HRC President calls for high-level discussions of caste issue (OHCHR, 2016)
Inputs from the President of the Human Rights Council to the 2016 HLPF: the work of the Human Rights Council in relation to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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The Perils of Writing about Toilets in India | Inter Press Service
Study shows Delhi and NCR homeowners deny renting house to Dalits and Muslims (Deccan Chronicle)
Testimonies of Women who faced discrimination- While Accessing WASH services – YouTube
Caste-related extracts from MRG briefing note on the Sustainable Development Goals (IDSN/MRG)
Housing situation of Dalits in Bangladesh – briefing note (BDERM)
“For Nepal’s Dalits, Struggle Continues Amidst Slow Progress” (IPS Video reportage)
Dalit community in acute water, sanitation crisis (Dhaka Tribune)
Bangladesh: Seminar held to improve water and sanitation for Dalits. The Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) organised a seminar on government and non-government interventions for improving the water and sanitation situation of Dalit communities titled ‘Water & Sanitation: Accessibility & Reality of Dalit Community’.
Housing apartheid in Indian city (Al Jazeera)
Finding houses proves difficult for many in Bangalore as Muslims and non-upper caste Hindus complain of discrimination. By N. Bhanutej
Water scarcity heightens caste tensions in India
By Ashutosh Sharma