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Joint submission to the CERD Committee on the right to health

WebThe Sexual Rights Initiative, National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL), Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network (DHRDNet), AWID, Her Rights Initiative (HRI) …

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Yemen’s Al-Akhdam face brutal oppression

WebIn this case, however, it applies to the situation of Yemen’s oppressed Al-Akhdam people, a group that faces severe forms of discrimination, exclusion and …

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’Untouchability’ still rife in modern India

WebThe study ‘Understanding Untouchability’ is based on research carried out across 1589 villages in Gujarat. It outlines a pattern of persistent discrimination against …

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Access to Health Care and Patterns of Discrimination

Web2 Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and UNICEF Children, Social Exclusion and Development, Working Paper Series, Volume I, Number 02 affects perception of illness and utilisation …

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What is caste discrimination

WebSeveral UN bodies have reaffirmed that discrimination based on work and descent – the UN terminology for caste discrimination – is prohibited by international human rights law, and …

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Bringing Dalit Women to the Forefront: Realities and Challenges

WebEarly marriage is a problem hindering the development of Dalit girls. 38.6 percent of Dalit girls are married off between the ages of 16-18. According to respondents, poverty and …

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Yemen: Groundbreaking UNICEF survey reveals enormous welfare …

WebA groundbreaking mapping of 9,200 Muhamasheen (also known as Al-Akhdam) households carried out by UNICEF and the Social Welfare Fund (SWF) in …

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India’s health inequality severely affects Dalits

WebThe country only spends about 1.25 percent of its GDP on health, one of the world’s lowest percentages. This severely affects marginalised communities, especially …

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UN women’s committee makes recommendations to Nepal to …

WebThe Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) has released its Concluding Observations, after the …

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Take action to improve conditions for Dalit women

WebRory Mungoven, Head of the OHCHR’s Asia Team, reads out the statement from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the side event. The other panelists …

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South Asia: Authorities must urgently protect sanitation workers

WebAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, WATERAID AND INTERNATIONAL DALIT SOLIDARITY NETWORK. JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT. 19 November 2020. As the UN …

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Nepal: UN Poverty Expert says caste discrimination is “the single …

Web“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 …

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UN & Dalit women

WebUN & Dalit women. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in its observations on India has noted concern about “the …

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Caste Discrimination

WebCaste discrimination affects an estimated 260 million people worldwide, the vast majority living in South Asia. It involves massive violations of civil, political, economic, social and …

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Manual Scavenging

WebManual scavenging, the removing of human excreta from dry latrines, railroad tracks and sewers by hand, is a caste-based and hereditary occupation form of slavery reserved …

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Dalit women in India

WebA three-year study of 500 Dalit women’s experiences of violence across four Indian states shows that the majority of Dalit women report having faced one or more incidents of …

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Two books launched to pay tribute to Dr Sono Khangharani

WebDr Khangharani is recognised across South Asia as an expert on the causes of poverty in the region, especially in Thar and rural Sindh, where people are facing acute poverty, …

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