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10 Jul

Your support can empower 50 global CDWD youth leaders: Here’s how 

Your support can empower 50 global CDWD youth leaders: Here’s how  Across South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and Latin America, millions still carry the burden of caste, inherited status, and work-based discrimination. For many—especially young people—these systems aren’t history. They are daily reality. They deny education. They block employment. They degrade lives by branding entire […]

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9 Jul

Why Global Forum on Discrimination on Work and Descent matters

Why Global Forum on Discrimination on Work and Descent matters Over 270 million people around the world continue to face discrimination—not for what they’ve done, but for who they were born as. Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD)—including Dalits, Burakumin, Haratine, Osu, Roma, Quilombola, and others—have been historically treated as “impure.” Entire generations have […]

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12 Sep

Climate change impact CDWD extensively, says UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva 

Climate change impact CDWD extensively, says UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva  A report by Dr Surya Deva, Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, highlighted the severe impacts of climate change on Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), linking these challenges directly to the broader context of climate justice.  The report, which referred to the work done […]

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12 Sep

UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva cites status of CDWD in his report on Right to Development

UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva cites status of CDWD in his report on Right to Development Paul Diwakar, Convener of the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD), welcomed a recent report, presented by the UN Special Rapporteur Dr Surya Deva, that extensively cited the Collective for Discrimination Based on Work and Descent (CDWD). […]

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12 Sep

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR): A Catalyst for Roma Rights in Albania

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR): A Catalyst for Roma Rights in Albania By Siljana Hyseni, Roma Rights Expert, GFoD As a marginalized group, the Roma minority, estimated to be between 8,301 and 120,000 people, continues to experience systemic discrimination, social exclusion, and poverty. These challenges have significantly impacted their access to education, healthcare, employment, and housing. On Friday, August 30, […]

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12 Sep

Fact Sheet on Roma minority in Albania

Fact Sheet on Roma minority in Albania The Roma community is one of the largest Communities Discriminated based on Work and Descent (CDWD) in Europe. In Albania, the Roma population is estimated to be between 8,301 and 120,000. Roma minority was recognized as a national minority in October 2017 based on Law No. 97/2017 “On the Protection […]

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12 Sep

GFoD submission to the OHCHR call for inputs on universal birth registration, use of digital technology

GFoD submission to the OHCHR call for inputs on universal birth registration, use of digital technology This submission has been coordinated by Simona Torotcoi, GFoD, Coordinator for Europe, with inputs from the following GFoD rights experts: Marina Csikós, and Fikrija Tair Selmani. Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) affects more than 270 million people […]

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12 Sep

Leave No One Behind: Does India’s Union Budget 2024-25 reflect this sentiment?

Leave No One Behind: Does India’s Union Budget 2024-25 reflect this sentiment? The following statement has been issued by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights ‘Leave No One Behind’ is the Central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals which is a priority of India too. The question is, does our action at the […]

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12 Sep

Towards an Informal Working Group on the the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent

Towards an Informal Working Group on the the Rights of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent Statement by the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) HLPF 2024, United Nations, New York Speaking at the HLPF 2024 side event titled “Good Practices and Challenges in the 2030 Agenda – Showcasing ongoing inclusive strategies of Communities Discriminated […]

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12 Sep

Queen Bisseng calls for ‘global commitment to end discrimination’ at HLPF

Queen Bisseng calls for ‘global commitment to end discrimination’ at HLPF In a compelling address at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), Queen Bisseng, representing the Stakeholder Group of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), highlighted the urgent need for global attention to systemic discrimination based on work and descent. Queen Bisseng opened her speech by emphasising […]

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