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20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency
Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue
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Unending Violence: Caste atrocities haunt Uttar Pradesh’s Dalit communities
In Mainpuri, a minor Dalit girl was gang-raped with a video going viral, in Prayagraj, a Dalit man died in police custody, a case on which the High Court has sought a response, and in Amroha, a youth was attacked with a sword for objecting to alcohol consumption outside his home
Anti-Dalit Crime: Dalit Family brutalised in Ghaziabad
A Dalit family in Masota village, Ghaziabad, was allegedly held hostage and beaten by dominant-caste men following a minor road altercation, FIR has been registered, at least six individuals have been detained so far
Gauhati High Court questions allotment of 3000 Bighas of land to private cement company in Assam
Behind the 3,000-bigha allotment to Mahabal Cement lies a decades-old conflict over customary rights, ecological safeguards, and Sixth Schedule protections
All Assam Tribal Sangha calls for boycott of BJP Assam chief over ‘anti-tribal’ remarks
AATS condemns Dilip Saikia’s statement on land policies, demands withdrawal and assurance against interference with Sixth Schedule and Tribal Belt/Block protections
Petition filed with NCSC seeks justice in Tirunelveli honour killing of Dalit techie
As the brutal caste killing of Kavin Selva Ganesh shocks Tamil Nadu, a petition urges the NCSC to form a fact-finding committee and arrest Sub-Inspectors named in the FIR.
Custodial Death of Dalit Law Student Somnath Suryawanshi: FIR registered after Supreme Court upholds Bombay HC directive
Eight months after the Dalit law student’s alleged custodial murder in Parbhani, Maharashtra Police books unidentified officers under BNS Section 103(1) following Supreme Court’s rejection of state’s appeal and pressure from public outrage and legal advocacy
As protests intensify in Kerala over arrests of nuns, family members of Adivasi women say nuns are innocent, left national leadership to visit Chhattisgarh
The protests over the arrest of two Keralite nuns...
Funds Withheld, Futures on Hold: Dalit, OBC, Minority students face scholarship crisis amidst delays and cuts
A sudden funding freeze leaves dozens of marginalised students in limbo, exposing deepening cracks in the government’s commitment to educational justice
Caste Atrocity in 2025: Normalisation, neglect and the crisis of accountability
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In 2025, between January and June alone, CJP recorded 113 incidents of caste atrocities on Dalit individuals across different states in India worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh (34 cases), Madhya Pradesh (15), and Tamil Nadu (8) while 962 reported land conflicts affect tribal populaces; of these 116 conflicts are in the Conservatory and Forestry sector, with 459,735 people currently affected.
Bombay High Court orders FIR in Somnath Suryawanshi custodial death case, slams police for delay and bias
Aurangabad Bench directs FIR within a week; finds prima facie evidence of custodial torture and criticises state police and CID for a biased probe into Somnath Suryawanshi’s death after the Parbhani protests
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