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- Australian Parliament passes motion on caste-based discrimination
The motion was passed on 27th June 2018 and moved by Senators Claire Moore and Lee Rhiannon. It states that 260 million people across the globe are estimated to face discrimination based on descent and work– […] The post Australian Parliament passes motion on caste-based discrimina […] - Women subjected to caste-based attacks in India call on the UN to act
UN human rights officials at the United Nations Human Rights Council side event #DalitWomenFight against Caste-based violence on June 21, 2018, called for immediate efforts to end rampant caste-based violence against women and address a culture of […] The post Women subjected to cas […] - Invitation to the #DalitWomenFight side-event at the UN human rights council – 21 June
IDSN is supporting the side-event #DalitWomenFight against Caste-Based Violence taking place on 21 June in Geneva, in connection with the 38th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The side-event will explore and discuss aggravated […] The post Invitation to the #DalitWomenFight side-event […] - UN rights chief references the unjust 10-year deferral of IDSN’s application for UN accreditation in his annual report to the UN Human Rights council
IDSN has issued a factsheet covering all the details of IDSN’s case, including over 80 questions received from India over the past 10 years and statements of UN experts addressing IDSN’s case. In 2017, a […] The post UN rights chief references the unjust 10-year deferral of IDSN&r […] - 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 […] The post The need to address caste-based violence highlighted i […]