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Nepal: UN Special Rapporteur urges action on caste discrimination and Dalit rights

The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Professor Nicolas Levrat, has urged Nepal to take stronger action to ensure that Dalits and minority communities can fully enjoy their rights. Following his country visit to […]
March 20th, 2026|United Nations|
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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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UN Minority Forum: Dalit activists call for action on caste-based violence, intersectional discrimination, shrinking civic space and labour rights

At the Eighteenth session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues in 2025, IDSN delegates highlighted the urgent need to address caste discrimination, violence and exclusion across South Asia. Dalit delegates from South Asia […]
December 1st, 2025|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Business, Caste-based slavery, Caste-hate speech, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, development, Education, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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IDSN joins UN, the city of Geneva and civil society to honour artists at the International Art Contest for Minority Artists

On 25 November, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Freemuse, the City of Geneva and Minority Rights Group (MRG) announced the 2025 winners of the fourth edition of the International […]
December 1st, 2025|United Nations|
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IDSN at the Business and Human Rights Forum: Advancing caste-responsive due diligence

At the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, the IDSN #DalitVoicesUN delegation engagement underscored the urgent need to recognise caste discrimination in global supply chains and human-rights due diligence. Through active engagement […]
November 30th, 2025|Business, United Nations|
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UN Advocacy Update: June–November 2025

Over the past months, IDSN has been actively engaging across the UN Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and with several Special Rapporteurs to ensure that addressing caste discrimination remain firmly on the international […]
November 18th, 2025|Access to justice, Bangladesh, Business, Caste-based slavery, Climate, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, India, Living conditions, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Pakistan, Political Participation, Poverty, South Asia, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|
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UN report on intersectionality calls for action on caste and gender justice

A groundbreaking new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Racism, Ashwini KP, has issued a powerful call to action, identifying caste and gender among the core drivers of intersectional oppression, particularly in South Asia. […]
July 7th, 2025|Dalit Women, United Nations|
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Dalit leader urges action to address the situation of Dalit women at UN CEDAW Review of Nepal

On 3 February 2025, Durga Sob, founder of the Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO) and a leading advocate for Dalit women’s rights, delivered a statement in connection with the 90th Session of the UN Convention on […]
February 20th, 2025|Access to justice, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|
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