IDSN recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council September session
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India cuts off funding to IDSN member for reporting to UN Experts
IDSN member People’s Watch is fighting a legal battle in the Indian courts to regain their foreign funding license, first revoked by the Indian Government in 2012. The organisation, a program unit of the […]
SDGs in action: Dalit women in Nepal
In connection with their participation at the High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals in New York, IDSN member in Nepal, FEDO, has produced a valuable briefing paper on the Sustainable Development Goals […]
UN Side-event: Blocking of civil society access to the UN must end now
“It is vital that the Committee takes timely decisions on deferred applications and ensure that it carries out its work in an efficient, effective and transparent manner.” Mr. François Delattre, Permanente Representative of France […]
UN CESCR Review: Pakistan neglect to acknowledge rights abuses against Dalits
Rights activist, Pirbhu Lal Satyani, from Sindh, Pakistan, spoke during the review urging the Government to acknowledge the serious human rights issues faced by Dalits in Pakistan. Mr. Satyani formed part of IDSN’s delegation […]
UN Members States: India must do more to uphold the rights of Dalits
Several states addressed the need to introduce new policies and implement existing ones to prevent violence and attacks against Dalits, as well as ensuring justice for victims of such crimes. Others addressed the need […]
Joint submission for the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights review of Pakistan
Please download the full report here and see the recommendations from the report below.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REPORT:
The GoP should adopt a law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of caste and take effective and immediate […]
States neglect to address caste discrimination at the UN rights review of the UK
DSN-UK have summarised the review on their website stating:
Prior to the review DSN-UK and International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) made a joint submission to the UPR, outlining the need to outlaw caste-based discrimination in the UK […]
Landmark UN guidance tool on caste discrimination launched in Kathmandu
In a historic event in Kathmandu, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched a comprehensive guidance tool addressing caste-based discrimination. The tool is meant to support UN country […]
Bangladesh must step up efforts to address caste discrimination say rights activists at UN review
Ahead of the review IDSN, NNMC and BDERM submitted an alternative report to the Committee, documenting how the Dalit population in Bangladesh continues to be exposed to systemic discrimination based on caste. The report […]