• IDSN Annual Report 2013 released
  The IDSN Annual Report sums up significant developments in the struggle against caste discrimination in 2013.
• Drought in Pakistan kills over 100 children – many are Dalits
  Urgent and sustainable relief is needed for Dalits residing in the Thar desert who are repeatedly struck by drought. Over 100 children have died in this last drought and the Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network have issued a press release calling for action to address the cause of these humanitarian ca [...]
• South Asian parliamentarians join together to fight caste discrimination
  Parliamentarians from India, Nepal and Bangladesh have formed the ‘South Asian Parliamentary Forum’ (SAPF) to combat caste discrimination, at the historic ‘South Asia Parliamentarians Conference on Dalit Concerns’ in Kathmandu 8-9th December.
• UNICEF: Dalit girls most excluded from primary education in India
  A report just released by UNICEF and UNESCO on out of school children in India highlights that Dalit girls have the highest primary school exclusion rate in India. The report also finds that half of the Pre-School age Dalit children are not attending school.
• Aid institutions gather in Delhi for launch of caste discrimination in disaster relief report
  Key humanitarian actors including UNDP, ECHO, the Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network, USAID and DFID gathered in New Delhi for the launch of the report “Equality in Aid – Addressing Caste Discrimination in Humanitarian Response”.

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