Impact and Resilience in Covid-19 Pandemic – A study of the plantation communities in Sri Lanka

Impact and Resilience in Covid-19 pandemic – a study of Dalits in India (Inclusivity Project)

Impact and Resilience in Covid-19 pandemic – a study on DWD communities in Pakistan

Impact of Covid-19 on Dalits in South Asia (Inclusivity Project)

Dalit women representatives are being excluded from decision making

More Dalit women representatives than ever before won seats in the local, provincial and federal legislative bodies during the latest elections. Yet some are arguing that this was an undeserved victory, a gift of the quota system. Such claims overlook the sustained contribution of Dalit women to an inclusive form of democracy in Nepal.

From tika to ashes

The media’s portrayal of Dalits is incomplete

What is Similar Between India and Nepal? Dalit Atrocities | NewsClick

The recent Rukum case in Nepal echoes the rampant caste violence in India. The region needs a new dalit narrative to imagine a better future.

IDSN Recommendations for the 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

IDSN recommends UN member states to raise the issue of caste and Covid-19, adequate housing, violence and discrimination against women, and business and human rights – in connection with the 14th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

India Country Study – Fair Wear Foundation – 2019

The study focused on the working conditions of textile and gar- ment workers in the production hubs of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), Bangalore and Tirupur. From November to December 2018 about 20 stakeholders were consulted in the three regional hubs. Stakeholders largely comprised of NGOs and research centres and few trade unions, business associations, public authority and international organisation. The full list of stakeholders is available in Annex III.

Report: Dalit Women Rise for Justice – Status Report 2021 (AIDMAM-NCDHR)

The report focuses on the current status of Dalit women in India, the nature and extent of crimes committed against them and the existing gaps in the system which create barriers in accessing justice. It also highlights a detailed analysis of the NCRB data on crimes committed against Dalit women from 2014-19 and the current socio-economic and political status of Dalit women in the country.

Open letter to members of the UN General Assembly regarding the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs

A letter to the UN General Assembly re the upcoming elections on the ECOSOC committee urging them to vote with integrity, ensuring the new membership of its subsidiary body is fit to fulfil its mandate.

Invisible and unheard: India’s women manual scavengers | The Indian Express

While working to rehabilitate and support manual scavengers, one of the first steps should be to recognise the women engaged in this work and prioritise their needs.

How Dalit & Tribal Women From Bundelkhand Are Becoming Firebrand Journalists – Khabar Lahariya (खबर लहरिया)

How Dalit & Tribal Women From Bundelkhand Are Becoming Firebrand Journalists

Occupational health and safety should be a fundamental right at work | Ethical Trading Initiative

Two years ago, the centennial International Labour Organisation (ILO) conference agreed that occupational health and safety should become a fundamental right at work. The death toll of work – five people every minute of every hour of every day around the world – was so tragic that action was needed.

California’s Legal Ground in Battling Caste Discrimination Takes Centre Stage in Historic Cisco Case

The California government used sections of the Civil Rights Act, which emerged out of the struggle against segregation, to file a lawsuit on grounds that a Dalit had been discriminated against by his 'upper' caste supervisors.

Oz warns of deportation post attacks on Sikhs : The Tribune India

Instances of intimidation ahead of roundtable on farm laws in Parliament

Why Does The Indian Media Hesitate To Condemn Caste Violence? | Youth Ki Awaaz

Representation of Dalit Struggles In Indian Media

EU Consultation for an Initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance

Need and objectives for EU intervention on sustainable corporate governance

Contribution from the International Dalit Solidarity Network IDSN

The Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (EMRTD) has identified five themes on which it intends to submit studies to the Human Rights Council during its mandate term. One of these studies is on Racism, racial discrimination and the right to development. Article 5 of the Declaration on the Right to Development enjoinsstates to take resolute steps to eliminate the violations of the human rights of peoples affected by racism and racial discrimination. The elimination of racism is therefore recognized as essential to fulfilling the right to development.