State-Sponsored Discrimination

UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery affecting minority communities, urges action
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UN expert says contemporary forms of slavery affecting minority communities, urges action

GENEVA (15 September 2022) – Minority communities in all regions of the world are subjected to contemporary forms of slavery, a UN expert said in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today. “Deep-rooted and systematic discrimination often resulting from historical legacies such as slavery, colonisation, systems of inherited status, and formalised and State-sponsored…

Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News
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Child labour, caste discrimination closely linked in India: UN reportSEXI News

United Nations: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely linked in India, according to a United Nations report that highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia, that led them to All areas are systematically denied choices and freedoms. Life Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights…