Donate | Newsletter
Archive | Violence and atrocities

In solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter

IDSN strongly condemns the murder of George Floyd. Our hearts go out to his loved ones and the loved ones of all those killed because of systemic inequality, racism and discrimination every day across the […]
June 4th, 2020|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, Violence and atrocities|
Read More

Nepal: Bachelet condemns Dalit killings, calls for independent investigation

See the statement below from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet:   Nepal: Bachelet condemns Dalit killings, calls for independent investigation   GENEVA (29 May 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed […]
May 29th, 2020|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Human Rights Defenders, India, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, UK, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Yemen|
Read More

Dalit rights defenders demand justice in killings over inter-caste love in Nepal

IDSN members and affiliates in Nepal are raising awareness and demanding justice in a case of caste-based murder in the country that is still under Covid-19 lockdown. What started as a love story between two […]
May 28th, 2020|Access to justice, Nepal, Violence and atrocities|
Read More

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|
Read More

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|
Read More

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|
Read More

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|
Read More

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|
Read More

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|
Read More

Amnesty India raise concern over “disturbing number of hate crimes” targeting Dalits and Muslims in India

A disturbing number of alleged hate crimes – including assault, rape and murder – were reported in 2018 against people from marginalized groups, especially Dalits and Muslims, said Amnesty India, as it released data […]
March 5th, 2019|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, India, Violence and atrocities|
Read More