ADRF Brochure
This is a brochure showcasing the work and the mission of the Asia Dalit Rights Forum as it advocates for equality, justice and empowerment of Asia’s Dalit communities and fostering an inclusive and rights-based society.
Publications Right to Health SDG Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-Being SDG GOAL 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
Impact and Resilience in Covid-19 Pandemic National Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Bangladesh
This publication from Asia Dalit Rights Forum explores the intricate interplay between the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, societal resilience, and the national status of marginalized communities facing discrimination based on work and descent in Bangladesh.
Right to Livelihood and Social Security SDG Goal 1 - No Poverty SDG Goal 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Stories
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. âBangabandhu provided the tea workers rights to vote, citizenship, and it cannot be that they remain landless. I will definitely provide them the land rights.â Thus spoke the Prime Minister of…
Right to Freedom from Segregation Right to Livelihood and Social Security SDG Goal 10 - Reduced Inequalities SDG Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Stories
Pakistan: Government Scrambles to Cover up an Ugly Story on Manual Sewage Workers
An AFP report mentioned how public bodies specifically reserve menial cleaning jobs for ânon-Muslimsâ. These are jobs for Christians and Hindus. On April 19, the Municipal Corporation of Sialkot showcased sanitation workers utilizing machines to clear obstructed sewage. It was a public relations exercise to combat a stinging AFP report earlier in the month showcasing…
Right to Education Right to Freedom from Segregation SDG Goal 4 â Quality Education Slovak Republic Stories
Slovakia: Will EU Try Slovakia for Segregating Roma Children in School?
Romani children are also routinely being assessed as having âmild mental disabilitiesâ and sent to special schools where the quality of education is inferior, a joint Amnesty and ERRC statement said. The European Commission on April 19 brought Slovakia, an EU Member State, to the European Court of Justice for violating the Race Equality Directive…