Nach offiziellen Angaben gibt es in Indien 201 Millionen Dalits, in Bangladesch sind es 5,5 Millionen Dalits, in Nepal 3,5 Millionen Dalits.
- Dalits („die Gebrochenen“) wurden früher „Unberührbare“ genannt.
- Dalits gelten nach den heiligen Schriften im Hinduismus als „unrein“.
- Dalits werden häufig auf Grundlage des hinduistischen Kastensystems ausgegrenzt.
- Dalit ist man von Geburt an – und im Gegensatz zur Klassenzugehörigkeit, kann der Dalit seinen Status im Kastensystem nicht verändern.
Wer ist die Dalit Solidarität in Deutschland?
Die "Dalit Solidarität in Deutschland“ ist ein Netzwerk deutschsprachiger Organisationen, Gruppen und Einzelpersonen, die sich für Menschenrechte und Verbesserung der Lebenssituation von Dalits in Südasien einsetzen. Mehr...
International Dalit Solidarity Network
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20.02.19Dignity March to end Sexual Violence in India – culminates in New Delhi
The aims of the march are to end stigmatization; to demand that state, non-state and social actors will publicly voice their …
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20.02.19Dalit Film and Cultural Festival held in New York
A schedule over the films shown can be found here and much more information can be found on the festival website: …
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05.02.19Ambassadors join the fight to end caste discrimination
PRESS RELEASE 5 February 2019 “The fight to end caste discrimination is at the root of some of the most horrendous human …
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18.01.19Report finds entrenched caste discrimination in India’s criminal justice system
“Criminal Justice in the Shadow of Caste” is a pioneering report looking at the administration of criminal justice in India …
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18.12.18‘Statelessness’ of Dalit communities raised at the UN Forum on Minority Issues
Renu Sijapati from the Feminist Dalit Organization of Nepal (FEDO Nepal), gave a statement at the Forum underscoring the …
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17.12.18New IDSN strategy presented at the General Assembly 2018
Members and associates shared the latest updates from their respective countries and future plans were discussed. A new IDSN …
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12.12.18European Parliament calls on the EU to step up action at the UN and delegation levels to eliminate caste-based discrimination
PRESS RELEASE December 12th 2018 The International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) welcomes today’s adoption of the European …
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10.12.18We have a dream
In 1948, the year that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed, thousands of Dalits gathered outside a temple in …
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03.12.18UN Special Rapporteur asks Nepal to act on violence against Dalit women
The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Dubravka Šimonović made a preliminary assessment on violence against …
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01.12.18EU encouraged to step up action on the issue of caste discrimination in global supply chains
The hearing was chaired by MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, Chair of the subcommittee on human rights. Ramesh Nathan focused his …