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Speaking out against caste discrimination at the Women at Work Conference

A unique event organised by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund brought together, activists, experts, trade unions and several international NGOs, including Human Rights Watch, IDSN and OSF.  In a session dedicated to addressing caste-based […]
September 22nd, 2022|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Violence and atrocities|
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The UN Special Rapporteur on Slavery highlights the deep-rooted and intersecting forms of discrimination as main causes of contemporary forms of slavery affecting minorities

At the 51st Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, Mr Tomoya Obokata, the Special Rapporteur on Slavery, will present his report focusing on the Contemporary forms of slavery affecting persons belonging to ethnic, […]
August 23rd, 2022|Bangladesh, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Women, Diaspora, India, Manual Scavenging, United Nations|
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IDSN Annual Report 2020-21

The IDSN Annual Report 2020-21 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. The report can be […]
May 10th, 2021|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Business, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, European Union, Health, Human Rights Defenders, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, Solidarity Networks, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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UN experts raise concern over caste-based slavery

UN experts spoke out about the links between discrimination and slavery at the webinar “Contemporary Slavery & Racial Discrimination: Civil Society Support to Survivors during the Pandemic” organised by the International Day for the […]
December 4th, 2020|Caste-based slavery, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, South Asia, United Nations|
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South Asia: Authorities must urgently protect sanitation workers risking their lives on the COVID-19 frontlines

  AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, WATERAID AND INTERNATIONAL DALIT SOLIDARITY NETWORK JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 19 November 2020 As the UN marks World Toilet Day, Amnesty International, WaterAid and the International Dalit Solidarity Network call on authorities in India, Bangladesh, Nepal […]
November 18th, 2020|Bangladesh, Health, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Pakistan, United Nations, Water and Sanitation|
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IDSN engages with the UN Human Rights Council 45th session on caste, slavery and water and sanitation

IDSN issued recommendations to States, contributed to statements and observed and noted caste-relevant issues presented at the UN Human Rights Council 45th Session held in Geneva. IDSN International Associate, The International Movement Against All Forms […]
October 5th, 2020|Manual Scavenging, United Nations, Water and Sanitation|
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Activists: Government funds India’s most marginalised are not reaching them

The Government have announced a rise in budgets allocated for the welfare of Dalits (Scheduled Castes) and Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) in India, however human rights activists are saying that the rise is irrelevant as […]
March 2nd, 2019|development, Human Rights Defenders, India, Living conditions, Manual Scavenging, Political Participation|
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Sanitation worker deaths spark protests demanding an end to manual scavenging in India

The call to action has come from the Safai Kramchari Andolan (SKA), an organization that has been fighting for the rights of manual scavengers and helping them break out of the practice. The protesters […]
September 26th, 2018|Human Rights Defenders, India, Manual Scavenging|
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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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UN Expert criticizes India’s sanitation drive for exacerbating manual scavenging

The UN Expert on Water and Sanitation, Léo Heller, has stated that the failure to end the practice of manual scavenging in India coupled with the construction of more non-flush toilets, is contributing to […]
November 14th, 2017|India, Living conditions, Manual Scavenging, United Nations|
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