February 2010
IDSN February 2010 Newsletter DEAR SUBSCRIBERS, The struggle for Dalit human rights received a boost in 2009 as an increasing number of international figures – including the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – raised […]
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July 2010
IDSN Newsletter July 2010 DEAR SUBSCRIBERS, It may be summer vacation season in some parts of the world, but as the size of this newsletter demonstrates, the struggle against caste discrimination is not on hold. […]
Quotes
A number of public figures and organisations have expressed their opinion on caste discrimination. Please see a few of their quotes/statements below: UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, 2015 Millions of Dalits, Tribals and others still face discrimination, especially […]
Press Clippings 2012
The following is a selection of links to relevant articles on Dalit issues, published in the course of 2012. Maila Mukti Yatra – a march against manual scavenging – Thousands of mainly liberated manual scavengers marched across […]
Press Clippings 2013
The following is a selection of links to relevant articles/releases on Dalit issues, published in the course of 2013.
Activists call for end to violence against the world’s ‘untouchable’ women
On the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25th of November, Dalit women activists are urging the world to pay attention to the plight of women subjected to horrific acts of violence because of their caste and gender.
Nepal minister breaks up inter-caste marriage
Inter-caste marriages remain contentious in Nepal where families frequently resort to force in order to stop them.
“We are not thought of as human”
The Guardian has published an investigation into the lives of Dalit women in Bangladesh. The author of the article, Mary Griffin, came second in the British newspaper’s International Development Journalism Competition.