IDSN note on caste-based discrimination in Africa, Yemen and diaspora communities (June 2015)

Dalit women ignite the audience at the Women in The World Summit in New York

”Even if no one else recognizes us as human, we will shout it from the rooftops. … The shame is not on the women, the shame is on India,” said US Dalit woman filmmaker Thenmozhi Soundararajan in the talk she gave together with Asha Kowtal from AIDMAM, at the high profile Women in The World Summit in New York. Uma Thurman introduced the talk by playing the part of a Dalit woman rape victim and NBC anchor Cynthia McFadden moderated the discussion.

Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes Caste in Britain reports

Two reports published in the UK confirm that caste discrimination “cannot be tolerated and should be included in the protections against discrimination and harassment provided in the Equality Act 2010” and comment that the proposed sunset clause, “for a non-discrimination ground is legally without precedent and goes against this key differential”

Draft UN Principles and Guidelines for the Effective Elimination of Discrimination Based on Work and Descent – A Comprehensive Legal Framework to Eliminate Caste Discrimination Globally (IDSN, 2009, Publication)

The draft UN Principles and Guidelines for the Effective Elimination of Discrimination based on Work and Descent is a comprehensive legal framework developed to eliminate discrimination based on work and descent, the UN terminology for caste discrimination. This is an IDSN publication.

Joint Declaration and Global Call for Action to Eliminate Caste-Based Discrimination (IDSN, 2012, Publication)

From the International Consultation on Caste-Based Discrimination · 29 November – 1 December 2011 · Kathmandu · Nepal. Good practices and strategies to eliminate caste discrimination by governments, civil society, national & international institutions and agencies