New book documents caste atrocities under Covid-19 lockdown in India
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IDSN Recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council 46th Session
IDSN has issued and disseminated recommendations for the UN HRC46 – see the recommendations below and download a PDF version here.
Recommendations for the 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (22 February – […]
Nepal Universal Periodic Review 2021 – Fact Sheet on caste discrimination
IDSN has issued this fact sheet jointly with the Dalit NGO Federation (DNF) for the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal, listing recommendations, that have been responded to and noted, as well as the national […]
IDSN highlights rights violations against Dalits for the UN women’s committee review of Pakistan
IDSN submitted a report detailing the challenges faced by Dalit women and girls in Pakistan, for the review of the government’s report on compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms […]
IDSN participates in the ALNAP annual meeting on humanitarian action
IDSN was represented by Innasimuthu Pandiyan, from IDSN Associate the Social Awareness Society for Youths (SASY), at the Annual Meeting of ALNAP, a global network of NGOs, UN agencies, members of the Red Cross/Crescent […]
Report: Dalits and Adivasis missing from mainstream Indian news media
Press Release by Oxfam-India:
Indian media is dominated by ‘upper’ castes and media organisations have failed to diversify their newsroom and news coverage, reveals a new report released by Oxfam India and Newslaundry.
The report ‘Who Tells […]
IDSN submits input to the UN Human Rights Commitee ahead of India review
IDSN and The National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ)-NCDHR have submitted input to the UN ahead of the adoption of the list of issues for the 126th session for the state party – INDIA. […]
Consultation on global action to address discrimination based on work and descent held in Senegal
On April 9-11 IDSN supported the Dakar Consultation on Global Partnership and Joint Actions in Addressing Discrimination based on Work & Descent – DWD, Untouchability, Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Analogous Forms of Discrimination that […]
UN rights chief warns against “increasing harassment and targeting of” Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis in India
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, raises concern over increasing marginalisation and discrimination in India, in her speech to the UN Human Rights Council.
Speaking about the situation in India, the High Commissioner […]
“Today, we are not here only to speak of our plight. We are also agents of change”, says Ruth Manorama at the UN Human Rights Council
On Friday 8 March, Ruth Manorama, a Dalit human rights defender, delivered a statement, co-sponsored by the International Movement against all Forms of Racial Discrimination (IMADR)and by the Right Livelihood Award (in solidarity with […]