In the long-standing resistance against a socially stratified society in the West Africa region, and particularly in the Upper River Region (URR) of The Gambia, a legal case and the following High Court judgement brought to light the persistence of caste practices and associated discrimination based on work and descent in the region. Case Citation:…
The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) – the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment – took place from 11 – 22 March under the priority theme
Understanding the many faces of poverty Discrimination based on work and descent (DWD) is the UN terminology used in international contexts to describe the systemic marginalization experienced by certain communities, like Roma in Europe, Dalits in Asia, Burakumin in Japan, Haratin in Africa, and Quilombola in Brazil, due to their caste or similar inherited forms…
Save the dates ! March 13, 2.15 pm – 2.30pm ET UN HQ room F (UN ground pass needed for in-person participation) Please RSVP for in-person or online participation : https://bit.ly/CDWD-CSW68 March 15, 10:30am – 12pm ET, Remote on zoom Registration link for all : https://bit.ly/3UHPMqX March 20, 2.30pm – 4pm ET, UN Church Center, 11th floor Registration link for online participation …
Asia has the largest number of DWD communities globally. The Asian continent accounts for more than three-quarters of the total number of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) in the world. The report consolidates detailed information, analysis, and viewpoints currently available on the rights and entitlements of CDWD.
