Maria Schleimann

UN women’s committee raises concern over intersecting caste, religious and gender discrimination in Pakistan

The Committee’s observations are the result of an interactive process with NGOs and the state party where IDSN has also submitted a report detailing the challenges faced by Dalit women and girls in Pakistan. The report […]

March 23rd, 2020|Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Pakistan, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|

Report outlines recommendations for action on caste and gender justice in Nepal

A comprehensive report on the status of Dalit women in Nepal has been released by IDSN member the Feminist Dalit Organization Nepal (FEDO) with support from IDSN and Womankind. The report details the situation, […]

March 20th, 2020|Access to justice, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Nepal, Political Participation, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|

Consultation: Action on caste discrimination is crucial for meeting the Global Goals

The National Consultation “Localizing SDGs through Dalit perspectives” drew together over eighty delegates from 15 states in India, to discuss ways forward to address caste and gender discrimination vis a vis the UN Global […]

March 3rd, 2020|Access to justice, Human Rights Defenders, India, Political Participation, United Nations|

Indian budget fails to deliver on allocations for the welfare of Dalits

The analysis highlights include: There is a continuing denial of Scheduled Castes (Dalits) & Scheduled Tribes (Adivasis) allocation thereby violating Government’s own norms set by the Niti Aayog There is a total Gap in […]

March 2nd, 2020|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Education, India, Living conditions, Violence and atrocities, Water and Sanitation|

IDSN takes part in a National Stakeholder Consultation on the UN UPR in Nepal

In 25 February the IDSN Membership Coordinator took part in the National Stakeholder Consultation on the UN UPR in Nepal, organised by IDSN members Dalit NGO Federation, Feminist Dalit Organization & Jagaran Media Centre […]

February 25th, 2020|Nepal, United Nations|

IDSN highlights rights violations against Dalits for the UN women’s committee review of Pakistan

IDSN submitted a report detailing the challenges faced by Dalit women and girls in Pakistan, for the review of the government’s report on compliance with the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms […]

February 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Press Release: European Parliament calls for an EU policy to address caste discrimination

January 16th 2020 — The International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament’s annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2018 and the European Union’s policy on the […]

January 16th, 2020|European Union|

IDSN highlights caste-related labour issues at the Business and human rights forum 2019

IDSN set its mark on the UN Business and Human Rights Forum with a very popular stand, highlighting the links between caste and human rights violations in global supply chains and the IDSN Director […]

December 13th, 2019|Business, Caste-based slavery, South Asia, United Nations|

Caste guidance launched at seminar on vulnerable workers in business supply chains

Human rights issues related to caste in global supply chains was a key theme at the seminar on vulnerable workers, held in Copenhagen on 12 November, organised by IDSN, the Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH) […]

December 2nd, 2019|Business, Caste-based slavery, India, Pakistan, South Asia|

IMADR and IDSN joint workshop on strategies to tackle caste and gender discrimination held at Beijing +25 forum

Participants and presenters shared stories, ideas and strategies at the workshop Minority Women: 25 Years as Agents of Change Together, organised by IDSN and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) at the Beijing+25 […]

December 2nd, 2019|Access to justice, Dalit Women, Human Rights Defenders, United Nations, Violence and atrocities|

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