Read the IDSN June newsletter here with all the latest news on caste-based discrimination from the IDSN network.

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Click on the link at the bottom of this article to read the IDSN June Newsletter.

The newsletter contains a selection of international and national news on caste-based discrimination.

The international news includes:

  • News that the UN report on discrimination based on work and descent has been officially published by the UN Human Rights Council
  • IDSN reccomendations to the Human Rights Council on the issue of Dalit women
  • Norway taking up caste discrimination
  • The Sikh shootings in Vienna, its link to caste discrimination, and its repercussions
  • Amnesty International (DK) featuring an article on caste discrimination as part of their Demand Dignity campaign
  • IHEU statement on caste and Nigeria

The featured national news includes:

  • Reflections on the outcome of the Indian Elections
  • News on the appointment of a Dalit woman as speaker in India’s House of Parliament (Lok Sabha)
  • News on seminars and public discussions, in India, on the issue of caste discrimination
  • News that the Prime Minister of Nepal has commited to working towards eliminating caste discrimination in the country
  • Book release in Bangladesh and an article on Dalit women in Pakistan

There is also a reminder that “The National Convention on Dalit Women’ is being held on the 26th of June in New Delhi, India, and information on how to participate.

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