The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) – the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment – took place from 11 – 22 March under the priority theme
Understanding the many faces of poverty Discrimination based on work and descent (DWD) is the UN terminology used in international contexts to describe the systemic marginalization experienced by certain communities, like Roma in Europe, Dalits in Asia, Burakumin in Japan, Haratin in Africa, and Quilombola in Brazil, due to their caste or similar inherited forms…
The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, in association with The Inclusivity Project released the ‘Status of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent in Nepal, an in-depth
The report, authored by Prachi Salve and Naveen Gautam, is an attempt to unravel the surrounding evolving landscape of political representation, legal protections, and educational opportunities
Date limite prolongée jusqu’au 10 mars !! Nous recherchons des Experts en droits des Communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (CDWD) pour travailler en étroite collaboration avec le Forum mondial des communautés discriminées sur le plan du travail et de l’ascendance (GFoD), ainsi que tous ses partenaires et alliés. Nous encourageons…
DEADLINE EXTENDED TILL MARCH 10TH. APPLY NOW !!! We are looking for Rights Experts from Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) to work closely with the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and all its partners and allies. We particularly encourage women to apply for this position to achieve equal…
Even as several media publications have hailed the Interim Budget across India, there is no denying that the Interim Budget has left millions of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWDs) disappointed. Finance Minister of India Dr Nirmala Seetharaman, stakeholders argue, belies Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas’ (All together, development…
The year 2024 is shaping to be a pivotal year not just for India, but for over four dozen countries heading towards elections. In India, the elections to pick the next government are just a couple of months
In September 2020, four upper caste Thakur men allegedly brutally gang-raped and attacked a 19-year-old Dalit woman in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. She died because of it and the police hurriedly cremated her without the consent of the family. This tragedy led to India actually being forced to deal with its caste problem….
This content was originally published by European Roma Rights Centre and is being reproduced here after due permission. Read the original article by clicking here. A young mother, Marica Mihajlović
