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…
The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFOD), in collaboration with The Inclusivity Project, launched their landmark report titled ‘Communities Discriminated on Work and
Date limite prolongée jusqu’au 10 mars !! Nous recherchons des Experts en droits des Communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (CDWD) pour travailler en étroite collaboration avec le Forum mondial des communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (GFoD), ainsi que tous ses partenaires et alliés. Nous encourageons…
DEADLINE EXTENDED TILL MARCH 10TH. APPLY NOW !!! We are looking for Rights Experts from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) to work closely with the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and all its partners and allies. We particularly encourage women to apply for this position to achieve equal…
Les 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 la caste, et sont souvent contraintes à des conditions d’esclavage traditionnel ou moderne ou de travail forcé. En outre, les CDWD sont confrontées à des formes extrêmes d’isolement et de…
La 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 l’Afrique noire subsaharienne. Elle est membre de l’Union africaine, de la Ligue arabe, de l’Union du Maghreb arabe, de l’Organisation de la coopération islamique et de l’Organisation pour la mise…
Mauritania, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is an Arab-African country locatednorthwest of Africa, between the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Black Africa. It is a member of the African Union, the Arab League, the Arab Maghreb Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) and the…
Black Mauritanians, still called harratines, hit the streets of Nouakchott, the capital to protest against slavery. During the march which coincided with the fourth anniversary of the Haratines Manifesto, protesters denounced continuous discrimination. “I believe that the movement for the conquest of civil rights or social rights in Mauritania has seen a resurgence in recent…
Slavery is still existing in Mauritania, although it has officially been prohibited by law. The government of Mauritania has been trying to hide slavery from the outside world for years. Slavery has officially been abolished since 1981, almost a century after it happened worldwide. But activists are still fighting for the liberation of tens of…
