Caste-based discrimination highlighted at the UN Human Rights Council – HRC27
http://idsn.org/fileadmin/user_folder/pdf/New_files/UN/HRC/IDSN_note_on_HRC27_proceedings_-_observations_and_recommendations_on_CBD_September_2014.pdf
Links Archive
UN CERD urges Japan to act on discrimination against the Buraku
https://idsn.org/news-resources/idsn-news/read/article/un-race-committee-urges-japan-to-act-on-discrimination-against-the-buraku/128/
Dalits in Pakistan suffer from severe drought – despite promises to act
https://idsn.org/news-resources/idsn-news/read/article/dalits-in-pakistan-suffer-from-severe-drought-despite-promises-to-act/128/
Briefing note on Pakistan for the United Nations (IDSN & PDSN)
http://www.idsn.org/fileadmin/user_folder/pdf/New_files/Pakistan/PDSN_20and_20IDSN_20briefing_20note_20on_20Religious_20Minorities_20in_20Pakistan_20September_202014.pdf
Thousands of Dalits protest over attacks and discrimination in Pakistan
https://idsn.org/news-resources/idsn-news/read/article/thousands-of-dalits-protest-over-attacks-and-discrimination-in-pakistan/128/
India’s Prime Minister and the President urge the nation to end casteism
https://idsn.org/news-resources/idsn-news/read/article/indias-prime-minister-and-the-president-urge-the-nation-to-end-casteism/128/
Nepal: UN Human Rights Council should exert pressure to abolish Haliya practice, a form of slavery (AHRC)
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/alrc-news/human-rights-council/hrc27/ALRC-CWS-27-08-2014
Dalit girls in Nepal particularly vulnerable to child marriage
https://idsn.org/news-resources/idsn-news/read/article/dalit-girls-in-nepal-particularly-vulnerable-to-child-marriage/128/
EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2013 highlights caste
http://www.idsn.org/fileadmin/pdfs/Sept2014/Caste_references_in_the_EU_Annual_Report_on_Human_Rights.pdf
ix year remembrance day for the victims of the Kandhamal communal violence, observed across India
http://www.indiaresists.com/kandhamal-violence-6th-anniversary-observed-across-india/