UN Chapter of the IDSN Annual Report 2017

EU chapter of the IDSN Annual Report 2017

In Meerut, People – Including Children – Were Arrested for Being Dalit

According to the Dalits who spent months in jail, the police specifically asked people their caste and arrested them even if they weren't involved in the Bharat Bandh protest.

Sri Lanka chapter of the 2018 EU Annual Human Rights Report

Passages related to IDSN's work are highlighted.

India chapter of the 2018 EU Annual Human Rights Report

Passages related to IDSN's work are highlighted.

Nepal chapter of the 2018 EU Annual Human Rights Report

Passages related to IDSN's work are highlighted.

Pakistan chapter of the 2018 EU Annual Human Rights Report

Passages related to IDSN's work are highlighted.

Bangladesh chapter of the 2018 EU Annual Human Rights Report

Passages related to IDSN's work are highlighted.

Dalit rights activists break new grounds in South Asia (UN Women)

Moni Rani Das, born and raised in a “cleaners’ colony”—poor and segregated settlements where street cleaners and domestic workers live—in Dhaka, Bangladesh, never imagined that she would be advocating for her rights and those of nearly 3 million Dalit [1] women of her country. Today, she is the first Dalit person to be part of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh.

EU Parliamentary Q&A on EU action on caste-based discrimination and the EU-India summit

Question by MEP: Did the VP/HR express concern during the 14th Summit to the Indian representatives about the persistent discrimination against the Dalit community, and Dalit women in particular, urging India to take steps to put an end to all abuses against Dalits? 2. Does the VP/HR accept that progress in negotiating any future free trade agreement with India should be conditional on India taking steps to effectively tackle discrimination against Dalits? Answer given by Vice-President Mogherini on behalf of the Commission

Discrimination against Dalits, Muslims in India deeply disturbing, says UN human rights chief

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said he is concerned that criticism of the government is met by claims that it constitutes sedition or a threat to national security.

Factsheet 2018: Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability against Dalit in Nepal – for the UN CERD review of Nepal 2018

Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability against Dalit in Nepal

Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability against Dalit in Nepal – 2018 – (Alternative Report by Civil Society to the UN CERD review of Nepal)

Nepal's Civil Society ALTERNATIVE REPORT to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in addition to the Government of Nepal periodic reports 17 to 23, to be reviewed at the 95th session, 23 April -11 May 2018 Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability against Dalit in Nepal February 2018

Situation of Dalits in Bangladesh – Factsheet for the 2018 UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh

Situation of Dalits in Bangladesh – Joint NGO submission related to the review of Bangladesh at the 30th Universal Periodic Review session in 2018

IDSN, the Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) and Nagorik Uddyog submitted a joint report to the UPR process and distributed a factsheet with recommendations on protecting the human rights of Dalits in Bangladesh.

Dalit girls and women are using the internet to elevate their critical perspectives and experiences (GenderIT.org)

Lawyers and activist fighting against caste discrimination arrested (Scroll.in)

The 7 National Surveys That Counted Manual Scavengers Thus Far And Their Varied Numbers (The Wire)

Invitation to the #DalitWomenFight side-event at the UN human rights council – 21 June 2018

IDSN is supporting the side-event #DalitWomenFight against Caste-Based Violence, taking place on 21 June in Geneva, in connection with the 38th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The side-event will explore and discuss aggravated caste-based violence faced by women and girls in India, often with little recourse to justice. Dalit women activists will present witness accounts of the state of affairs in India and a panel of experts will respond to the testimonies. IDSN has also issued a set of recommendations for the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council.

UN anti-racism committee issues strong recommendations on fighting caste discrimination in Nepal – International Dalit Solidarity Network

The Concluding Observations of the May 2018 review of Nepal, by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), includes dozens of remarks relating to caste-based discrimination and several strongly worded recommendations on fighting it. Read the full IDSN analysis