Welcome, Conference Overview, Objective Highlights 8:03am – 8:08am: Mr. D.B. Sagar, Founder and President of ICDR

Keynote 8:10am—8:25am: “Combating Racism and Casteism in the 21^st Century”—Judge Rohulamin Quander, ICDR Advisor, Retired Senior Law Administrative Judge and the Founder of The Quander Historical Society, Inc. and Civil Rights Advocacy Organization in D.C.

First session 8:30am—10:15am:

Strategic Approaches to Collaborate and Combat Racial Injustice and Caste Discrimination

Panel Introduction by Moderator 8:30am—8:38am: Dr. Purvi Mehta, ICDR’s Board of Director, Dalit Rights Scholar, and Assist. Professor at Colorado College

Topics (8 minutes per panelist):

8:43am—8:51am: “Racial and Caste Discrimination in the U.S.”—Dr. Kevin D. Brown, Professor of Law, Indiana University

8:56am—9:04am: “The Overview of the Caste Discrimination in Human Life”—Dr. Steve Folmar, Vice Chair of ICDR and Faculty Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Anthropology at Wake Forest University

9:09am—9:17am: “Influence of Gender and Caste in Politics and Policy”—Ms. Anjana Bishankhe, Honorable Member- Federal House of Representatives of Nepal

9:22am—9:30am: “How to Collaborate and Combat Racial and Caste-based Discrimination in the U.S. and around the Globe”—Dr. Suraj Yengde, Dalit Rights Scholar, Author of Caste Matters, and Professor at Harvard University

9:35am—9:43am: “How IDSN Has Used Human Rights Mechanisms at the UN and EU to Address Caste-Based Discrimination”—Ms. Meena Varma, Executive Director of IDSN, Denmark

9:48am—9:56am: “Global Efforts to Combat Caste, Work and Descent-Based Discrimination”—Mr. N. Paul Divakar, Convener, Global Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD)

Q&A session 10:00am—10:15am

10-minute break 10:15am—10:25am

Second session 10:30am—11:30am:

Reformation of Justice Systems, Challenges, and Strategies.  

Panel Introduction by Moderator 10:30am—10:38am: Mr. Rick Gold, Chair of ICDR and Human Rights, Democracy, and Rule of Law Expert

Topics (8 minutes per panelist):

10:43am—10:51am: “The Status of Dalit Justice in South Asia”—Mr. Waris Husain, SJD, Senior Staff Attorney, American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights 

10:56am—11:04am: “Challenges and Strategies to Address the Gender and Caste in Justice System”—Ms. Manjula Pradeep, Lawyer and Director, Dalit Human Rights Defenders’ Network, India

11:09am—11:17am: “Engaging International Experts to Reform and Enforce the Justice Systems”—Mr. Meen Bishwakarma, Chair International Parliamentarians Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) and Member of Federal Parliament of Nepal and Former Federal Minister of Government of Nepal

11:22am—11:30am: “Race and Criminal Justice System in the USA”—Ms. Kenya Tyson, Criminal Attorney and Assistant Provost of Academic Affairs at The New School, New York

11:35am—11:43am: “How to Address Religion and Caste in Criminal Justice System”—Dr. Vincent Manoharan, Lawyer and National Convener, National Dalit Christian Watch

Q&A session 11:45am—11:55am

Closing remarks 11:55am-Noon: Mr. D.B. Sagar