DSN-UK News Archive

2016

• 21/09 – UK Government challenged on its non-implementation of law to outlaw caste discrimination
• 12/08 – United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reviews the United Kingdom
• 20/07 – Parliament debates failure of the UK Government to implement anti-caste based discrimination legislation
• 19/07 – APPG for Dalits and the Parliamentary Human Rights Group on the 24th of May 2016 hosted a successful event at the Houses of Parliament titled “Dalit Rights are Human Rights”
• 24/05 – Big thank you to Methodist Women in Britain
• 27/04 – Tributes to Dr Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary
• 22/03 – Minorities and caste-based discrimination side event on a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
• 21/03 – DSN-UK at the United Nations Human Rights Council 15 and 16 March 2016
• 16/02 – DSN-UK tribute and thanks to the much beloved Lord Eric Avebury
• 15/02 – Great sadness at the passing of Lord Eric Avebury
• 10/02 – DSN-UK and READ share their first-hand experience and knowledge of debt bondage in India with a Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequence
• 03/02 – DSN-UK submission to the International Development Select Committee inquiry on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlights the absence of attention to caste-based discrimination
• 06/01 – Thank you

2015

• 21/12 – Human rights discussions between PM Cameron and PM Modi
• 21/12 – Members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Dalits continue to raise the issue of caste discrimination to Her Majesty’s Government
• 02/12 – 8th session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues and Dalit discrimination
• 18/11 – Post PM Modi’s visit to the UK, we evaluate the reception
• 18/11 – Prior to the visit to the UK of the Indian PM Modi, Dalit organisations sent him an open letter
• 30/10 – House of Lords Parliamentary Question on Nepal 27/10/2015
• 28/10 – Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn attends DSN-UK AGM
• 23/09 – Tirkey v Chandok case rules in favour of the victim
• 18/09 – DSN-UK Honorary Chair, Jeremy Corbyn MP wins stunning victory
• 02/09 – UK Dalit organisations write to PM Modi about his silence and inaction over the role of senior BJP leaders in the Dalit massacres in Bihar
• 19/08 – Read my blog for the Lanchester Review
• 20/04 – UK General Election 2015: Liberal Democrat’s manifesto
• 20/04 – UK General Election 2015: Labour party position on caste
• 07/04 – Cast out CASTE: Make your voice heard; make your vote count at the General Election 7 May 2015
• 01/04 – 13-15 March 2015 LibDem Spring Conference states their commitment to end caste discrimination

2014

• 11/12 – Responses so far from the 63 letters sent to HMG and Shadow Cabinet
• 29/10 – Letter and Leaflet sent to Government and Official Opposition
• 29/10 – Review of DSN-UK’s Annual General Meeting
• 28/10 – Caste Discrimination Debate comes to House of Commons
• 26/06 – Women finally come front and centre at the UN Human Rights Council
• 07/05 – Has anyone asked the Dalit communities how they feel?
• 11/04 – US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to introduce resolution to protect Dalits from discrimination
• 04/03 – Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes Caste in Britain reports

2013

• 10/10 – European Parliament passes resolution on Dalits – overwhelming majority
• 29/07 – UK Government announces its long awaited timetable to consultation
• 12/07 – Will the UK Government do the right thing?
• 10/07 – DSN-UK holds Annual General Meeting 2 July 2013
• 25/04 – The UK Parliament outlaws Caste-Based Discrimination
• 22/04 – Unite Against Caste Discrimination – Please join us !!
• 18/04 – 1000 Voices and yet Unworthy of Legal Protection ?!?
• 08/04 – JOIN US ! in Parliament Sq, Tuesday 16th April 12.00-15.00 pm
• 18/03 – Important !! ERR Bill. Take Action Now !
• 11/03 – ‘The Ongoing Atrocity of Caste’
• 05/03 – Dalit Groups Win the Day, Monday 4th March 2013
• 20/02 – Mass Rally, Parliament Square, Monday 4th March 2013 1.30-3.30 pm
• 17/02 – Landmark Case for Caste discrimination imperilled
• 11/02 – Landmark Coventry Case
• 06/02 – “Delhi Declaration”
• 10/01 – House of Lords 9th January 2013
• 07/01 – International Human Rights Day 10th December 2012

2012

• 03/12 – Maria Miller MP publicily urged to act on caste-based discrimination UK
• 29/11 – Successful meeting at ‘House of Lords’
• 24/10 – Please Sign The Petition !
• 23/10 – Tesco Supermarkets – India
• 23/10 – Equality and Human Rights Commission – Position on Caste discrimination
• 15/10 – The UK Government continues to stonewall demands to outlaw caste discrimination
• 01/06 – UN increasingly concerned about caste
• 30/05 – Caste included in the adopted report on the UK UPR review
• 25/05 – UK caste battle taken to the UN
• 18/05 – UPR-Reviews of the UK and India: Time to act on caste discrimination

2011

• 12/09 – UN Committee: Caste discrimination in the UK should be outlawed
• 25/08 – UN review: UK Government fails to acknowledge the need for outlawing caste discrimination
• 18/08 – Gordon Brown shocked at living conditions of Dalits
• 18/08 – Evidence of Caste Discrimination in the UK revealed
• 18/08 – IDSN Annual Report 2010
• 18/08 – DSN UK welcome