UN Human Rights Council

First Global Conference to Establish Dalit Rights in Washington DC

by rti_adminon March 18, 2015March 20, 20230

[Via Asha Kowtal] Big. Everything about the recent assertions of Dalit women has been big. Our determined voices are getting louder and we remain committed to keep escalating. In the past year we have been in over 50 cities and over 8 countries breaking the silence on caste-based sexual violence. We have presented at …

Features

The Dalit Diaspora in the US and the Struggle against Caste Discrimination: A Report

by rti_adminon July 17, 2014March 20, 20230

Harish S. Wankhede The International Commission for Dalit Rights (ICDR) has organized the “Global March against Caste Discrimination” in Washington DC on the 21st June 2014. In solidarity with the march, many community organizations, American Dalits and anti-caste social activists took independent initiatives and joined the march in New York, San Francisco and Los …

Policy

Dalit women on intersections of violence and discrimination at the Human Rights Council

by rti_adminon May 31, 2013March 20, 20230

Dalit women on intersections of violence and discrimination at HRC 23 in the UN ~ Side event at the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council “Dalit Women: Working Together Towards The Elimination OfMultiple And Intersecting Forms Of Discrimination And ViolenceBased On Gender And Caste” On 4 June 2013, 14:30-16:30, Room VIII, 3rd floor …