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Amnesty India, Oxfam India, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and even Mother Theresa’s established charity all suffer from withdrawal of foreign funds
On Thursday 6 January, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Co-Chair of the APPG for Dalits, tabled a Parliamentary Question ‘To ask Her Majesty’s Government about what representations they have made to the government of India about the blocking of overseas funds for the Missionaries of Charity and other non-governmental organisations’. India’s Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) appears to have been used to hinder many NGOs from operating within the country. This Act in effect requires that any NGO that receives income from abroad is registered with the government with a registered bank account in Delhi – wherever they maybe be located. [..]
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UK NEWS
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The House of Lords addresses key issues for Dalits and Tribals in Nepal
Representatives of the APPG for Dalits have been hard at work again, this time on the position of Nepal. Lord […]
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DSN-UK’s Annual General Meeting 2021
This year’s AGM was a relatively quiet affair, though that’s not to say that there wasn’t plenty to be dealt with. […]
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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UN Human Rights Council Regular Session 53 Activities
Since receiving our ECOSOC status in December of 2022, IDSN was finally able to participate in its own right in the 53rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council. IDSN highlighted the need to […]
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Caste and gender-based violence addressed at IDSN’s first UN side-event
Following IDSN’s ECOSOC accreditation last year, we were delighted to formally sponsor and host our first side event at the UN 53rd Human Rights Council. It took place on Wednesday 5 July 2023 a […]