Written Contribution to the Draft General Recommendation No. 41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them

Written Contribution to the Draft General Recommendation No. 41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them

Written Contribution to the Draft General Recommendation No. 41 on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes and the Unequal Power Relations that Sustain them; Perspectives from Women affected by Work and Descent based Discrimination The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) presents this submission in response to the Committee’s call for input on Draft…

Progress Toward New International Standard on Discrimination Based on Work and Descent

Progress Toward New International Standard on Discrimination Based on Work and Descent

At the public closing of the 117th Session on 1 May 2026, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) announced that a General Recommendation on Communities Discriminated on the basis of Work and Descent will be taken up for discussion and drafting. This marks a significant milestone in a long-standing process to secure…

From Recognition to Real Change: CDWD Advocates Call for Urgent Action to Implement ACHPR Resolution 619

From Recognition to Real Change: CDWD Advocates Call for Urgent Action to Implement ACHPR Resolution 619

At the ongoing session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in Banjul, The Gambia, experts representing the Global Forum on Discrimination (GFoD) delivered powerful interventions on behalf of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), urging African governments and regional institutions to move beyond symbolic recognition and ensure tangible protection of…

CDWD Youth Make Historic Mark at UNGA Third Committee Youth Event 2025

CDWD Youth Make Historic Mark at UNGA Third Committee Youth Event 2025

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 “Building Solutions Together for an Inclusive Future,” the event represented the first-ever youth-led convening…

Landmark Recognition for CDWD at UN Human Rights Council

Landmark Recognition for CDWD at UN Human Rights Council

In a historic development for global human rights, the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opened with a powerful statement of solidarity and recognition for Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), commonly affected by caste-like systems of exclusion, marginalization, and inherited inequality. During his global human rights update at the opening…