IDSN statements and recommendations at the UN Human Rights Council’s 42nd Session

IDSN has contributed to the UN Human Rights Council’s 42nd Session with two joint statements with Minority Rights Group International (MRG) on slavery and on safe drinking water and sanitation. IDSN also issued specific recommendations aimed at states and circulated by IDSN. Read the MRG and IDSN statement in connection with the ID with the SR on contemporary forms […]

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Norwegian Minister of Development voices support to end caste discrimination

The Minister stressed the importance of specifically addressing key SDGs as highlighted in IDSN’s new strategy including Sustainable Development Goals 1 (Poverty); 5 (Gender); 8 (Decent Work); 10 (Inequality); and 16 (Access to justice). The Minister will soon visit Nepal and IDSN will provide a briefing in advance of the visit […]

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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 […]

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Report: Dalits and Adivasis missing from mainstream Indian news media

Press Release by Oxfam-India: Indian media is dominated by ‘upper’ castes and media organisations have failed to diversify their newsroom and news coverage, reveals a new report released by Oxfam India and Newslaundry. The report ‘Who Tells Our Stories Matters: Representation of marginalised caste groups in Indian Newsrooms’ studies the representation of people from […]

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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 maximum damage on the lives of landless Dalit farm workers who now have no resources to rebuild their lives. Read the full article covering this […]

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Caste and Gender Justice event at the UN Human Rights Council

On 25 June 2019, IDSN International Associate IMADR, and others organised a side-event during the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council, on Dalit women and gender justice. The panel was composed of Dubravka Simonovic, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Renu Sijapati, General Secretary of the Feminist Dalit […]

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#NoCasteLeftBehind at the European Development Days

The European Development Days 2019 brought together over eight thousand participants from all over the world to discuss the theme Addressing inequalities: Building a world which leaves no one behind. At the IDSN #NoCasteLeftBehind stand participants could meet and speak to Dalit human rights defenders and learn more about how to take action to fight caste discrimination and ensure […]

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Nepal encouraged to implement UN experts recommendations

Renu Sijapati, from the Feminist Dalit Organisation – FEDO Nepal, delivered an oral statement at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in June 2019, encouraging Nepal to implement the recommendations in the UN Nepal visit report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women. The visit took place in October 2018.

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Rights Activists: No global goals without tackling caste (Press Release)

From the streets of South Asia, activists fighting for justice, human rights and freedom from caste apartheid are now bringing the campaign #NoCasteLeftBehind to Europe. The activists will be in Brussels to take part in the European Development Days from 18-19 June.  14 June 2019 “We are here to tell the world that if we are serious about leaving no-one behind, we must put the voices […]

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IDSN submits input to the UN Human Rights Commitee ahead of India review

IDSN and The National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ)-NCDHR have submitted input to the UN ahead of the adoption of the list of issues for the 126th session for the state party – INDIA. The submission sets out some of key concerns about violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the Covenant) vis-à-vis the Constitution […]

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