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ARISA Hosts a Session on Caste-Based Discrimination
‘Caste-based discrimination, an Invisible Issue in the Garment Industry in South Asia’ was presented by IDSN, READ (India), ETI (UK) and Advocating Rights in South Asia (ARISA, Netherlands) on 25th February, with our Director Meena Varma amongst the line-up. There were participants from the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Norway, India and the UK, consisting of both NGOs and companies from the garment industry, ably hosted by Sandra Claassen from ARISA. Kicking off the proceedings, Meena introduced the issue of caste-based discrimination and why it needs to be addressed. She emphasised the key labour rights issues arising from caste discrimination, including bonded [..]
UK NEWS
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Casteism in the US: Entrepreneurs and a new report on Indian American attitudes
We continue to cover stories of the South Asian diaspora across the globe. And in America, there have been a […]
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Caste discrimination continues its journey – now within the Australian diaspora
It was great news to hear that Australia, back in 2018, passed a motion to urge the government to take […]
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Nepal Universal Periodic Review 2021 – Fact Sheet on caste discrimination
IDSN has issued this fact sheet jointly with the Dalit NGO Federation (DNF) for the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal, listing recommendations, that have been responded to and noted, as well as th […]
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Human Rights Watch World Report highlights caste discrimination in India, Nepal and Mauritania
The report covering events of 2020 highlights severe human rights violations faced by the lowest castes in the these countries, especially focusing on civil society and freedom of association, the […]