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Activists Welcome the SC judgement on Vedanta, and mining in Niyamgiri #Victory #Tribalrights

  PPSS welcomes the verdict of Supreme court yesterday (i.e. 18th April 2013)  on  the issues of mining in Niyamagiri hills of Odisha. The verdict said that it’s upto the Gram Sabha (Village-level Assembly) to decide whether to allow mining in Niyamgiri Hills by the… Continue Reading →

SC slams brakes on Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project #GOODNEWS #tribalrights #PESA

NDTV , April 18, 2013 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has continued a ban on bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha considered sacred by tribals. In a verdict that appears to recognize the rights of forest-dwelling Dongria-Kondh tribals to… Continue Reading →

#India- Forest Rights:Illusory Rights #tribalrights #indigenousrights

Volume 30 – Issue 08 :: Apr. 20-May. 03, 2013 from the publishers of THE HINDU Illusory rights VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN AND AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA PESA, which is seen as an enabling law for tribal self-governance, is violated brazenly by both… Continue Reading →

Jharkhand: The failed promise of an adivasi state #indigenous #tribalrights

  Richard TOPPO A tribal perspective from Jharkhand describes how the creation of the state, ostensibly for the welfare of tribal populations, has only led to their exploitation and displacement.   Almost a century ago, Katherine Mayo published a book… Continue Reading →

#India – Widows bear brunt of Posco violence #Vaw #tribalrights #indigenous

pc courtesy- odishaviews.com ByAshis Senapati, TNN | Mar 14, 2013 GOBINDAPUR (JAGATSINGHPUR): Their lives have been shattered and they do not know what the future holds for them. The battle between pro and anti-Posco activists has robbed them of their husbands. While… Continue Reading →

#India- Budgeting Out Adivasis #Tribals #Indigenous

The finance minister’s package falls far too short of the basic needs of tribals Brinda Karat It is budget time once again. Far away from the talk of lakhs and crores of rupees echoing from Parliament to television studios, a… Continue Reading →

#India-Stop moves to bypass Forest Rights Act when taking forest land for large projects #tribalrights

  To: Dr. Manmohan Singh  Prime Minister of India  New Delhi 110001 011-23019545 / 011-23016857 Sub: Stop moves to bypass Forest Rights Act when taking forest land for large projects Dear Dr. Manmohan Singh-ji, For the last five years, ignoring… Continue Reading →

#Chhattisgarh: Abduction of Adivasi Women by A. P Police #Vaw #tribalrights

January 19, 2013 A four-member fact-finding team of the Human Rights Forum (HRF) to Nimmalagudem village on January 16, 2013 was told by tribal residents that two women of the village — Madvi Parvathi, (aged 21, wife of Madvi Bhaskar)… Continue Reading →

#India-Union Tribal Affairs & Panchayati Raj minister, May your tribe increase #tribalrights

From a soft-spoken, easygoing politician, KCS Deo has emerged as a combative, ‘activist’ minister for tribal affairs. Bhavdeep KangMore by the author > January 17, 2013, Issue 4 Volume 10 Photo: Shailendra Pandey VYRICHERLA KISHORE Chandra Suryanarayana Deo — Kishore to… Continue Reading →

#Vedanta vs the government: Just a lovers’ tiff? #tribalrights

by Sandip Roy Dec 19, 2012   Earlier this month Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) announced it was closing its Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha. VAL’s chief executive officer told the Hindustan Times, “Despite out concerted efforts over the past three months to ensure sustainable supplies of… Continue Reading →

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