Casteism in the US: Entrepreneurs and a new report on Indian American attitudes
We continue to cover stories of the South Asian diaspora across the globe. And in America, there have been a couple of interesting articles that have come out over the last week. As is well known, many...
View ArticleARISA Hosts a Session on Caste-Based Discrimination
‘Caste-based discrimination, an Invisible Issue in the Garment Industry in South Asia’ was presented by IDSN, READ (India), ETI (UK) and Advocating Rights in South Asia (ARISA, Netherlands) on 25th...
View ArticleOnline Caste-Hate Speech – A Growing Concern
On 22 March a side-event to the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council highlighted the impact of caste-hate speech on-line and what could be done to combat it. The keynote speaker was Dr. Fernand...
View ArticleThe UK House of Lords debate on India and Human Rights
On 22 July 2021, Lord Harries of Pentregarth (Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dalits) opened a debate in the House of Lords on India and Human Rights. Whilst expressing his enormous...
View ArticleThe Californian Democratic Party adds ‘caste’ as a protected category
The Californian Democratic Party has set a precedence on the issue of ‘caste’ by adding it as a protected category to their Party Code of Conduct. Despite heavy opposition from a number of Hindutva...
View ArticleA virtual screening of ‘I Am Belmaya’ with a unique Q and A session
On Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th International Dalit Solidarity Network, along with Tideturner Films, organised a virtual viewing of ‘I Am Belmaya’: a documentary made by Sue Carpenter and Belmaya...
View ArticleDSN-UK’s Annual General Meeting 2021
This year’s AGM was a relatively quiet affair, though that’s not to say that there wasn’t plenty to be dealt with. Apart from the usual matters of adopting the proposed Annual Report and Accounts for...
View ArticleThe House of Lords addresses key issues for Dalits and Tribals in Nepal
Representatives of the APPG for Dalits have been hard at work again, this time on the position of Nepal. Lord Harries of Pentregarth asked ‘what progress [the UK government] have made towards their...
View ArticleAmnesty India, Oxfam India, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and even...
On Thursday 6 January, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, Co-Chair of the APPG for Dalits, tabled a Parliamentary Question ‘To ask Her Majesty’s Government about what representations they have made to the...
View ArticleTraining Session on Caste-Based Discrimination in UK Business and Global...
In July, Dalit Solidarity Network UK hosted two events on caste-based discrimination in UK business and global supply chains, in collaboration with Ethical Trading Initiative, School of Advanced Study...
View ArticleWe are recruiting!
We are recruiting for a new Director and Office Administrator. The Dalit Solidarity Network is a small human rights organisation working to eliminate caste-based discrimination in the UK and South...
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