New York: The participation of youth representatives from the Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee Youth Event marked a historic stride toward structural inclusion in global governance. Convened under the theme āBuilding Solutions Together for an Inclusive Future,ā the event represented the first-ever youth-led convening…
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…
Editor’s note: Across West Africa, several ethnic groups, including the Tuareg, Wolof, Mandinka, Bambara, Fulani, SoninkĆ©, Hausa, and Zarma, maintain rigid social hierarchies often described as caste systems. In these societies, the ānobles’ are regarded as freeborn, while āslaves,’ descendants of captive slaves and the slave trade, continue to face discrimination and remain vulnerable to…
