Paul Divakar N
@PaulDivakarN
Human Rights Defender & Advocate for rights of Dalits & communities discriminated based on Work & Descent.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar believed strongly in the empowerment of women as a key factor in the progress of society @UN_Women Happy #MandelaDay @volker_turk @OHCHRAsia @achpr_cadhp @CastoutSlavery @the_inclusivity
Happy #MandelaDay! Today we remember Nelson Mandela as a brave women's rights advocate, whose efforts to bring freedom and justice to women and girls remain an inspiration for us all. His legacy lives on.
I was honored to join Minister for Foreign Affairs Ablakwa, alongside leading Ghanaian scholars and activists, for a candid dialogue on the AU Decade of Justice for Africans and Afro-descendants impacted by slavery, colonialism, and apartheid. It was also my pleasure to join a…
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is our shared responsibility. At a time when human rights & dignity are under threat worldwide, we must renew our global commitment to the values that define his life & the @UN. Freedom. Justice. Equality. Solidarity. Reconciliation. Peace. #MandelaDay
Nelson Mandela showed how one person can transform oppression, struggle & subjugation into reconciliation, social justice & unity. Change starts not in capitals, but in communities. On #MandelaDay, let's remember that the power to end poverty & inequality is in all our hands.
Too many leaders rule through force & fear. #Mandela—like history's great visionaries—led differently: with empathy & compassion He showed that equal rights & treatment don’t divide societies—they make them more just, united & peaceful That’s the kind of leadership we need now
Great to see the collaboration @presidentmahama urgently need to address concerns of Descent Communities - the Trokosi women and others affected by pre-colonial forms in several parts of Africa including Ghana @AlexanderSoros @the_inclusivity @CastoutSlavery @achpr_cadhp
President Mahama, it was an honor to be invited to join you in Accra today. Ghana has real momentum to lead as a beacon of democratic progress in the region, across Africa, and around the world — @OpenSociety stands ready to support your robust reform agenda. 🤝
The Launch of our Policy Paper jointly organized with @UN_Women, was moderated by Gay McDougall, Vice-Chair, #CERD. #Intersectionality Read here: unwomen.org/en/digital-lib…
📕Read the Policy Paper here👉🏼 unwomen.org/en/digital-lib…
✨A landmark moment✨ At #HLPF2025 in #NewYork, we launch the Policy Paper "Women from Communities Discriminated Against Based on Work & Descent: Advancing Intersectional Rights & Justice" - by @UN_Women and GFoD. Stay tuned with us as we bring more updates!
President Mahama, it was an honor to be invited to join you in Accra today. Ghana has real momentum to lead as a beacon of democratic progress in the region, across Africa, and around the world — @OpenSociety stands ready to support your robust reform agenda. 🤝
A big win for the communities discriminated on the basis of #caste, #work and #descent as @UNECOSOC President H.E Bob Rae stresses on the significance of inclusion of Communities facing these forms of discrimination. @CastoutSlavery @Nav_lit1948 @PaulDivakarN
✨A great win for #CDWD at the #HLPF2025✨ On @UNECOSOC President Bob Rae pays tribute to Communities Discriminated on Work & Descent. Following @Nav_lit1948's intervention at the 4th meeting as the lead discussant, H.E Rae especially acknowledged #Descent communities. 🌐"As…
🎤 From the floor at #HLPF 2025, our Sr. Rights Expert @AlimaTaal0 calls out the global denial of decent work for 270+ million people due to descent-based discrimination. Urges Member States to: ✅ Recognize CDWD in SDG & labor policies ✅ Ban caste/work-based discrimination ✅…
✨🌊At #WavesOfWisdom side event, our Global Convener @PaulDivakarN calls for ocean governance rooted in justice- where Descent & Indigenous Communities are not erased but empowered. 🤝 @Oceans_Voice, @UNMGCY, @IYWN_ #GlobalGoals #HLPF2025 #HLPF #SDGs #CDWDatHLPF2025
🇧🇷 At #HLPF2025, Brazil highlights that activists from #Quilombola & LGBTI communities are driving inclusive policymaking. Also highlights their measures taken to advancing protection from GBV & hate-crimes, promoting traditional. knowledge of African heritage. @Brazil_UN_NY…
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Thanks to @TongaMissionUN and to the Ambassador Viliami Tone for his strong solidarity to the cause of the rights of the Descent Communities across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America. He expressed his appreciation and support to the delegation that met him at the Mission
Join us! 📢 #HearUsNow: Advancing Inclusive, Sustainable, and Evidence-Based Solutions for CDWD & Indigenous Youth 🗓July 16, 2025 | 16:15–17:45 PM ET (Hybrid) ; 🔗 Register Here: theinclusivityproject-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 🫱🏽🫲🏾@the_inclusivity @UNMGCY @MYCPofficial @IAYSP_Gh @UNGIYC @TongaMissionUN…
We're not just raising leaders. We're raising a movement. It is #CDWD Youth leading the movement. 🌍 Stand with us changing systems from within. Support us! 🔎Know more: theinclusivityproject.org/your-support-c…
6/ This isn’t about abstract policies. It’s about: 👧🏽 A girl told she can't be a doctor 👨🏾🌾 A family denied land 👩🏿💼 A woman trapped in generational labor It’s about dignity, freedom, and the right to dream. #CDWD #Descent Communities
5/ Today, the issue of caste, descent & work based discrimination #DWD is being raised in the UN: 🔹 Human Rights Council 🔹 Business & Human Rights Forum 🔹 Commission on Status of Women 🔹 ECOSOC Youth Forum 🔹 High-Level Political Forum (#HLPF) & more! The silence is breaking.
🧵1/ Let’s talk about one of the oldest and least recognized human rights struggles - and the long road to global recognition. For 270+ million people, Discrimination Based on Work and Descent (DWD) isn’t history - it’s their daily reality.