Government Representatives - Nepal Mr. Narayan Kaji Shrestha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Dr. Trilochan Upreti Ministers, Head of Human Rights Department Mr. Uttam Narayan Malla Director General, Central Bureau of Statistics Mr. Shiv Bahadur Rayamajhi Joint Secretary, Ministry for Local Development National Human Rights Institutions Mr. Bishal Khanal Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Nepal Commission member, The National Human Rights Ms. Selina Hossain Commission, Bangladesh Mr. Bijul Kumar Bishwakarma Chair, National Dalit Commission, Nepal Mr. J. Pariyar Member secretary, National Dalit Commission, Nepal Commission member, The National Commission on Mr. Raju Parmar Scheduled Castes, India United Nations Professor at Georgetown University, Former UN Ms. Gay McDougall Independent Expert on Minorities Un Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of Ms. Gulnara Shahinian slavery Mr. Rory Mungoven Head of Asia Pacific Section, UN OHCHR Head, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Ms. Jyoti Sanghera Human Rights, Nepal Coordinator Anti-Discrimination/Economic, Social Ms. Katia Chirizzi and Cultural Rights section, UN OHCHR - Nepal Mr. Dharma Swarnakar Programme Officer, UNDP Nepal Ms. Sangeeta Thapa Programme Coordinator, UN Women Nepal Regional Advisor - HIV/AIDs, Ms. Rachel Odede UNICEF Regional Office South Asia Regional Advisor – Child Protection Mr. Ron Pouwels UNICEF Regional Office South Asia Regional Advisor – Social Policy Mr. Andrea Rossi UNICEF Regional Office South Asia ILO Senior Specialist on International Labour Standards, Mr. Coen Kompier ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia, India Consultant to Manual Scavenging Project, ILO India Mr. Sameer Taware Office Diplomatic Representations Ambassador of Denmark to Nepal – EU Local Mr. Morten Jespersen Presidency First Secretary, DANIDA/HUGOU, Embassy of Ms. Lis K. Christensen Denmark in Nepal/DANIDA Mr. Jit Bahadur Gurung Advisor, DANIDA/HUGOU Mr. Lars Madsen Intern, Embassy of Denmark in Nepal Mr. Vijay Karan Ambassador of Nepal to Denmark Mr. Stephan Kowitz Third secretary, Embassy of Germany European Union Chair, The European Parliamentary Delegation for Ms. Jean Lambert Relations with South Asia Programme Manager for Human Rights, Democracy Mr. Shiva Bhandari & Civil Society, EU Delegation - Nepal Technical Assistant for Nepal, Rapid Reaction Mr. Samuel Marie-Fanon Coordinator for South Asia, ECHO Mr. Talha Jamal Project Officer, ECHO, South Asia Mr. Piush Kayastha Programme Officer, ECHO, Nepal International Organizations President, International Movement Against all forms Ms. Nimalka Fernando of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) Programme Director, Asian Human Rights Mr. Basil Fernando Commission Executive Secretary for Peace Concerns, World Mr. Deenabandhu Manchala Council of Churches Asst. Gen. Secr. for Int. Affairs & Human Rights, Mr. Ralston Deffenbaugh Lutheran World Federation Mr. Rameshwar Nepal Director, Amnesty International, Nepal Ms. Meenaskshi Ganguly South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch Mr. John Payton President, NAACP Legal Defense Fund International Development Organizations Mr. Anand Kumar Country Representative, Christian Aid, India Mr. Jerome d'Souza Programme Officer, DanChurchAid, India Mr. Bidyanath Bhurtel Programme Officer, ICCO, Nepal Office Mr. Martin Hala Special Advisor, Open Society Foundation Director, Int. Women's Programme, Open Society Ms. Maryam Elahi Foundation Mr. Jonathan Hulland Programme Coordinator, Open Society Foundation Researchers Ms. Bethan Cobley Consultant, Development Action Consortium Trust Ms. Corinne Lennox Lecturer in Human Rights, University of London Researcher, Rencontre Africaines pour la Defense des Mr. Abdoul Kamara Droits de L'Homme (RADDHO)

Nepal Mr. Gajadhar Sunar President, Dalit NGO Federation Ms. Durga Sob President, Feminist Dalit Organisation - FEDO President, Nepal National Dalit Social Welfare Mr. Bhakta Bishwakarma Organisation (NNDSW) Mr. Pushkar Khati Vice-General Secretary, Dalit NGO Federation Mr. Amrit Bishwakarma President, Jana Utthan Pratisthan - JUP Mr. Meen Bishwakarma Member, Nepali Congress Executive Committee Coordinator on behalf of Coordination Committee for Mr. Rudra Charmakar IC Mr. Ambika Gajmer Former General Secretary, FEDO Ms. Munni Devi Das Dalit Rights Activist Mr. Shanti Devi Paswan Board Member, FEDO Chair Person, Regional Dalit Network, Human Rights Mr. Ganesh Bishwakarma Alliance Mr. Jitu Gautam Committee Member, UML Mr. Ram Lal Bishwakarma Former Chair of the National Dalit Commission Independent Lawyer, Writer and Researcher, Dalit Mr. Yam Bahadur Kisan Rights Activist Mr. Rem Bahadur Bishwakarma President, Jagaran Media Center President, Lawyers National Campaign for the Mr. Prabahakar Bagchand Elimination of Caste Discrimination (LANCAU) Mr. Chakra Man Bishwakarma President, Dalit Welfare Organisation Mr. Hira Vishwakarma Dalit Scholar Mr. Moti Lal Nepali President, Dalit Welfare Association Ms. Sarita Darnal Samata Foundation Mr. Padam Sundas President, Samata Foundation India National Convenor, National Campaign on Dalit Mr. Vijay Parmar Human Rights General Secretary, Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan Mr. Paul Divakar (DAAA), NCDHR General Secretary, All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Mr. Asha Kowtal Manch (AIDMAM), NCDHR General Secretary, National Dalit Movement for Mr. Prasad Sirivella Justice (NDMJ), NCDHR Mr. Prasad Chacko Director, National Dalit Watch, NCDHR Mr. Wilson Bezwada National Convenor, Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) Ms. Ruth Manorama President, Federation of Dalit Women Ms. Manjula Pradeep Director, Navsarjan Trust Mr. Henri Tiphagne Director, People's Watch – Tamil Nadu Mr. Stalin K Managing Trustee, Video Volunteers President, Centre for Alternative Dalit Media Mr. Alok Prasad (NACDOR) Mr. Martin Macwan Co-Founder, Navsarjan Trust Mr. P.L. Mimroth General Secretary, Centre for Dalit Rights Mr. Santosh Samal Executive Director, Dalit Foundation General Secretary, National Federation for Dalit Land Mr. Lalit Babar Rights Movement Mr. Ashif Shaikh General Secretary, Jan Sahas Ms. Smitarani Pattnaik Secretary, Nari Suraksha Samity Bangladesh President, Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Mr. Mukul Shikder Movement (BDERM) Ms. Tamanna Sing Baraik Executive Committee Member, Dalit Women Forum Chief Executive, Nagorik Udyog / Bangladesh Dalit Mr. Zakir Hossain and Excluded Rights Movement (BDERM) Pakistan Mr. Sono Khangharani Director, Thardeep Rural Development Organisation Mr. Zulfiqar Shah Joint Director, Pakistan Institute of Labour Research Ms. Kalavanti Raja Coordinator, Women's wing - Pakistan Dalit Network Sri Lanka Professor, Director, International Centre of Ethnic Mr. Kalinga Tudor Silva Studies (ICES) Japan Deputy General Secretary, IMADR (representing Ms. Megumi Komori Buraku Liberation League) Yemen Mr. Sami Al-Naggar Chair, All Youth Organisation Dalit Solidarity Networks Mr. Hans Magnusson Convenor, Dalit Solidarity Network – Sweden Mr. Radboud Reijn Member, Dalit Network Netherlands Ms. Meena Varma Director, Dalit Solidarity Network – UK Mr. Jørgen Thomsen Board member, Dalit Solidarity Network - Denmark Mr. Mikko Malkavara Coordinator, Dalit Solidarity Network Finland Mr. Walter Hahn Coordinator, Dalit Solidarität in Deutschland (DSID) International Dalit Solidarity Network Secretariat Ms. Rikke Nöhrlind Coordinator, International Dalit Solidarity Network Ms. Maria Brink Schleimann Communication Officer, IDSN Ms. Maia Tarnow Ingvardson Programme Officer, IDSN Ms. Veronika D'Anna Intern, IDSN