- Statement: India Should Stop Using Abusive Foreign Funding Law: End Harassment Against People’s Watch, Other Rights Groups
(Geneva, January 18, 2021) – The Indian government should immediately stop harassing the Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns and its program unit People’s Watch, nine human rights groups said today. The government should stop […] The post Statement: India Should Stop Using Abusive Foreign [...] - European Parliament calls for the EU to intensify efforts at the UN to eliminate caste discrimination
The International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament’s annual report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter. The European Parliament’s report […] The post European Parliament calls for the EU to i [...] - New report and symposium charts pathways towards access to justice for Dalit defenders in Pakistan
The symposium “Challenges to effective legal remedies for Dalit and Minorities’ defenders in Pakistan and proposed solution to those challenges” was organised in Pakistan to discuss and launch the Pakistan report of the Dalit Justice […] The post New report and symposium charts pathways towa [...] - Dalit rights defenders speak out on caste at the EU-NGO Forum
Economic, social and labour rights were the thematic headlines of this year’s EU-NGO Human Rights Forum, where three Dalit human rights defenders were featured as panellists, facilitated by IDSN. Caste-related barriers to healthcare in Pakistan, […] The post Dalit rights defenders speak out on c [...] - Nepal: UN Poverty Expert says caste discrimination is “the single most important factor” explaining why Dalits are disproportionately affected by poverty
“Though banned, caste-based and ethnicity-based discrimination remain a reality in social life, and it is a major factor explaining the perpetuation of poverty,” De Schutter commented in the press release issued. “Land issues remain unresolved, […] The post Nepal: UN Poverty Expert says cast [...]