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As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan has raised serious questions on the tokenisms behind the recent public hearings on the Aravallis, and condemned the “hijacking” of the process by the “mining lobby”
Gram Sabha Resolution to aid defence of forest rights
A Delhi based research group has prepared sample resolutions with all legal provisions which can be used by Gram Sabhas to fight against forest rights violations
Jharkhand Adivasis brutally beaten up by CRPF men: Fact Finding Report
They were later paid paltry sums and were asked to not press charges against CRPF
CJP-AIUFWP move NCST against atrocities on Van Gujjars
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Petition to light a recent instance of blatant violation of rights of Van Gujjars of Dehradun allegedly by local police and forest officials
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
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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
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