How else are Dalits oppressed?
Living areas: Most Dalits are forced to live in segregated areas. In rural India, they are usually required to live outside villages. Even after death, grave sites are segregated. Accommodation and resources: the best housing is reserved for the upper castes; the government provides separate amenities (electricity, sanitation, health care, water…) for each neighbourhood, which are themselves segregated on caste lines. Dalits are usually left with the worse of the amenities or none at all. Land rights: over 85% of Indian Dalits own no land and are dependent on landlords for work or land to rent; those that do own land may find it difficult or impossible to enforce their rights; workers rarely receive the statutory minimum wage. Similar problems exist in Nepal. Education, leading to high rates of illiteracy. Few Dalit children progress beyond primary education and they are often made to sit at the back of the class. Among Indian Dalits, about two-thirds are illiterate, compared with ab
