African Commission on Human and Peoplesā€™ Rights calls to Protect and Promote of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent

African Commission on Human and Peoplesā€™ Rights calls to Protect and Promote of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent

The Non-Governmental Organization forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has passed resolution to Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent in the continent. This resolution marks a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle to address discrimination based on work and descent and to protect…

Cameroon: Despite progress, CDWD face immense issues, report shows

Cameroon: Despite progress, CDWD face immense issues, report shows

Traditional and modern forms of slavery and slavery-like practices remain prevalent in Cameroon, despite its criminalisation in its Penal Code, the country report of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Cameroon and Status of Modern Slavery has revealed.Ā  This report, which was launched on November 3 is informed by research on discriminated communities on…

A Historical Milestone: The NGO Forum of the African Commission on Human and Peopleā€™s Rights (ACHPR) Adopts the Resolution on the Protection and Promotion of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

A Historical Milestone: The NGO Forum of the African Commission on Human and Peopleā€™s Rights (ACHPR) Adopts the Resolution on the Protection and Promotion of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

In a significant step toward achieving equality and justice, the NGO forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Hereafter referred to as ACHPR) has successfully passed a groundbreaking resolution aimed at ā€œProtection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (Hereafter referred to as CDWD)ā€ in the…

The Flavour Bangladeshi Tea Hides Tales of Slavery

The Flavour Bangladeshi Tea Hides Tales of Slavery

Marginalisation drives the modern day slavery within Bangladesh’s tea industry where Dalit and tribal workers have no alternative to working under highly exploitative conditions. ā€œBangabandhu provided the tea workers rights to vote, citizenship, and it cannot be that they remain landless. I will definitely provide them the land rights.ā€ Thus spoke the Prime Minister of…

Indian Dalit Coal Mine Workers

India: Data Shows Rise in Atrocities against Dalits, Tribal People

Crimes against Dalit people rose by 177.6 per cent and crimes against people from tribal communities rose 111.2 per cent between 1991 and 2021. Dalits and Adivasis together account for almost 32 per cent of all prisoners in Indian jails. How are Institutional discrimination and social exclusion related to crime? Data points to a vast…