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- 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 […] - Dalit rights inadequately addressed at the UN rights review of Bangladesh
The recommendation stating that the state must “Step up efforts in order for indigenous peoples, especially the jumma as well as the dalit fully enjoy their human rights,” was issued by Peru, but not accepted […] The post Dalit rights inadequately addressed at the UN rights review […] - UN anti-racism committee issues strong recommendations on fighting caste discrimination in Nepal
The Concluding Observations of the May 2018 review of Nepal, by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), include dozens of remarks relating to caste-based discrimination and several strongly worded recommendations on […] The post UN anti-racism committee issues str […]