The following is a list of joint statements, IDSN statements, open letters and position papers issued by IDSN and various partner organisations. Click on the headlines to read the full statements.

UNITED NATIONS

EUROPEAN UNION

INDIA

NEPAL

  • RECASTING JUSTICE: SECURING DALIT RIGHTS IN NEPAL’S NEW CONSTITUTION. Joint statement issued by New York University School of Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF), and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) on 23 February 2009
  • Letter issued to the Constitutional Committee and the High Level Taskforce in Nepal urging that they include measures to combat caste discrimination in the constitution: The letter is issued by international human rights law experts, Dalit rights advocates and activists – Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, New York University School of Law (CHRGJ), Lawyers’ National Campaign for Elimination of Caste Discrimination (LANCAU), Dalit Studies and Development Centre (DSDC), Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN). Read the letter here

PAKISTAN

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION

International consultation on caste-based discrimination: Establishing Dalit Rights in the Contemporary World; the Role of Governments, the United Nations and the Private Sector, November 29 – December 1 2004, Kathmandu, Nepal.