Conviction rate barely @ 28% for all crimes

2% conviction rate for sexual assault cases

Can't pray at the same temple

Limited from use of public facilities

Segregated in housing

Denied access to water after natural disaster (2004 Tsunami)

Prohibition from eating with other castes and using the same utensils

Disown children who marry for love and not by the rules of caste/jati, or if they are of a different religion

There is social mobility for women of all other castes (can move up), but Dalit women are excluded from this

Reservations are made for Dalits in systems of education, politics, employment to ensure representation

Quotas are established for how many of each caste should fill these reservations

Created in 1950 to go along with the abolition of Untouchability

Eventually fell apart because the privileged castes/groups began taking advantage of this system

Reservation system was not enforced because that would mean higher castes would be forced to interact with those of the lower castes

Many languages spoken "others" folks who don't speak languages spoken by Hindus

Dalits reclaimed the word dalit to be an expression of hope