Norway urged to work against caste discrimination in UN Human Rights Council
With the election of Norway into the UN Human Rights Council, NGOs are urging the Norwegian Government to make the fight against the inhumane practice of caste discrimination one of their main priorities.
IHEU presents statement on caste discrimination in the African Human Rights Commission
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Global Church Organizations regret exclusion of “hundreds of millions” affected by caste-based discrimination from the UN racism conference outcome document
In a press release issued by the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation it is highlighted that the issue of caste discrimination should have been included in the final outcome document of the UN Durban Review Conference.
Human rights violations against 170 million people is not an “internal issue”
In statements at the UN Racism Conference yesterday states and NGOs put caste discrimination on the agenda, while India objected
UN Racism Conference fails to address caste-based discrimination affecting 260 million people
Those, for whom the Racism Conference should have been a platform for dialogue, are being relegated to the margins in the final outcome document
Durban Review Conference: Break the UN silence on caste discrimination
260 million people worldwide suffer from caste discrimination and are being silenced by the Durban Review Conference, which claims to aim at protecting all victims affected by discrimination and contemporary forms of racism. To break this silence, Human Rights Watch, IDSN, NCDHR and other human rights organizations, have issued a joint position paper calling on the conference to address this crucial issue.
Human Rights Council adopts decision to publish completed Sub-Commission studies
At its 10th session in March 2009, the Human Rights Council decided to publish the completed Sub-Commission reports, which means that the finalized reports on discrimination based on work and descent may finally be issued as official UN documents.
Conference on justice for dalits calls for international action
Church leaders and human rights advocates seek to further internationalize the struggle to overcome caste-based discrimination, which affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The UN anti-racism review conference to take place in Geneva in late April will be the first test of this strategy.
Press Release: European Parliament: Ensure that Dalits benefit from EU-India Free Trade Agreement
In a report on the EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) the European Parliament (EP) calls on the European Council and Commission to work together with the Indian Government to move towards ending caste based discrimination, which affects more than 166 million Dalits in India. It urges the EU to ensure that the FTA is not harmful to Dalits and that the potential benefits reach all members of society. According to the EP, this should be part of an ‘ambitious sustainable development chapter’ in the FTA.