Access to Justice
Examining the critical nexus of access to justice, the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges faced by CDWD (Dalits), this policy brief presents key recommendations for equitable solutions.
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. “Bangabandhu provided the tea workers rights to vote, citizenship, and it cannot be that they remain landless. I will definitely provide them the land rights.” Thus spoke the Prime Minister of…
Right Against Torture and Degrading Treatment Right to Fair Access to Justice Right to Life and Personal Liberty SDG Goal 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Stories
India: Data Shows Rise in Atrocities against Dalits, Tribal People
Crimes against Dalit people rose by 177.6 per cent and crimes against people from tribal communities rose 111.2 per cent between 1991 and 2021. Dalits and Adivasis together account for almost 32 per cent of all prisoners in Indian jails. How are Institutional discrimination and social exclusion related to crime? Data points to a vast…
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 “non-Muslims”. 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…