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Sumedha Pal
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.
Sumedha Pal
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
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Ahead of SC Hearing on FRA, State Govts Reject Tribal Claims Without Examination
11 Jul 2019
From missing files of claims to no notices being sent to tribals, as the date of filing affidavits on FRA approaches, states are hurriedly rushing to dismiss the claims.
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Following Tribal Protests, Adani Mining Stalled in Chhattisgarh’s Bailadila
12 Jun 2019
After five days of ongoing agitation by tribals, the Congress government in the state has decided to investigate the Gram Sabha clearance given to the project in 2014.
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Dantewada Tribal Protest Enters Fifth Day Against Adani Mining on Hill
11 Jun 2019
On Monday, the protestors, under the banner of Sanyukt Panchayat Jan Sangharsh Samiti, gheraoed public sector NMDC’s check-post in Kirandul, paralysing work at Bailadila three days in a row.
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Aarey Tribals Take on Maha Government’s Move to Make a 120-Acre Zoo
10 Jun 2019
Ironically, the Maharashtra forest department and the BMC signed a MoU on World Environment Day on June 5, for handing over around 100 acres at Aarey Colony in Goregaon.
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Changes to Indian Forests Act: How Modi is Trying to Subvert FRA
23 Mar 2019
The government, after making changes to the Forest Rights Act, is in the process of overhauling the Indian Forests Act, giving more powers to police officials and opening forests for commercial…