- Nepal
- India
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- Regional
- Bonded Labour
- Dalit Women
- Corporate Social Responsibilty
- Torture
Nepal
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RECASTING JUSTICE. Neville Dastoor and Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, Jayne Huckerby, Smita Narula, 2007, CHRGJ. The report analyzes Nepal’s Interim Constitution to inform how the new constitution may be drafted in accordance with the country’s international human rights obligations to secure the rights of Dalits. |
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DALIT RIGHTS KATHMANDU CHARTER. National Dalit Conference, Kathmandu 2007. The Kathmandu Declaration from 2007 contains the demands of Dalits in Nepal for a democractic and inclusive new republic. |
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THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. Rajeev Goyal and Puja Dhawan, Smita Narula, 2005, CHRGJ. This report charges that caste discrimination is both a root cause and insidious consequence of the conflict in Nepal. |
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CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH ASIA - A STUDY ON NEPAL. Krishna B. Bhattachan et al, 2008, IIDS. Part of a regional research projected this report documents caste discrimination in Nepal. |
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THE DALITS OF NEPAL - ACTING FOR CHANGE. IDSN, 2008. A fact sheet on caste discrimination in Nepal. |
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090223-Joint_Statement-Final_ENG__PDF.pdf RECASTING JUSTICE (2009): SECURING DALIT RIGHTS IN NEPAL’S NEW CONSTITUTION – a Joint Statement by New York University School of Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF); and International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) presenting key recommendations to the Constituent Assembly drafting committee.Issued on 23 february 2009 |
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recasting_justice_nepali_PDF.pdf NEPALI VERSION OF: RECASTING JUSTICE: SECURING DALIT RIGHTS IN NEPAL’S NEW CONSTITUTION – a Joint Statement by New York University School of Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF); and International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) presenting key recommendations to the Constituent Assembly drafting committee - 23 february 2009 |
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DalitsOfNepalAndTheNewConstitution.pdf THE DALITS OF NEPAL AND A NEW CONSTITUTION:Resource on the Situation of Dalits in Nepal, their Demands and the Implications for a new Constitution - Compiled by: United Nations Development Programme, Kathmandu, September 2008 |
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UNDP_Human_Development_Report_Nepal_2009.pdf NEPAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2009 - UNDP - State transformation and Human Development, United Nations Development Programme - Nepal |
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India
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EQUAL BY LAW, UNEQUAL BY CASTE. The “Untouchable” Condition in Critical Race Perspective. Smita Narula, 26 WIS. INT’L L.J. 255. |
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HIDDEN APARTHEID. Barbour, Stephanie and Tiasha Palikovic, Jeena Shah, Smita Narula, 2007. The report was produced as a shadow report in response to India’s submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. |
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CAST AN EYE ON THE DALITS OF INDIA. IDSN, 2007. IDSN fact sheet on caste discrimination in India. |
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Dalit_Watch_Report_floods_Bihar_2008.pdf FOR A MORSEL OF LIFE! Dalit Watch, 2008. This report documents discrimination in relief efforts after the Bihar floods in 2008. |
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Making_Things_Worse_report.pdf MAKING THINGS WORSE. Timothy Gill, 2007, Dalit Network Netherlands. A report about caste discrimination in the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami. |
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DISMANTLING DESCENT BASED DISCRIMINATION. Indian Institute for Dalit Studies and NCDHR, 2006. A report on Dalits' access to rights in India. |
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Violence_against_Dalit_Woment.pdf DALIT WOMEN SPEAK OUT. Irudayam s.j., Aloysius and Jayshree P. Mangubhai, Joel G. Lee, 2006, NCDHR. A report on violence against Dalit women in India |
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Orissa_report_-_Human_Rights_Law_Network.pdf GENOCIDE IN KHANDAMAL. Human Rights Law Network, 2008. |
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Planning_Commission_challenges.pdf DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN EXTREMIST AFFECTED AREAS, Expert group under Government of India Planning Commission, 2008. |
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EXCLUSION AND INCLUSION OF DALIT COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH: A STUDY, by Jan Sahas Social Development Society, 2009 |
Pakistan
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LONG BEHIND SCHEDULE. Zulfiqar Shah, 2008, PILER. Part of a regional research project, this report documents caste discrimination in Pakistan. |
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PAKISTAN'S LOWER CASTE HINDUS - EQUALITY DENIED. IDSN, 2008. Fact sheet on caste discrimination in Pakistan. |
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ILO_Piler_Report_Bonded_Labour.pdf BONDED LABOUR IN PAKISTAN - AN OVERVIEW. Aly Ercelawn and Muhammad Nauman, PILER, 2008. |
Bangladesh
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DALITS OF BANGLADESH - DESTINED TO A LIFE OF HUMILIATION. IDSN, 2008. Fact sheet on caste discrimination in Bangladesh. |
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CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH ASIA - A STUDY OF BANGLADESH. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, 2008, IIDS. Part of a regional research project, this report documents caste discrimination in Bangladesh. |
Sri Lanka
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DALITS OF SRI LANKA-CASTE-BLIND DOES NOT MEAN CASTE-LESS. IDSN, 2008. Fact sheet on caste discrimination in Sri Lanka. |
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Casteless_or_Caste-blind_final_english_publication.pdf CASTELESS OR CASTE-BLIND? (2009) - Dynamics of Concealed Caste Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Protest in Sri Lanka by Kalinga Tudor Silva, P.P. Sivapragasam, Paramsothy Thanges Published by: International Dalit Solidarity Network, Copenhagen, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi & Kumaran Book House |
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Casteless_or_Caste-blind_Sinhala.pdf CASTELESS OR CASTE-BLIND? (2009) - Full document in Sinhala |
Regional
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EU_Study_Caste_Discrimination_merged_April2010.pdf CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH ASIA - Situational overview, responses and ways forward. Study commissioned to IDSN by the European Commission, June 2009 |
Bonded Labour
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povertydiscrimination_slavery_ASI.pdf POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION AND SLAVERY: The reality of bonded labour in India, Nepal and Pakistan Anti-Slavery International, 2008: This report is a study of the reasons why bonded labour, a contemporary form of slavery, persists in India, Nepal and Pakistan. In particular, it examines the effectiveness of state interventions against bonded labour |
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THE ENSLAVEMENT OF DALIT AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN INDIA, NEPAL AND PAKISTAN THROUGH DEBT BONDAGE. Anti-Slavery International, 2001. This paper describes the gross and continuing violation of the rights of millions of people in India, Pakistan and Nepal, who are trapped in debt bondage and forced to work to repay loans. Their designation as persons belonging outside the Hindu caste system is a major determining factor of their enslavement. |
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A GLOBAL ALLIANCE AGAINST FORCED LABOUR - Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and rights at Work 2005. ILO, 2005. |
Dalit Women
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THE HAGUE DECLARATION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF DALIT WOMEN. NCDHR, CORDAID, IDSN et al, 2006. Dalit women calling on the United Nations, the European Union and the community of states to “raise the issues and concerns of Dalit women at all levels and to involve and introduce all necessary measures, and to support and secure the implementation of the recommendations of this Declaration with a sense of great urgency”. |
Corporate social responsibility
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Dalit_Discrimination_Check_folder.pdf DALIT DISCRIMINATION CHECK - FOLDER. Danish Institute for Huamn Rights, IDSN and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008. A short folder describing the Dalit Discrimination Check. |
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Dalit_Discrimination_Check.pdf DALIT DISCRIMINATION CHECK - TEXT VERSION. Danish Institute for Human Rights, IDSN and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2008. A toll for businesses operating in or sourcing from caste-affected countries. |
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THE AMBEDKAR PRINCIPLES ARE A SET OF PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES TO ADDRESS CASTE DISCRIMINATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. |
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ANOTHER APARTHEID? - CASTE DISCRIMINATION AND UK COMPANIES. DSN-UK, 2008. |
Torture
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INDIA: BROKEN SYSTEM - Dysfunction, Abuse, and Impunity in the Indian Police. Human Rights Watch. 2009 |
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TORTURE IN INDIA - A State of Denial. Asian Centre for Human Rights. June 2008. |
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TORTURE AND IMPUNITY IN INDIA - A national project on preventing torture in India. People's Watch Tamil Nadu. November 2008. |
IDSN consultations
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Kathmandu Dalit Declaration from the International consultation on caste-based discrimination, November 29 – December 1 2004, Kathmandu, Nepal. |
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Executive summary of report from the International consultation on caste-based discrimination, 2004: Establishing Dalit Rights in the Contemporary World; the Role of Governments, the United Nations and the Private Sector. |
