN member the Feminist Dalit Organization Nepal (FEDO) with support from IDSN and Womankind. The report details the situation, […]
March 20th, 2020|Access to justice, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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Indian budget fails to deliver on allocations for the welfare of Dalits

The analysis highlights include: There is a continuing denial of Scheduled Castes (Dalits) & Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis) allocation thereby violating Government’s own norms set by the Niti Aayog There is a total Gap in […]
March 2nd, 2020|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Education, India, Living conditions, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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IMADR and IDSN joint workshop on strategies to tackle caste and gender discrimination held at Beijing +25 forum

Participants and presenters shared stories, ideas and strategies at the workshop Minority Women: 25 Years as Agents of Change Together, organised by IDSN and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) at the Beijing+25 […]
December 2nd, 2019|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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Workshop on strategies to tackle caste and gender discrimination at Beijing +25 regional CSO Forum

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November 22nd, 2019|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, United Nations|
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Dalit women producing leather footwear for global brands suffer serious labour rights abuses

A new report by Homeworkers Worldwide finds Dalit women working in global leather supply chains being subjected to discrimination, insecure work, low wages and labour rights abuses, including sexual harassment. The report, Due diligence in […]
October 11th, 2019|Business, Dalit Women|
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No more silence: Companies must address caste in their global supply chains

Press Release – Ethical Trading Initiative – UK Remaining silent about caste discrimination in global supply chains is fueling modern slavery, child labour and the exploitation of workers in South Asia, according to new ETI […]
September 26th, 2019|Bangladesh, Business, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, UK|
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Caste and Gender Justice event at the UN Human Rights Council

On 25 June 2019, IDSN International Associate IMADR, and others organised a side-event during the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council, on Dalit women and gender justice. The panel was composed of Dubravka […]
July 12th, 2019|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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