Benchmarking the Draft UN Principles & Guidelines on the Elimination of (Caste) Discrimination based on Work and Descent

Benchmarking the Draft UN Principles & Guidelines on the Elimination of (Caste) Discrimination based on Work and Descent

It is true that caste-situation in Bangladesh is significantly different from that of India and Nepal. Since it is a nation of majority Muslim population, caste cannot be said to permeate all aspects of socio-economic life, as is the case in India and Nepal. Therefore, along with recognizing caste as a ubiquitous socio-cultural phenomenon of…

Watch: Adikanda Singh from GFoD speaks at the UN Forum on Minority issues

Watch: Adikanda Singh from GFoD speaks at the UN Forum on Minority issues

Adikanda Singh from the Global Forum on Discrimination (GFoD) spoke at the 16th session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues – “Minorities and Cohesive Societies: Equality, Social Inclusion, and Socio-economic Participation”. Here is the video of his presentation: The entire session, which took place on December 1, can be seen here.