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

Bihar Adivasis revive the call for ‘Jal-Jungle -Zameen’

The Adivasis of Adhaora, Kaimur have been leading this struggle for decades, but the lockdown has exacerbated the government’s efforts to evict these tribes

Tharu Adivasis emerge resilient, return to farmlands

Community members, undeterred by the oppression of forest officials who assaulted them for tilling land, ares back in the fields with their agricultural implements

Dalit couple attempt suicide after forceful eviction, police brutality

The state government has sacked the District Collector and SP after a video of the brutal attacks by the police on the couple went viral

UP Adivasis oppose land grab attempt, get death threats

Lilasi Adivasis write to politicians and senior administration officials about illicit construction taking place on forest land

AIUFWP seeks place in committee investigating attack on Van Gujjars  

The Union has written a letter to the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand requesting that two of their members be included as members of the committee proving the matter

Van Gujjar Mustafa Chopra and grandsons secure bail

The elderly member of an indigenous transhumance community had been physically assaulted by policemen and then arrested on trumped up charges!

Gujarat tribals protest land grab around Statue of Unity

The villagers do not want to give up their lands saying the acquisition period has lapsed and the government’s claim should be invalidated

Assault on Tharu women prompts FIR but forest officials flex muscles in UP

An unprecedented FIR has been lodged at the Gauriphanta...

Purchase Maize under MSP, pay differential to farmers: NAPM to Bihar CM

The Bihar government’s refusal to purchase maize, a staple crop in north Bihar, Kosi and Seemanchal has caused acute distress, made a mockery of the Prime Minister’s Annadata Aay Suraksha Abhiyan (PM-AASA) and led to sustained protests

Van Gujjars assaulted by police and forest officials, CJP moves NHRC demanding justice

The complaint states how the police and forest officials violated lockdown rules, procedure for eviction as well as defied high court orders and when the tribals objected to their unlawful actions, a false case was slapped against them

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