Information about IDSN

IDSN is a coalition between national advocacy groups in South Asia and elsewhere, national Dalit Solidarity Networks and international human rights organisations.

The national advocacy groups  formally members of the IDSN are the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights in India, the Dalit NGO Federation of Nepal and the Human Development Organisation of Sri Lanka The national platforms in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are driving forces to assert Dalit Human Rights at the national level and they constitute the back bone of the IDSN.

International human rights and development organisations  associated with IDSN include Human Rights Watch, International Movement Against all forms of Discrimination and Racism, the Lutheran World Federation, Anti-Slavery International, Minority Rights Group and Asian Human Rights Commission.

Dalit Solidarity Networks  have formed in the US, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Denmark and Sweden. The solidarity networks consist of development and human rights organisations and committed individuals.