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• Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International’s 2015 reports raise serious concern over caste discrimination
  Failure of state authorities to protect the rights of Dalits In the India chapter of the Amnesty International 2014-15 report it is noted that “corruption, caste-based discrimination and caste violence remained pervasive,” and that, “state […]
• India’s blocking of IDSN’s UN consultative status continues
  The blocking of IDSN reflects a frightening trend in India for obstructing the work of civil society organisations and human rights defenders, particularly when it comes to Dalit and minority rights. Dalit rights activists across […]
• World Bank President and UN Secretary-General: Ending India’s caste-based exclusion is key to shared prosperity
  Speaking at the Indian Council of World Affairs UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon stressed the need for inclusive growth for shared prosperity saying that, “millions of Dalits, Tribals and others still face discrimination, especially the women and girls.” On a visit to Gujarat the World B […]
• Dalit women fight for their rights with marches and mass events in Nepal and India
  Dalit women from Nepal, India and Bangladesh joined hands to assert their rights at a rally in Kathmandu, at the fringes of the people’s SAARC meeting. Hundreds of Dalit women from across Nepal gathered at the FEDO National Dalit Women conference, to put Dalit women’s rights on the agend […]
• Hundreds of Dalit women gather at conference in Nepal
  Hundreds of Dalit women from across Nepal gathered in Kathmandu for the “Dalit Women’s National Conference for Democracy, Justice, Sustainable Peace and Inclusive Constitution” from 2-4 December 2014. The conference was organized by the Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) and intern […]

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