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Sumedha Pal
Odisha Jindal Steel Project: Police Barred Tribals from Public Hearing
27 Dec 2019
Villagers allege that no notices were issued to them about the hearing taking place and those who could manage to reach the site were not allowed to voice their concerns.
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Talabira Odisha: Over 40,000 Trees Removed to Pave Way for Adani’s Mine
12 Dec 2019
Heavy police force is present on the site to completely cordon off the region. Activists are terming the removal of the trees as a grave violation of community forest rights.
Sumedha Pal
FRA Dilution: Thousands of Tribals Protest Ahead of SC Hearing Next Week
21 Nov 2019
Over 3,000 tribals and forest-dwellers from across India gathered in Delhi to voice their fear of large-scale eviction and pledged to intensify their protest against the attack on their rights.
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Dilution of FRA Repeat of Historical Injustices, Say Women Forest Dwellers
20 Nov 2019
Before the Supreme Court begins regular hearings in the eviction of tribals’ case from November 26, tribals from across India are ready to take to the streets on November 21.
Sumedha Pal
Tribals of Niyamgiri Asked to Leave Villages on the Pretext of PM’s Awaas Yojana
23 Oct 2019
To avail prime minister’s Gramin Awaaas Yojana, the tribals will have to move out of their villages in Niyamgiri and settle in the plains.
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FRA Case: Ray of Hope for Forest Dwellers, as SC Admits Intervention Applications
13 Sep 2019
The apex court stated that it will hear final arguments in the case November 26 onwards,
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Pathalgadi Case: Jharkhand HC Declines to Quash Sedition Charges Against Tribals
09 Aug 2019
The court was hearing the petition of four tribals who had allegedly posted “seditious” content on Facebook supporting the movement by the Munda community in 2018.
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States Admit Due Process Not Followed While Investigating FRA Claims
01 Aug 2019
The admission by the states is crucial as the rejection of these claims can lead to the eviction of over one million Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers.
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Nationwide Protests Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing on FRA
23 Jul 2019
The apex court’s hearing comes at a crucial juncture with tribal communities living in fear of eviction as their land claims are not being properly investigated. Instances of intimidation are being…
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First Fired Upon, Now Criminal Cases Registered Against Tribals in Madhya Pradesh
15 Jul 2019
The Adivasis of Burhanpur have launched an agitation against the forest department’s illegal firing and the violations of the Forest Rights Act in the state