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#India – Adivasis and the New Land Acquisition Act #Tribals #Indigenous #mustread

Vol – XLVIII No. 41, October 12, 2013 | Chitrangada Choudhury, EPW Much work remains to be done if the new Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act has to mark a meaningful shift for India’s adivasi communities. Chitrangada Choudhury ([email protected]) Chitrangada Choudhury… 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 →

Mumbai’s ‘castaways’ still wait for home #tribals #indigenous

5 November 2012 By Zubair Ahmed BBC Hindi, Mumbai  There is no water or electricity supply in the settlement and villagers have to walk for miles to get water On the plateau of a verdant hill range, near India‘s commercial capital,… Continue Reading →

#India- #Chhattisgarh #tribals denied sterilisation for three decades #WTFnews

AARTI DHAR, The Hindu, Oct 31, 2012 Planning Commission asks Chhattisgarh to ensure that they are not denied facility A three decades-old official order, issued for restricting targeted sterilisation of the primitive tribal groups (PTGs) in Chhattisgarh to check their… Continue Reading →

82 per cent of tribal rights entitlement cases quashed: RTI #WTFnews

New Delhi: Under the 2006 Forest Rights Act, providing land rights to forest-dwelling communities of the country, only 15 lakh complainants out of the 39,56,262 cases filed; were given the legal recognition to their property. Responding to an RTI query, the… Continue Reading →

Gujarat- Tribals demand implementation of PESA

Anti-mining movement picks up in South Gujarat, tribals demand early implementation of PESA provisions Mining in progress in the river bed By Ashok Shimali* Anti-mining movement is gearing up in South Gujarat. The main slogan of the movement is, “Save… 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 →

#India- Adivasis / Tribals march for autonomy- #Indigenous

The water, forest and land rights of the Adivasis and a permanent solution to the continuing violence in the region are the major issues behind the 300-kilometer foot march Anil MishraMore by the author >, Tehelka March 13, 2013 Public… Continue Reading →

UP Govt announces target sterilization against National Policy # Coercion

  The UP Government announces sterilisation targets for Azamgarh District for the months Novermber and December:   According to the letter issued by the Chief Medical Officer (Azamgarh), dated 30.10.2012, number P.K. Camp/2012-2013/14896-03 The target for sterilisation announced for the… Continue Reading →

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