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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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AIUFWP elects Sokalo Gond as new President
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The Adivasi woman, best known for her sustained campaign for Adivasi rights to jal, jangal, zameen, promises to commit to the cause with renewed vigour
Hate Watch: Dalit worker’s hand chopped for seeking wages in MP
The construction worker was allegedly attacked with a sword by the so called "upper caste" employer, when he asked for his wages to be paid
Teesta Setalvad calls out modern day “zamindars” who are trying to usurp control of India’s forests
Setalvad was the keynote speaker at the inaugural event of the AIUFWP’s 2nd National Conference being held in New Delhi
AIUFWP’s 2nd National Conference begins in New Delhi
Adivasis, forest workers, activists and farmers come together to discuss land and forest rights
AIUFWP’s second National Conference to discuss land, legal, constitutional rights and more
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Eager to mobilise more people at the ground level, the AIUFWP invites various peasant leaders and human rights activists from Dec 1-3, 2021
8 years on, Tharu tribe’s struggle for land rights continues
The community land rights claims filed by forest dwelling Tharu Adivasi community in Dudhwa, Lakhimpur Kheri have been rejected at the district level, even as the community members insist that the law does not authorise the Committee to do so
Hate Watch: Dalit child beaten mercilessly for touching a tap in Barmer
The child was on his way back from school, reached out to drink water from a tap, drawing the wrath of the man who ‘owned’ the tap
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Tribals demanded that the state government invest in strengthening existing infrastructure rather than building new modes of transport
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