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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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Protests erupt over ECI’s new delimitation draft in Assam which is embroiled in controversy
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The delimitation exercise by the ECI, delayed from 2008, finds strong critics arguing vociferously against it stating that basic guidelines have been given the go by and older data, not the 2011 census used as its basis; moreover it is not just the Muslim minority but indigenous peoples who will be adversely impacted.
‘Black Day’ Protest against ecological plunder of forests, displacement of indigenous communities: Bhumi Adhikar Andolan
The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan, a decade long platform of mass organisations working on issue of indigenous peoples, farmers rights and ecologiocal protection has called for a nationwide protest against the exploitation of forest lands and the regressive proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act (FCA) on Friday, June 30
How a battle is being waged within India’s forests, for rights over land and resources
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A real life battle is on in those lands over which forest dwellers and Adivasis ought to have control but where state and corporate interests intrude
UP: 2 Dalit Undertrials ‘Commit Suicide’ in Sultanpur Jail Premises, Families Allege Foul Play
The families have accused the police of torturing their sons to death.
The long & derailed course of justice: Bhima-Koregaon case
Though five years have passed, and two major investigations have revealed gross lapses in the investigation, the trial is not underway and six of the 16 languish in jail, one is under house arrest
Tribals in a Jharkhand village denied access to drinking water from the common well
The reporter who highlighted this issue has been booked for reporting this and interviewing the tribal community.
Firozabad District Court: Conviction delivered 4 decades after massacre of 10 Dalits
9 out of 10 accused deceased, remaining 90- year-old sentenced to life imprisonment
Delineation of Scheduled Areas has been left to narrow political & administrative compulsions
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A constitutional commitment and vision is unrealised due to the lack of visionary zeal in implementation
Caste abuse on Dalits: murder, thumb chopped off, not allowed to “good” clothes, touch cricket ball or ride a horse!
Incidents of atrocities against the Dalit community reported in the first week of June 2023, apart from being brutal reflect the depth of caste prejudice manifest across India
TN: More than 1,000 people of Jawadhu hills get title rights under FRA
Moreover, the administration is also in the process of reviewing those claims that were rejected in the past
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