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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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#NoCasteLeftBehind at the European Development Days

The European Development Days 2019 brought together over eight thousand participants from all over the world to discuss the theme Addressing inequalities: Building a world which leaves no one behind. At the IDSN #NoCasteLeftBehind […]
July 5th, 2019|Dalit Women, European Union, Human Rights Defenders|
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Nepal encouraged to implement UN experts recommendations

Renu Sijapati, from the Feminist Dalit Organisation – FEDO Nepal, delivered an oral statement at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in June 2019, encouraging Nepal to implement the recommendations in […]
June 29th, 2019|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, United Nations|
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Oxfam: Caste and gender underpin employment inequality in India

Inequality in employment along caste and gender lines is a massive obstacle to alleviating poverty and inequality in India, finds the Oxfam India report ‘Mind The Gap – State of Employment in India’. The report […]
May 24th, 2019|Business, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, India|
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Study finds Dalits working in forced and child labour in India’s garment industry

The report offers the most wide-reaching and comprehensive investigation into the conditions of work in India’s home-based garment sector. “Time and time again studies find that Dalits in the global supply chains are working in […]
March 29th, 2019|Business, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, India|
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Dalit women defenders featured by UN Women on Women’s Day (Video)

Asha Kowtal, General Secretary of the Dalit Women’s Movement AIDMAM-NCDHR, an IDSN member talks about the Dalit Women Fight movement in this UN Women & Google collaboration 5 minute video. “We are not silent. You […]
March 8th, 2019|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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