UN-Bericht

Indiens unerwünschte Töchter

Ein Kind mit traditioneller Bemalung und Kopfschmuck für ein religiöses Fest.
Laut Vereinten Nationen ist Indien der weltweit gefährlichste Ort für Mädchen. Jedes Jahr werden Hunderttausende Föten und Kinder getötet.
Von Tanja Teufel
20.04.12, 11:50
Kommentare
Ein Kind mit traditioneller Bemalung und Kopfschmuck für ein religiöses Fest.

dapdA young Hindu girl dressed as "Kumari", or living goddess, pauses at a ceremony during the Hindu festival of Ram Navami in Kolkata, India, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Ram Navami is a celebration of the birthday of the Hindu God Lord Rama. (Foto:Bikas Das/A
Eine weinende Frau hält ein in ein weißes Tuch gewickeltes Kind im Arm.

dapdReshma Bano wails as she holds the body of her three-month-old daughter Neha Afreen outside a hospital morgue in Bangalore, India, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Afreen was admitted in the hospital on April 8 after allegedly being battered by her father f
Eine weinende Frau mit Henna-Tattoos bedeckt ihr Gesicht mit einem roten Tuch.

REUTERSA girl weeps as she sits outside her house after police arrested her male family members, following Saturdays clash between farmers and police, at Bhatta Parsaul village in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
Pratibha Patil, die ehemalige Präsidentin Indiens, mit einem roten Punkt auf der Stirn.

EPAepa02948933 Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil during the press conference, at the official state visit in Bern, Switzerland, 03 October 2011. Reports state that President Patil arrived in Switzerland on 30 September 2011 for a five day state vi
Sonia Gandhi sitzt mit gefalteten Händen auf einem Teppich.

dapdCongress party President Sonia Gandhi gestures as she pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at his memorial in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. This was Sonia Gandhis first public appearance since her return from the U.S. whe
Ein junges Mädchen mit einem roten Schleier, der ihr Gesicht teilweise bedeckt.

dapdIn this photo taken Friday, June 10, 2011, a girl child laborer covers her face with a veil as she takes a rest at a construction site on the outskirts of Pushkar, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. According to the United Nations, 150 million
Ein junges Mädchen mit traditioneller indischer Bemalung und Schmuck.

EPAepa02310888 An Indian girl dressed as a Hindu Goddess waits in a room before taking part in a religious procession on the eve of Janamashtmi or the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna in Amritsar, India, 01 September 2010. Lord Krishna, the eighth of the
Ein lachendes Mädchen schützt sich mit einer Plastiktüte vor dem Regen.

REUTERSA school girl shields herself from monsoon rain on a street in New Delhi September 10, 2009. Indias monsoon rains were 21 percent above average in the week to Sept. 9, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDI
Eine Gruppe Männer in traditioneller Kleidung betet, während ein kleines Mädchen zusieht.

dapdA Muslim girl looks on as elders offer prayers during Eid al-Fitr in Allahabad, India, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Foto:Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP/dapd)
Ein junges Mädchen versteckt ihr Gesicht hinter ihrer Hand.

REUTERSA disabled girl sits next to her mother during a protest organised by the All India Parents Association in New Delhi February 13, 2010. Hundreds of parents with their children on Saturday participated in a protest demanding all government and priva
Das Gesicht eines Kindes ist mit weißer Farbe und den Worten „Girl Child“ bemalt.

REUTERSA girl with her face painted with an awareness message on female foeticide participates in a face-painting competition in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh August 1, 2009. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Ein Mädchen mit aufwendiger, traditioneller Gesichtsbemalung und Kopfbedeckung.

EPAepa03166255 An Indian girl dressed as Goddess Durga looks for alms at river Tawi on the last day of Navratra, a Hindu festival in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 31 March 2012. Navratri festival is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga and
()

Kommentare