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India’s health inequality severely affects Dalits

Indian society is extremely unequal. Decent healthcare is a luxury mainly available to those who can afford it. The poor and marginalised, including Dalits, are much more likely to suffer from ill health than […]
August 13th, 2021|Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Health, Health, Humanitarian Aid, India, Living conditions, Water and Sanitation|
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IDSN Members responding to Covid-19

IDSN Members continue to respond to the extremely vulnerable situation of Dalits during the Covid-19 lockdown and pandemic. We have collated some examples of reports, relief and other initiatives undertaken by IDSN members over […]
August 10th, 2020|Health, Humanitarian Aid, India, Nepal, Violence and atrocities|
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IDSN members and associates support Dalits affected by the impact of Covid-19

IDSN members in South Asia and international associates have been quick to offer immediate response and assistance, as the ramifications for Dalits of Covid-19 measures have become clear. While IDSN has issued two general […]
May 6th, 2020|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Health, Health, Human Rights Defenders, Humanitarian Aid, India, Living conditions, Nepal, Political Participation, South Asia, Water and Sanitation|
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Vulnerable workers in supply chains need urgent protection to survive impact of Covid-19

IDSN Statement – We strongly urge governments and companies with supply chains in South Asia, to take measures to urgently protect migrant and informal workers, including Dalits, against a loss of income, social benefits, […]
April 3rd, 2020|Bangladesh, Caste-based slavery, Health, Human Rights Defenders, Humanitarian Aid, India, Living conditions, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations|
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Coming up: IDSN to present at ALNAP 32nd Annual Meeting on priorities in humanitarian action

15-16 October ALNAP 32nd Annual Meeting ‘Relevant for whom? Responding to diverse perspectives and priorities in humanitarian action’. IDSN will be presenting on the caste-related barriers to disaster relief and prevention in caste-affected countries. Read […]
September 10th, 2019|Humanitarian Aid, South Asia|
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Landless Dalits, hit hardest by disasters, are last to get relief

Cyclone Fani flattened the entire village of Talamala in Puri district when it made landfall on May 5, 2019. It wrecked homes and destroyed crops mostly cultivated by small farmers. But it inflicted the […]
August 18th, 2019|Humanitarian Aid, India|
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The need to address caste-based violence highlighted in international annual human rights reports

Failure of state authorities to protect the rights of Dalits In the India chapter of the Amnesty International 2018 report it is noted that, “Adivasi communities continue to be displaced by industrial projects, and hate crimes […]
June 11th, 2018|Access to justice, Caste-based slavery, Dalit Children, Dalit Women, Education, Humanitarian Aid, India, Manual Scavenging, Nepal, Violence and atrocities|
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Dalit flood victims need food, water and medicine

Nepal, Bangladesh and India have experienced severe flooding over the past weeks and many Dalit communities are hard hit. In this article we will share some of the reports we have received from members […]
September 6th, 2017|Humanitarian Aid, Nepal|
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India urged to address caste discrimination in new Disaster Risk Reduction plan

It is a well-documented fact that in disaster situations Dalits are often discriminated against when it comes to relief work as well as rebuilding homes, livelihoods and offering compensation for assets lost. It has […]
May 23rd, 2017|Humanitarian Aid, India|
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IDSN members lobby global community

On 14 March 2016, IDSN members from all over the world gathered in Geneva for the network’s triennial General Assembly. Participants were Dalit human rights defenders from South Asia, Dalit Solidarity Networks from Europe, […]
April 7th, 2016|Bangladesh, Caste-based slavery, European Union, Human Rights Defenders, Humanitarian Aid, India, Nepal, South Asia, UK, United Nations, Violence and atrocities, Yemen|
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