Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process

UP adivasis lament the slow grant of forest ownership rights under FRA

Hundreds of UP forest-dwellers celebrated ‘Forest Rights Day’ on Wednesday

Sustainability dominates Forest Rights movement agenda

On Forest Rights day, Adivasis and other forest-dwelling community members as well as forest workers reiterated their commitment to counter climate change and to work in solidarity with every community in crisis as well

Hate Watch: Man loses Panchayat election, forces Dalit voter to lick spit!

Balwant Singh, who subsequently arrested, had reportedly claimed that the victim did not vote for him in the Panchayat elections

What keeps the Tharu Adivasis going in their quest for Community Forest Rights?

Tharu tribes of 20 villages in Dudhwa region of Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh have objected to the rejection of their claims by the district level committee, contending that the committee has no power under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA).

Struggle for forest rights, not an isolated movement: AIUFWP

Forest rights activists celebrate small victories and discusses regional mobilisation before concluding 2nd National Conference of AIUFWP and beginning a new year

Muslim man assaulted, Adivasi man lynched to death: What is happening in Jharkhand?

The mentally challenged Muslim man was grievously injured and the Adivasi man was lynched on suspicion of being a cattle thief

AIUFWP elects Sokalo Gond as new President

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

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