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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12.04.19New EU human rights guidelines highlight the need to address caste in EU’s external action
IDSN welcomes the new EU Human Rights Guidelines on Non-discrimination in External Action, where caste is mentioned several …
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09.04.19MEP’s ask EU to act to end the unjust blocking of IDSN’s UN accreditation
Several high-profile members of the European Parliament have sent a letter to the EU High-Representative for Foreign Affairs, …
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29.03.19Study finds Dalits working in forced and child labour in India’s garment industry
The report offers the most wide-reaching and comprehensive investigation into the conditions of work in India’s home-based …
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22.03.19Caste discrimination is blocking progress on the SDGs says UK NGO development network BOND
A new report Caste and Development: Tackling Discrimination Based on Work and Descent has just been released by the UK NGO …
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12.03.19UN rights chief warns against “increasing harassment and targeting of” Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis in India
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, raises concern over increasing marginalisation and discrimination in …
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08.03.19“Today, we are not here only to speak of our plight. We are also agents of change”, says Ruth Manorama at the UN Human Rights Council
On Friday 8 March, Ruth Manorama, a Dalit human rights defender, delivered a statement, co-sponsored by the International …
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08.03.19Dalit women defenders featured by UN Women on Women’s Day (Video)
Asha Kowtal, General Secretary of the Dalit Women’s Movement AIDMAM-NCDHR, an IDSN member talks about the Dalit Women Fight …
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05.03.19Amnesty India raise concern over “disturbing number of hate crimes” targeting Dalits and Muslims in India
A disturbing number of alleged hate crimes – including assault, rape and murder – were reported in 2018 against people from …
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02.03.19Activists: Government funds India’s most marginalised are not reaching them
The Government have announced a rise in budgets allocated for the welfare of Dalits (Scheduled Castes) and Adivasis …
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27.02.19Members of European Parliament Ask India to ‘End Crackdown’ on Rights Activists
Twenty members of the European Parliament have written to Central ministers, expressing concern about “worrying signs of …