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Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh: Tribal Families Continue to Face Evictions Despite Land Claims
07 Jan 2021
In Udta village of Korba district, food crops of tribal farmers were destroyed during the lockdown with a fence put around it by the forest department in a bid to keep the community out of the area.
Vishnukant Tiwari
40 Tribal Christians Assaulted in front of Church in Chhattisgarh; Police Deny Religious Conflict
09 Dec 2020
Victims claim their family members were assaulted in front of the village church, their bibles were burnt and home ransacked.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Dalit Activists Protest Against Possible Scrapping of Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
02 Dec 2020
It is the only centrally sponsored scheme under SC and ST budget that attempts to bridge the growing socio-economic gap through providing access to higher education.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Rights Organisations Demand Quashing of UAPA, Sedition Charges Against Activists
02 Dec 2020
In November, 67 Adivasi, Dalit and human rights activists were booked by the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana police under UAPA and charged with sedition for alleged “maoist links”.
Sumedha Pal
Jharkhand Assembly Passes Resolution, Gives Adivasis ‘Sarna Column’ in Census
10 Nov 2020
Tribal organisations have been protesting across the state to ensure a separate Adivasi religious code prior to the Census in 2021
Sumedha Pal
Statue of Unity: Tribal Activists Arrested Ahead of PM Modi’s Visit, Mobile Services Suspended in Parts
31 Oct 2020
Since its inauguration in 2018, the Sardar Patel statue has led to mass displacement, affecting close to 75,000 tribals who observed a “black day” today.
Newsclick Report
2000 Activists and Civil Society Members Condemn Tribal Rights Activist Stan Swamy’s Arrest
09 Oct 2020
The 84-year-old was arrested on October 8. The civil society group has appealed to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to demand his immediate release.
Ramdas Rupavath
Tribal Development: Deprivation, Poverty, Dispossession
05 Oct 2020
Decentralisation as a means to empower local people by involving them in decision-making needs to be revisited.
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: Tribal Man Attempts Suicide to Protest Against Fencing by SSNNL
31 Aug 2020
"Situation has changed a lot since the Statue of Unity was built in Kevadiya. Government has been aggressively acquiring land for tourism projects. Tribals have been arrested for entering their own…
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Out of 3.79 Lakh Applications, State Approves Only 716 Claims of Forest Dwellers in Nine months
08 Jul 2020
Tribal right activists and leaders said that the Van Mitra App is not helpful for forest dwellers and that officials are reviewing claims while sitting in their offices.