Want to learn about discrimination against marginalised communities in Ghana, Cameroon? See this report

Want to learn about discrimination against marginalised communities in Ghana, Cameroon? See this report

To help our readers understand the various forms of discrimination and exploitation they face and emphasise the need for further research and collaborative action to address these issues, we have prepared a PowerPoint Presentation based on a field visit to the University of Ghana to help understand the condition of CDWDs, the steps being taken…

Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Africa and Status of Modern Slavery – Regional Report 2023

Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Africa and Status of Modern Slavery – Regional Report 2023

Hundreds of thousands of formerly enslaved people in and from Africa can trace back their modern forms of slavery and discrimination – to the caste-based slavery of the past, and the discrimination associated with the caste-based slavery of their ancestors.

Cameroon CDWD Report

Commissioner Bouba of the Cameroon NHRC releases the Cameroon CDWD Report

Commissioner Bouba of the Cameroon National Human Rights Commission releasing the Cameroon CDWD REPORT at the Commission Headquarter in Yavounde, Cameroon. Commissioner welcomed the delegation and offered to take up the issue of CDWD. From the left in the picture, Mariamma of the Freedom Observatory Cameroon; Paul Divakar Namala, Convener of GFOD; Commissioner Bouba of…

Resolution of NGO Forum of African Commission to combat CDWD

Resolution of NGO Forum of African Commission to combat CDWD

New York: In a significant step toward achieving equality and justice, the NGO forum of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has successfully passed a groundbreaking resolution aimed at “Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (CDWD)” in Africa.  This resolution marks a significant milestone…