In connection with their participation in the 43rd Human Rights Council session, States are encouraged to consider the ongoing and systemic practice of discrimination based on work and descent, also known as caste-based discrimination, affecting more than 260 million people globally.
"Nothing can justify the persistence of the practice of slavery," said Alioune Tine, UN independent expert on the situation of human rights in Mali and Tomoya Obokata, special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences. “We condemn these barbaric and criminal acts that violate the right to life, physical integrity and human dignity, and too often go unpunished.”
Article about the caste system in Senegal by Penda Mbow. Journal des africanistes. 2000, tome 70 fascicule 1-2. pp. 71-91
Alternative report for the 81st CERD session: The Situation of Castes in Senegal (RADDHO and IDSN, 2012, Alternative Report)