Maria Schleimann

UN UPR Review: Nepal receives 14 recommendations on addressing caste-based discrimination

During the 3rd Cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review of Nepal, the country received at least 14 recommendations on caste, including education of Dalit girls, implementation of the legislation combatting caste based discrimination, […]

February 24th, 2021|Nepal, United Nations|

IDSN Recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council 46th Session

IDSN has issued and disseminated recommendations for the UN HRC46 – see the recommendations below and download a PDF version here. Recommendations for the 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (22 February – […]

February 20th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Nepal Universal Periodic Review 2021 – Fact Sheet on caste discrimination

IDSN has issued this fact sheet jointly with the Dalit NGO Federation (DNF) for the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal, listing recommendations, that have been responded to and noted, as well as the national […]

January 21st, 2021|Uncategorized|

Human Rights Watch World Report highlights caste discrimination in India, Nepal and Mauritania

The report covering events of 2020 highlights severe human rights violations faced by the lowest castes in the these countries, especially focusing on civil society and freedom of association, the intersection of caste and […]

January 16th, 2021|Africa, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Violence and atrocities|

Joint Statement: EU Should Speak Out Against India’s Rights Violations

Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue Scheduled for January 12 (Brussels,January 11, 2021) — The EU should take a strong stand and press India to immediately end systemic human rights violations, seven organizations said today, ahead of […]

January 11th, 2021|European Union, India|

Ethical Trade Norway event highlights the need to tackle caste discrimination in global supply chains

IDSN presented on the panel of the event “Modern Slavery: Stakeholder dialogue on Caste in Global Supply Chains” organised by Ethical Trade Norway on 14 December, to discuss ways to tackle caste discrimination in […]

December 20th, 2020|Business, Solidarity Networks, South Asia|

IDSN speaks out about caste-hate speech at EU NGO Forum keynote panel

IDSN highlighted the need for urgent action to curb caste-hate speech “spreading like wildfire”, speaking at the EU NGO Human Rights Forum keynote panel on ‘Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the Digital Sphere’. Speaking […]

December 12th, 2020|Dalit Women, European Union, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, Political Participation, South Asia, Violence and atrocities|

UN experts raise concern over caste-based slavery

UN experts spoke out about the links between discrimination and slavery at the webinar “Contemporary Slavery & Racial Discrimination: Civil Society Support to Survivors during the Pandemic” organised by the International Day for the […]

December 4th, 2020|Caste-based slavery, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, South Asia, United Nations|

Report: Justice is denied in caste-based sexual violence cases

The report ‘Justice Denied: Sexual Violence and Intersectional Discrimination’ just released by Equality Now in collaboration with Swabhiman Society, looks at barriers to accessing justice for Dalit women and girls in Haryana, India. The report analyses […]

December 3rd, 2020|Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, India, Violence and atrocities|

EU Human Rights chief discusses caste violence with Dalit women activists

EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore and India and Nepal desk representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) met with IDSN and Dalit women activists from the Feminist Dalit Organisation – […]

December 3rd, 2020|Dalit Women, European Union, Human Rights Defenders, India, Nepal, South Asia, Violence and atrocities|

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