Dr BR Ambedkar’s 135th Birth Anniversary Celebrations

10th April 2026

Celebrations of Dr BR Ambedkar’s 135th Birth Anniversary continue…

10th April 2026

DSN UK joining in the CNACD Conference on Caste Discrimination: Where do we go from here?

10th April 2026

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Celebrating Dr BR Ambedkar’s 135th Birth Anniversary

10th April 2026

Caste-based discrimination yet to be addressed clearly

8th December 2025

DSN UK shares this inhuman action in India as reported by Laura Roberts ETI.

The Government of India formally announces the implementation of the Four Labour Codes

The Government of India has formally announced the implementation of the Four Labour Codes: Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and Occupational S… Read more

Laura Roberts
Collective Action Officer, Ethical Trading Initiative

Minister for Women and Equalities Responds to Question on Equality Act 2010

18th November 2025

Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Justin Madders submitted a written question to Minister of Women and Equalities Seema Malhotra about whether she will implement the power under section 9(5)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 to make caste a protected characteristic.

In response, MP Malhotra stated, “The government is considering whether these existing remedies offer appropriate legal protection for victims of caste discrimination.”

Welcoming Programme Officer DSN UK

12th August 2025

DSN UK is extremely pleased to welcome on board MS Chandni Sai Ganesh as our Programme Officer. She has begun her role from 1^st August 2025.

Chandni completed MA in Gender and Development at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. A research scholar, she studies caste, gender, diaspora, and abolition. She also co-leads the Brighton Ambedkar Reading Circle and facilitates groups with the mental health organisation Hank Nunn Institute, India.

Her grandparents migrated from Kerala, India, to the United Arab Emirates, where she was born and raised. In her free time, she writes letters to prisoners and supports refugees in Brighton.

A heartfelt thanks to the officers and the Board Members for approving this recruitment and a very special thanks to Prof Corinne our former Vice Chair and Ms Lavanya Pallapi our Trustee for joining me on the panel in the Recruitment Process.

We wish Chandni all the very best as she continues to serve DSN UK in this capacity as the Programme Officer.

Dr Elizabeth Joy

Director, DSN UK

Historic ruling, no more fooling

23rd July 2025

DSN UK hopes this will spread worldwide

DSN UK rejoices as the U.S. Federal Court Delivers Landmark Judgment Affirming Civil Rights for the Caste Oppressed. We hope justice will be brought to every corner of the world where people bear the brunt of Caste-based Discrimination and wait for justice for centuries together.

Annapurna Waughray, a long time friend of DSN UK and Professor of Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University says, ““On 18 July California’s District Court (Eastern District) held that the Plaintiffs, HAF (represented by former CISCO employees Kompella and Iyer) and a group of individual plaintiffs, lack legal standing on the grounds they assert to pursue their claim against California CRD (represented by its director Kevin Kish) in federal court, and are refused further leave to amend.

In its discussion on the Plaintiffs’ claim of violation of the Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment and its finding of lack of standing pursuant to this clause, the court commented on the illogicality of the Plaintiff’s claim that CRD’s enforcement action against CISCO is injurious to Hindus and Hinduism, noting that CRD is taking action against caste discrimination, which the Plaintiffs maintain is conduct contrary to their religious convictions and which they do not engage in.”

Read the full article on U.S. Federal Court’s Landmark Judgment here.

Inclusion of Caste as a Category in the Equality Act 2010

14th July 2025

As we reflect on DSN UK’s response to Equality law call for evidence which was submitted on 28th June 2025, we realise more that unless caste is included as a protected category in the UK’s Equality Act 2010, there is very little hope to experience equality for the South Asian Diaspora especially from India in UK. The diaspora remains to be divided based on the age old caste pyramid structure for more than 2500 years. However, Dr Elizabeth Joy feels there is hope in a few MPs like Warinder Juss (Time to outlaw caste discrimination – MP | Dalit Solidarity Network), and Nadia Whittome asking ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make caste-based discrimination illegal, and Minister Seema Malhotra speaking out, saying, “No one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste.” raise our hope in combating Caste Based Discrimination (CBD) here in the UK. The intensity of the negative impact due to CBD in India which is reflected as a mirror image here in UK. Recently, on 2nd July, the voice heard powerfully from Lord Richard Harries, Chair of APPG for Dalita and Adivasis, along with Warinder Juss MP and others at the Portcullis House on ‘Why the UK must ban caste discrimination’ organised by Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA) which Dr Elizabeth Joy the Director of DSN UK attended enables the stakeholder group to march forward in hope.

Dr Elizabeth Joy

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You’re Invited

30th June 2025

Informal Meet & Greet with Prachi Patankar Tomorrow, 1st July 2025

We are pleased to invite you to an informal community meet and greet with renowned anti-caste activist Prachi Patankar, who is visiting London this week.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 1st July 2025

🕖 Time: 7:00 PM onwards

📍 Venue: Dr Ambedkar Hall

At Dr Ambedkar Centre

12 Featherstone Road, Southall, UB2 5AA

( Please enter the premises via Rear Entrance )

This gathering offers a unique opportunity to engage in an open discussion with Prachi about her work and reflections on contemporary anti-caste and social justice movements in the United States and the United Kingdom.

All are welcome. Come with your thoughts, questions, and curiosity.

Let’s connect, listen, and learn together.

Community Outreach programme organised by Ambedkarite peoples in UK

DSN UK is proud to be a part of this event.