A draft document called Nepal Dalit Charter was developed by a gathering of various Dalit organizations in Godavari on December 13, 2007, with the legal advice by UNDP, based on a series of five regional conference Declarations made in the year. This document has not yet been finalized as a consensus rights charter for all Dalits in the country, but can certainly serve as the remarkable milestone from which to begin a national single voice of all dalit voices.

Meanwhile, a proposal for a national mega-convention “MAHASAMMELAN” of all dalits of Nepal has been talked about among Dalit intellectual circle.

The draft Charter document can serve as the starting document towards building a consensus self governing national body of Dalits, which can take up all the aspirations and demands for a life of Dalits with dignity, equal rights and respect like any other communities in Nepal.

The nepaldalitinfo international network calls upon everyone interested in Dalit rights to comment on the following draft document to provide creative and meaningful inputs for finalizing the document as a consensus Dalit Charter in Nepal.

Nepal Dalit Rights Charter (DRAFT)