UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
When the United Kingdom was reviewed by the UPR working group at the 1st UPR session in 2008, the issue of caste-based discrimination in the UK was not raised.
The UK was reviewed for the second time by the UPR working group in May/June 2012. Read about the outcomes of the UK UPR review here
UN TREATY BODIES
The issue of caste discrimination in the UK has been addressed by the CERD Committee in 2003 and 2011.
UN SPECIAL PROCEDURES
No visits of particular relevance to the issue of caste discrimination in the UK have been undertaken by UN Special Rapporteurs.
DOCUMENTATION
- Find documents related to the UN and caste discrimination in the UK in IDSN’s database
- Caste-based discrimination in the UK