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

Dongria Tribals Gherao Police Station over Leader’s arrest

Image: orissapost.com Over two hundred Dongria Kandhs belonging to 12...

Attempts to Kidnap Tribal Rights Leader Prafulla Samantara Foiled, Allegations of Corporate Crime

  Human Rights Defender, Prafulla Samantara, President, of the  Lok...

No POSCO Plant in Odisha, Boon or Loss?

UPDATE: March 9, 2016POSCO’s Submission in the National Green...

Saffronisation Thrust in ICHR Continues Undeterred

  Undeterred and unabashed, premier institutes of historical learning and...

ALERT Anti Mining Activist Beaten and Tortured n Custody in Goa

Human Rights Groups across the country have issued an...

Film Makers, Writers, Cultural Personalities and Activists Demand Release of Deba Ranjan Sarangi

UPDATE:More than 500 Renowned film makers, writers ,artistes  and...

Journo Prabhat Singh Denied Bail Remanded to Judicial Custody: Bastar, Jagdalpur

  Despite the illegal arrest, without appropriate warrant on March...

Caste systems violate human rights and dignity of millions worldwide: UN report

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‘Not a single journalist working without fear or pressure’: Editors Guild on Bastar

 A team of editors visited Chhattisgarh and was told...

WSS Petitions NHRC on Bela Bhatia Case, Intimidation in Chhatisgarh

The Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)...

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