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ASIA
Benchmarking the Draft UN Principles & Guidelines on the Elimination of (Caste) Discrimination based on Work and Descent
CLICK TO VIEW: Benchmarking the Draft UN Principles & Guidelines on the Elimination of (Caste) Discrimination based on Work and DescentIt is true that caste-situation in Bangladesh is significantly different from that of India and Nepal. Since it…
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ASIA
Bangladesh: State of Minorities Report: 2016
CLICK TO VIEW: Bangladesh: State of Minorities Report: 2016This inaugural 2016 report is a first-of-its-kind effort to bring together research and advocacy groups from various countries…
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ASIA
New York Declaration
CLICK TO VIEW: New York DeclarationThis declaration is a powerful global call to action, urging the eradication of discrimination based on work and descent…
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ASIA
Claiming Right to Justice and Development
CLICK TO VIEW: Claiming Right to Justice and DevelopmentThis report explores the urgent need to combat these forms of discrimination and promote inclusive justice and development…
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ASIA
Impact of COVID-19 on Dalits in South Asia
CLICK TO VIEW: Impact of COVID-19 on Dalits in South AsiaThis report examines the impact of COVID-19 on Dalits in South Asia, shedding light on the unique challenges they face,…
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ASIA
Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and EqualityADRF Interventions in APFSD
CLICK TO VIEW: Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and EqualityADRF Interventions in APFSDReport highlighting the interventions made in the pursuit of empowering CDWD ensuring equality and inclusiveness, shedding light on effective…
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ASIA
Dakar Draft Declaration
CLICK TO VIEW: Dakar Draft DeclarationThis declaration represents a unified commitment to address discrimination based on work and descent, untouchability, contemporary forms of…
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ASIA
Discrimination Based on Work and Descent and Untouchability: Global Profile and a Common Framework to Eliminate the Practice
CLICK TO VIEW: Discrimination Based on Work and Descent and Untouchability: Global Profile and a Common Framework to Eliminate the PracticeThis report provides a common framework emphasizing the need for concerted efforts to eradicate the practice of discrimination…
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ASIA
Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality
CLICK TO VIEW: Empowering People and Ensuring Inclusiveness and EqualityThis explores strategies and recommendations for fostering empowerment, inclusiveness, and equality for CDWD in the pursuit of sustainable…
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ASIA
Principles and Guidelines for Effective Elimination of Discrimination Based on Work and Descent (Final Report)
CLICK TO VIEW: Principles and Guidelines for Effective Elimination of Discrimination Based on Work and Descent (Final Report)Final report presenting the Principles and Guidelines for the Effective Elimination of Discrimination Based on Work and Descent, offering…
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Civil Society Joint Submission on Caste-Based Discrimination in The Gambia
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Civil Society Joint Submission on Caste-Based Discrimination in The GambiaIn an important update in the fight for rights for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and…
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Understanding the many faces of poverty
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Understanding the many faces of povertyUnderstanding the many faces of poverty Discrimination based on work and descent (DWD) is the UN terminology used in international contexts to describe the systemic…
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Communautés discriminées sur la base du travail et de l’ascendance en Afriqueet statut de l’esclavage moderne
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Communautés discriminées sur la base du travail et de l’ascendance en Afriqueet statut de l’esclavage moderneLes Communautés victimes de discrimination fondée sur le travail et l’ascendance (CDWD selon l’accronyme anglais) sont opprimées par une discrimination basé sur la profession ou…
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Communautés discriminées sur le travail et l’ascendance en Mauritanie et statut de l’esclavage moderne
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Communautés discriminées sur le travail et l’ascendance en Mauritanie et statut de l’esclavage moderneLa Mauritanie, officiellement connue sous le nom de République islamique de Mauritanie, est un pays araboafricain situé au nord-ouest de l’Afrique, entre le Maghreb et…
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GFoD et The Inclusivity Report lancent un rapport détaillé sur les CDWD du Niger : Lire le rapport en français
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: GFoD et The Inclusivity Report lancent un rapport détaillé sur les CDWD du Niger : Lire le rapport en françaisThe inclusivity Project et le Forum mondial des communautés discriminées sur le travail et l’ascendance ont lancé leur rapport intitulé “Communautés discriminées sur le travail…
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CDWD December Newsletter: Read about our important updates in English, French and Portuguese
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: CDWD December Newsletter: Read about our important updates in English, French and PortugueseDecember was an important and exciting month for us, and we are glad to present our work in three languages for your perusal. From Global…
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Want to learn about discrimination against marginalised communities in Ghana, Cameroon? See this report
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Want to learn about discrimination against marginalised communities in Ghana, Cameroon? See this reportTo help our readers understand the various forms of discrimination and exploitation they face and emphasise the need for further research and collaborative action to…
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Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Africa and Status of Modern Slavery – Regional Report 2023 – Summary
AFRICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Africa and Status of Modern Slavery – Regional Report 2023 – SummaryAfrica has a long-standing history of slavery and slavery practices through domestic slavery, which intensified extensively through the trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean and the trans-Atlantic slave…
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When a Roma speaks at UN, the world listens: Interview with Roma academic-activist Simona Torotcoi
EUROPE
CLICK TO VIEW: When a Roma speaks at UN, the world listens: Interview with Roma academic-activist Simona TorotcoiIn July 2024, Simona Torotcoi addressed the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, a subdivision of both the United Nations General Assembly and the United…
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Fact Sheet on Roma minority in Albania
EUROPE
CLICK TO VIEW: Fact Sheet on Roma minority in AlbaniaThe Roma community is one of the largest Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (CDWD) in Europe. In Albania, the Roma population is estimated…
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CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower community
EUROPE
CLICK TO VIEW: CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower communityDistinguished delegates, my name is Simona Torotcoi, I am a Roma from Romania from ERGO Network, and I am part of the Communities Discriminated on Work…
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UNICEF publishes major report on Roma children and women, gives crucial recommendations
EUROPE
CLICK TO VIEW: UNICEF publishes major report on Roma children and women, gives crucial recommendationsUNICEF has published a summary of findings from four MICS surveys in Roma settlements in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, highlighting several…
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Landmark report highlights environmental racism, state disinvestment in Substandard Romani Settlements
EUROPE
CLICK TO VIEW: Landmark report highlights environmental racism, state disinvestment in Substandard Romani SettlementsThe Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) has released a landmark report titled Substandard Romani Settlements Across Europe: Environmental Racism And…
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Brazil CDWD leaders celebrates landmark resolution passed in Africa
LATIN AMERICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Brazil CDWD leaders celebrates landmark resolution passed in AfricaIn a historic moment for global human rights, Latin American leaders have lauded the adoption of a groundbreaking resolution aimed at protecting and promoting the…
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Understanding the many faces of poverty
LATIN AMERICA
CLICK TO VIEW: Understanding the many faces of povertyUnderstanding the many faces of poverty Discrimination based on work and descent (DWD) is the UN terminology used in international contexts to describe the systemic…