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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05.11.18UN CEDAW committee voices concern over difficulties faced by Dalit women in Nepal
UN experts on gender discrimination voiced concerns over the difficulties elected Dalit women face in Nepal, the need for …
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08.10.18EU high-representative calls the UN NGO Committee “hostile to civil society interests, particularly … caste discrimination.”
In her answer to MEP Jean Lambert’s question, on what the EU were doing to support IDSN’s application for UN consultative …
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26.09.18Sanitation worker deaths spark protests demanding an end to manual scavenging in India
The call to action has come from the Safai Kramchari Andolan (SKA), an organization that has been fighting for the rights of …
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26.09.18IDSN engages with the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
IDSN engaged with the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), held in the Palais des Nations from the 10th to the …
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20.09.18Senior UN official raises concern over the ‘de facto’ rejection of ECOSOC status for IDSN
In his address to the Human Rights Council, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, raised concern …
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18.09.18MEPs: EU should cancel agreements with India until unjustly jailed human rights defenders are released
The letter from the MEP’s specifically demands the immediate release of Prof. GN Saibaba, Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, …
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31.08.18India: MRG & IDSN strongly condemn latest arrests of prominent human rights defenders
‘These and other arbitrary arrests undermine free speech and dissent, which are cornerstones of truly democratic societies,’ …
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23.08.18Five female anti-trafficking activists kidnapped and raped in India – EU responds
The statement from EU High Representative and Vice President of the EU Commission, Frederica Mogherini, came as a response to …
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20.08.18The UK fails to ensure legal protection against caste discrimination
The decision, which the Government states is due to the ‘controversial nature’ of the issue, comes following many years of …
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15.08.18Regional conference on equal access to justice calls for action to end caste discrimination
There were national human rights practitioners and advocates from the region, key state champions and regional actors to …