Dalit Solidarity Network UK campaigns against the human rights violations that over 260 million Dalits suffer due to caste discrimination.
London, UK
Joined August 2012
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It was a pleasure to co-host a panel discussion with @LeicSecSoc last week on ending #caste discrimination. Huge thanks to @sahdaish, @DSNUK, @SantoshDass1048, @ProfAWaughray, Sat Pal Muman and Amar for lending their time and expertise to this event!
secularism.org.uk/news/2025/…
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Join us for an important side event on "Breaking the caste bars: SDG framework for justice and inclusion of Dalits" co-hosted by the Dignity Initiative, @CIVICUSalliance and the @idsnupdates. You can join the discussion by scanning the QR code provided below.
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The Declaration+25 is supported by a coalition of 18 regional and international human rights NGOs, working across diverse issues and regions, inc @forum_asia, @amnesty, @FrontLineHRD, @DefendDefenders, @ProtectHRD_EU and many others! #Right2DefendRights
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IDSN welcomes the newly adopted EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive #CSDDD and the inclusion of caste discrimination as an important factor to address in corporate anti-discrimination and human rights compliance measures. Read more 👇
idsn.org/one-word-can-make-a…
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'Demand for a UN Declaration is a parallel process that is happening along with our work at national, district and village level', - @sitara1 while concluding the meeting on "Towards a Declaration on the rights of #CDWD" during #WSF2024. @AsiaDalitRights
Here are some glimpses-
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Join @FrontLineHRD @amnesty @forum_asia @S_Asian_Rights at the World Social Forum parallel event in Nepal , talking about the protection of human rights defenders in South Asia:
📅 17 February, 11:30AM at the Ratna Raiya Campus in Kathmandu.
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When we drink tea,
the glass gets polluted.
When we enter a temple,
the god loses his powers.
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Research Assistant needed to study caste in Indian Supreme Court judgements. Please share widely.
Seeking a research assistant for a project on caste in Indian Supreme Court judgments. To apply, please upload a CV and one-page cover letter explaining your qualifications, suitability and interest in the task through this link: dropbox.com/request/ul3pZDmD…
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@UNHumanRights Commissioner @volker_turk urges 🇪🇺 leaders to approve the #CSDDD.
“For the Directive to fail now would be a massive blow,” he said .
Read the full PR👇🗞️
bit.ly/3SWkRWA
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If you are at the @WSF2024nepal do not miss this incredible line-up of Dalit women human rights defenders working for #CasteGenderJustice sharing their insights & knowledge from Nepal, India, Bangladesh & Sri-Lanka on the 16 February at 2-3:30pm NPT at Ratna Rajaya Campus
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Remembering #RamabaiAmbedkar on her birth anniversary for the ineffable sacrifices she made; her immense role helped Dr. Ambedkar stand and lead the movement for masses #Dalit #rights!
#wearebecauseyouwere
#dalitwomenrise
#dalitwomenrights
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🔺 Around 1 in 5 people were living in poverty between 2021/22.
📊 Some local authorities had as many as 4 in 10 children living in poverty.
🏠 Around 1/4 of adults were in poverty in the North East, London & West Midlands.
🗣️ This level of hardship can't be ignored. (2/5)
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University of Toronto officially includes caste as a protected category in their agreement with union CUPE 3902.
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🇬🇧 Slavery and trafficking are appalling crimes. They require a serious response, only deliverable with a well-resourced, well-run system.
We must do better: unitedkingdom.iom.int/news/u…
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Highlighting the rising severity of Modern Forms of Slavery in South Asia and its impact on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, @PaulDivakarN writes for @OneWorldSA. Click the link below
owsa.in/the-discourse-on-mod…
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If you are researching on caste and looking for a postdoc fellowship:
Two Postdoc fellowships in Critical Caste Studies
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j…
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Support @LeenaManimekali who is making new film on the Afro-Amazonian community known as the Quilombolas of Saracura, the african descendants who rebelled the Portuguese colonisers, their heinous system of slavery and made amazon their home
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🇵🇰 Updates from Pakistan: Daily City News and @TnnSindh cover the launch of our Country Report on the Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent #CDWD in Pakistan and press briefing organized by Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network and @tkfpak in Karachi on 5th January
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🇵🇰Country Report on 'Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Pakistan' LAUNCHED. The Launch event was jointly organized by Pakistan Dalit Solidarity Network (PDSN) and The Knowledge Forum (@tkfpak) at Karachi Press Club. Here are a few highlights👇
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On this, the anniversary of Savitribai Phule's birth, we honour her extraordinary legacy as an inspiration to all,a groundbreaking social reformer, and an early advocate for women's education in India. #Savithribaiphule #Girlseducation #Righttoeducation @DalitRights @dhrdnetwork
