Tribal Rights : All

Sumedha Pal
J&K: No Process Initiated for Implementation of Forest Rights Post Abrogation of Art 370
21 Jan 2020
Earlier, due to the special provisions under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, the mountainous erstwhile state was empowered to constitute its own laws and had the discretion of implementing or…
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.
Zeeshan Ahmad, Mohammad Sajjad
Why Jharkhand Polls Are More Critical Than They Appear
01 Dec 2019
Opposition unity to be tested while Adivasis resist BJP’s de-tribalising efforts.
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.
Kashif Kakvi
Tribals Subjected to Cultural and Religious Imposition in MP and Chhattisgarh
04 Nov 2019
“Just for political gain, RSS is pushing tribals towards Hinduism and is making them ingest Hindu culture,” said a veteran tribal rights activist, Gulzar Singh Markam.
Sumedha Pal
‘Forest Department Pushing Tribal Land Claims Towards Rejection in UP’
17 Sep 2019
The rejection of community resource claims has triggered anxieties among the Tharu tribals in Uttar Pradesh’s Surma village.
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,
Aakash Chandran
How International Law Can Stop Eviction of Millions of Indian Tribals
21 Aug 2019
International obligations dictate how government and Supreme Court must uphold tribal rights over forests.
Newsclick Report
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.
Neelambaran A
AIKS Struggle Wins Land Pattas for 600 Families in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri District
02 Aug 2019
The residents who were relocated in 1952 for construction of dam in Krishnagiri will receive their land pattas after decades long prolonged struggle in another 60 days.