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In 2009, the High Commissioner on Human Rights said: “The time has come to eradicate the shameful concept of caste.” We extend this call to the HRC for immediate action on the topic. We therefore call on member states to condemn caste discrimination as a violation of international human rights law; to endorse the draft UN Principles and Guidelines for the effective elimination of discrimination based on work and descent (A/HRC/11/CRP.3); and propose that a panel discussion is convened in an HRC regular session on good practices to tackle this form of discrimination, also having in mind the establishment of an independent monitoring mechanism, which promotes and oversees human rights violations against persons affected by caste discrimination.