Statements from partner organisations

IDSN has a number of international associates and other partners who issue important statements on caste discrimination. Click on the links below to find these statements:

Statement issued voicing concern over the drafting of Nepal’s ‘Untouchability Bill’: The National Dalit Commission (NDC) and Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR- Nepal) have issued a statement identifying crucial gaps in current legislation that must be bridged to, “ensure effective prosecution of criminal offense based on caste-based discrimination and untouchability and compensation for the victims.” They add that, "if the current gaps are corrected, the proposed law could become a key tool to curb the deep-rooted practice of caste based discrimination and practices of untouchability in Nepal." Read the statement here.

Nepal urged to ensure justice for victims of caste discrimination: A monitoring mission in Siraha district of Eastern Nepal has prompted human rights monitors to urge the government to act immediately to ensure access to justice for victims of caste and gender discrimination. The mission was carried out by the National Dalit Commission (NDC), the National Women Commission of Nepal (NWC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR- Nepal). The mission found that many cases of caste-based discrimination and gender-based violence in the district were not prosecuted and also received reports that human rights defenders or their family members were threatened when they tried to take up this issue. Read more here.

'Nepal’s Human Rights Obligations to Conduct an Accurate & Non-Discriminatory Census' - Statement from the CHRGJ (Center for Human Rights and Global Justice) - May 2011

National Council of Churches in India: Together in the Mission of Dalit Liberation - Solidarity and Co-operation (30 Oct 2009)

LWF: Justice for Dalits (Council Resolution, 27 Oct 2009)

World Council of Churches: Statement on caste-based discrimination (2 Sep 2009)