UN references to caste discrimination
IDSN has issued the following compilations to document the extensive references to caste discrimination made by UN human rights bodies.
UN Treaty Bodies
The UN treaty bodies have extensively addressed the issue of caste discrimination in reviews of caste-affected countries.
UN Special Procedures
The following document provides an overview of how caste-based discrimination has been addressed in annual reports, mission reports and communications prepared by relevant UN Special Rapporteurs:
> See all references to caste-based discrimination by UN Special Procedures
Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a monitoring mechanism established under the Human Rights Council. During the review of a number of caste-affected countries in the first UPR cycle, a number of observations and questions related to caste-based discrimination have been raised.
