Farm and Forest

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

Dalits, Adivasis Shortshrifted in Modi’s Thirds Budget: Rs. 4, 56,731 Crores Denied

Exposing the Union Budget 2017-18Analysis from the perspectives of...

आदिवासी बच्चियों को देह व्यापार मे धकेलने के मामले में रात भर चली कोर्ट की कार्रवाई

कोरबा। छत्तीसगढ़ के कोरबा के वनांचल क्षेत्र लेमरू से...

“I will continue to work in Bastar”: Bela Bhatia

We spoke to Bela Bhatia, academic and human rights...

Chhattisgarh top cop Kalluri goes on medical leave, may not return to Bastar

Controversial Bastar Inspector General of Police S R P...

Dalit, Adivasi Women, Backward Fight Patriarchy Within and Without

It’s a Three Pronged Battle for the Dalit, Adivasi...

NHRC Issues Notice to Maharashtra Govt: Deaths of 500 Adivasi Girls

The NHRC expresses serious concern over reported suspicious death...

500 आदिवासी छात्राओं की मौत पर मानवाधिकार आयोग ने भाजपा सरकार को किया तलब

मुंबई। महाराष्ट्र के भाजपा मुख्यमंत्री देवेन्द्र फडणवीस से राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग (एनएचआरसी)...

Lawlessness Rules, Chhattisgarh: Bela Bhatia’s Account

Bela Bhatia, researcher and human rights defender is not...

Chhattisgarh: Bela Bhatia attacked at her Jagdalpur residence by goons

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