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How a battle is being waged within India’s forests, for rights over land and resources
A real life battle is on in those lands over which forest dwellers and Adivasis ought to have control but where state and corporate interests intrude
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Uttarakhand HC raps government over incompetent committee for examining Van Gujjar rights
The Court directed the government to re-constitute the committee for examining the issues and for giving its recommendation within 3 months
Uttarakhand: Committee formed to consider Van Gujjars forest rights
The committee is expected to submit its report after analysing all issues raised by the Tribe within 6 months
Van Gujjars send letters to 13 Ministers and officials to prevent unlawful eviction
Dedicated to the protection of their homeland, Van Gujjar community drafts letters to decry the creation of a tiger reserve and to assert their forest rights.
Van Gujjars demand for forest rights, local representatives offer support
Hundreds of forest-dwellers across Shivalik mountain range assembled on Thursday to discuss the threat of eviction and the creation of a tiger reserve with local representatives and organisations.
U’khand HC directs state to look into forest rights claims of Van Gujjars
The court has directed the state to form a committee and come up with a proposal detailing its scope of work by September 28
U’khand HC directs state gov’t to form committee to look into Van Gujjar claims
The court has asked the government to form a High Level Committee within 6 weeks
Van Gujjar tribe plans annual tree plantation drive to keep forests green
This will be celebrated as a festival every year for a week as a practice of giving back to nature
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
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!