- IDSN delegation participates in EU human rights event
On December 9, Swapon Das, of DALIT Khulna, Bangladesh and Rini Elizabath Babu, took part in the EU event in Brussels “A Spotlight on Human Rights Defenders: Enhancing the Common Agenda for Protection”. IDSN delegates spoke […] The post IDSN delegation participates in EU human rights event fi [...] - IDSN delegation highlights caste related violations in global supply chains at the UN BHR Forum
An IDSN delegation actively participated in the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights from 25-27 November, drawing attention to caste-based human rights violations in global supply chains, affecting Dalit workers in South Asia. Delegates […] The post IDSN delegation highlights caste related violat [...] - UN Minority Forum: Dalit activists call for action on caste-hate speech, political inclusion and intersectional discrimination
At the 2024 UN Forum on Minority Issues, IDSN delegates called for action on caste-based discrimination and exclusion. Sundar Bahadur Sheni from Nepal emphasised the need for Dalit inclusion in political and public spaces, highlighting […] The post UN Minority Forum: Dalit activists call for actio [...] - Dalit leader trains EU diplomats on caste-based discrimination
Abirami Jotheeswaran, General Secretary of All India Dalit Women Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM-NCDHR), delivered a compelling presentation to 20 European Union diplomats stationed in Asia and the Pacific, highlighting caste discrimination and its intersections with other […] The post Dalit leader trains E [...] - UN committee raises concern over persisting intersectional discrimination against Buraku women in Japan
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) raised concern over persisting discrimination and stereotypes against Buraku women at the 17 October review of Japan. The Committee’s Concluding Observations specifically identify, and […] The post UN committee raises co [...]