International Dalit Solidarity Network
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18.11.20South Asia: Authorities must urgently protect sanitation workers risking their lives on the COVID-19 frontlines
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, WATERAID AND INTERNATIONAL DALIT SOLIDARITY NETWORK JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 19 November 2020 As the …
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28.10.20IDSN co-organises global OHCHR webinar “When language excludes and discriminates”
The webinar highlighted the need to move away from using the stigmatising concept of “social distancing”, which has been …
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23.10.20IDSN participates in Regional Forums on Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities
There was broad participation from the IDSN network in the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on “Hate Speech, Social Media and …
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07.10.20Statement: Rapes of Dalit women and impunity for dominant caste perpetrators must end now
IDSN Statement, October 7, 2020 IDSN strongly condemns the rapes and murders of Dalit girls and women in South Asia. The …
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05.10.20IDSN engages with the UN Human Rights Council 45th session on caste, slavery and water and sanitation
IDSN issued recommendations to States, contributed to statements and observed and noted caste-relevant issues presented at …
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24.09.20Statement on Human rights to water and sanitation for Dalits in India – at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council
IMADR delivered the oral statement on “Human rights to water and sanitation for Dalits in India” at the 45th session of the …
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15.09.20IDSN Recommendations – Human Rights Council 45th Session
Caste discrimination is found in various regions of the world including the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe and continues …
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28.08.2035,000 view the debate on caste and colourism with the Producer of the Netflix show Indian Matchmaking
The discussion strikes a chord with many and centres around a critique by IDSN and Dalit activists that the Netflix show …
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10.08.20IDSN Members responding to Covid-19
IDSN Members continue to respond to the extremely vulnerable situation of Dalits during the Covid-19 lockdown and pandemic. …
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28.07.20Dalit women activists highlight caste and gender discrimination at UN hearing
The need for more attention to be paid to intersectional caste and gender discrimination and for transforming mindsets …