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Tag Dalit

17 Nov

Born Unequal: The Silent Power of Descent in Shaping Our Lives

Born Unequal: The Silent Power of Descent in Shaping Our Lives Imagine being told, without words, that your future was decided before you were born. No matter how hard you study, how much you dream, or how many borders you cross, society has already decided a place for you, and it’s somewhere below them.  This […]

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16 Jul

Erased Twice Over: UN Paper Highlights Urgent Reforms for Women Facing Descent-Based Discrimination

Erased Twice Over: UN Paper Highlights Urgent Reforms for Women Facing Descent-Based Discrimination A landmark policy paper released in July 2025 by UN Women, in collaboration with the Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD), casts a spotlight on the urgent need for intersectional rights-based approaches to combat structural discrimination faced by […]

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16 Jul

The ECOSOC President just congratulated us on our work: Will you help us continue it?

The ECOSOC President just congratulated us on our Global work: Will you help us continue it? At the 4th meeting of the 2025 United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, held on 15th June, Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD) youth leader Naveen Gautam delivered a powerful and deeply moving intervention as […]

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14 Jul

2024 was a seminal year for discriminated communities across the world: Now, we need your help to sustain the momentum

2024 was a seminal year for discriminated communities across the world: Now, we need your help to sustain the momentum In October 2024, something historic happened. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) passed a landmark resolution that explicitly recognised and condemned discrimination based on descent and work. For Communities Discriminated on Work […]

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10 Jul

“Caste Exists Only in South Asia” is a Myth

“Caste Exists Only in South Asia” is a Myth The belief that caste exists only in South Asia is a myth—one that erases the lived realities of millions across the globe. While the word “caste” may be most commonly associated with India or Nepal, its logic—the division of people by birth, labor, and inherited stigma—is […]

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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

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

CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower community

CDWD’s Simona Torotcoi addresses HLPF on how science & tech can empower community Distinguished delegates, my name is Simona Torotcoi, I am a Roma from Romania from ERGO Network, and I am part of the Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, experiencing similar forms of discrimination with the Quilambola and Palenque in Brazil and Colombia, the Roma in Europe, the […]

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