The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and European Roma Grassroots Organisation (ERGO) urged the European Union to confront a form of racism that, though centuries old, remains largely unacknowledged in modern policy: discrimination based on work and descent. In its submission to the EU’s ongoing consultation on the AntiāRacism Strategy,…
āI had three daughters. He took all of them. And my only son.ā These aren’t the words of a woman at war. They are the pleas of a Hindu mother in Shahdadpur, Sindh, a province where being born as a minority can mean being robbed of your child, your faith, and your future. On June…
TheĀ Global Conference for a Caste-Free World 2025, held in Toronto from May 25ā27, culminated with the adoption of theĀ Toronto Declaration, a sweeping international call to dismantle caste-based and analogous systems of discrimination worldwide. The declaration demands urgent and coordinated action across governments, civil society, and international institutions to address centuries of injustice affecting over 250…
At the Global Conference for a Caste Free World 2025, held in Toronto, Paul Divakar Namala delivered a powerful address that spotlighted the enduring global crisis of caste and descent-based discrimination.Ā His speech, titled āAddressing Caste and Descent-Based Discrimination: A Global Imperative,ā weaving together deep historical insight, lived experiences of oppressed communities, appealed for an…
At the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum, history was made when Naveen Gautam, representing the Stakeholders Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) Youth Constituency, took the stage as the first Dalit youth leader to moderate a plenary session at the United Nations. His powerful remarks, delivered at the session titled āSocial Development: Youth…
