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PROTECT FOREST & WILDLIFE

India's Adivasis and forest dwelling communities have nurtured forests and protected the environment for centuries. But, with their lands usurped, first by colonisers and then by crony capitalists aided by corrupt bureaucrats, forest working people (FWP) have been fighting an unequal battle to access their Jal-Jungle-Jameen even today.

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) in partnership with All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) has been actively supporting India's Adivasis and Forest Working People in staking their claim to forest land, which was finally recognised as their right under The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (widely known as the FRA 2006).

Help us defend the rights of India's Adivasis and other forest dwelling communitie. Help us defend the FRA 2006.

CJP IN ACTION

How we have helped out in this fight for Jal, Jangal, Zameen

24 Mar, 2021

History created as forest land claims are filed for 8 villages in Chitrakoot

AIUFWP and CJP make history as Forest Land Claims are filed in...

23 Mar, 2021

Forest Land Claims filed in Chitrakoot: AIUFWP and CJP make history!

Rights of Adivasis and forest-dwelling communities have always been a key focus...

27 Oct, 2020

Celebrating the life, work and feminism of Bharati Roy Chaudhary

On October 27, 2020, the All India Union of Forest Working People...

26 Oct, 2020

कैमूर फायरिंग: फैक्ट-फाइंडिंग रिपोर्ट जारी हुई

23 अक्टूबर को, सीपीआई (एम) की पोलित ब्यूरो सदस्य और आदिवासी अधिकार राष्ट्रीय मंच...

26 Oct, 2020

Why did Bihar police open fire on Kaimur Adivasis?

On October 23, Brinda Karat, Polit Bureau member of the CPI(M) and...

23 Oct, 2020

Kaimur Firing: Fact-finding report released

The firing by the Bihar police on peacefully protesting Adivasis in Adhaura...

22 Oct, 2020

Covid-19 and Adivasi Empowerment: CJP’s unique contribution

During the nationwide Lockdown that was announced in wake of the Covid-19...

10 Oct, 2020

Legal muscle to defend Forest Rights

Day 2 of the CJP webinar titled Forest Rights Movement and Covid-19 saw a more in-depth...

LATEST UPDATES

FRA related news from the field

12 Aug, 2021

Forest resource rights vs. Land rights under Forest Rights Act

Chhattisgarh has become the first state to recognise forest resource rights in...

31 Jul, 2021

No eviction of forest dwellers without resolution of land claims: NHRC Chief

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice (retired) Arun Mishra has said...

23 Mar, 2021

In pictures: Adivasi women file land claims under FRA in Chitrakoot

On March 23, the day celebrated commemorated nationwide as a tribute to...

15 Dec, 2020

फार्म बिल का विरोध और वन अधिकार: एक वार्तालाप

CJP सचिव तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ ने AIUFWP के महासचिव अशोक चौधरी, उप सचिव...

21 Oct, 2020

वनाधिकार क़ानून २००६ प्रशिक्षण

CJP और AIUFWP द्वारा प्रस्तुत, यह वीडियो, वन अधिकार अधिनियम प्रशिक्षण के...

13 Aug, 2020

वनाधिकार आंदोलन और कोविड-19: एक वेबिनार

देश भर के वन निवासियों की आवाज सुनें इनमें से कइयों ने...

12 Aug, 2020

Watch: Tharu Women singing their story

Tharu Adivasi people, from eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Khiri district near the...

19 Jun, 2020

Forest Rights : Shelter destroyed in Uttarakhand

On June 17th, forest officials and local police forcefully destroyed a shelter...

BLOGS
Views and Insights

14 Oct, 2020

जल, जंगल, जमीन हमारा था, है और हमारा ही रहेगा – राम सूरत सिंह

आदिवासी अपनी जल, जंगल जमीन को बचाने की जद्दोजहद में निरंतर जुटे...

19 Sep, 2019

A Day in the Life of Van Gujjars

The Van Gujjars are a transhumance tribe of pastoralists belonging to the...

13 Aug, 2019

Will sacrifice life, but not give up land: Adivasis of Sonbhadra

“Jaan de denge lekin zamin nahi denge” (We will sacrifice our lives, but...

21 Jul, 2019

UP’s Sonbhadra killing of 10 tribals highlights ‘failure’ to implement Forest Rights Act

On July 17, as many as 10 people, including three women, were...

19 Jul, 2019

FRA 2006 can’t be diluted, needs to become political issue

Public Hearing records grave incidents of atrocities on forest dwelling communities and...

10 Jul, 2019

Mahua coloured dreams

Mahua, which has found mention in folk poetry, songs and stories is...

20 Mar, 2019

A Commitment to Forest Rights could change the course of the 2019 General Election

Poor implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA) which legalises the land...

17 Mar, 2019

A Campaign for Forest Rights could affect these Constituencies in 2019

In tables, the study shows where the Constituencies where a Campaign for...

VIDEOS

RESOURCES

Easy to understand explainers and other useful resources

12 Aug, 2021

Forest resource rights vs. Land rights under Forest Rights Act

Chhattisgarh has become the first state to recognise forest resource rights in...

09 Aug, 2021

India’s Indigenous People: A life of struggle

In this paper Faizi and Nair examine the life and struggle of India’s...

30 Jul, 2021

Tug of war between two ministries, Adivasis rights slip through the cracks

On June 22, 2021, the environment ministry invited consultancy organisations to express...

23 Mar, 2021

Forest Land Claims filed in Chitrakoot: AIUFWP and CJP make history!

Rights of Adivasis and forest-dwelling communities have always been a key focus...

22 Oct, 2020

Covid-19 and Adivasi Empowerment: CJP’s unique contribution

During the nationwide Lockdown that was announced in wake of the Covid-19...

21 Oct, 2020

वनाधिकार क़ानून २००६ प्रशिक्षण

CJP और AIUFWP द्वारा प्रस्तुत, यह वीडियो, वन अधिकार अधिनियम प्रशिक्षण के...

19 Oct, 2020

वनाधिकार क़ानून २००६ प्रशिक्षण भाग ३

CJP और AIUFWP द्वारा प्रस्तुत, यह पॉडकास्ट, वन अधिकार अधिनियम प्रशिक्षण के...

19 Oct, 2020

वनाधिकार क़ानून २००६ प्रशिक्षण भाग २

CJP और AIUFWP द्वारा प्रस्तुत, यह पॉडकास्ट, वन अधिकार अधिनियम प्रशिक्षण के...

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IN THE COURTS

Important judgements and other legal documents

30 Jul, 2021

Tug of war between two ministries, Adivasis rights slip through the cracks

On June 22, 2021, the environment ministry invited consultancy organisations to express...

12 Nov, 2019

Compilation of Forest Rights Act, Rules, and Guidelines

This document contains the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA), Comprehensive Tribal Rules,...

12 Nov, 2019

Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Area Act, 1996 (PESA)

The 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution provided for the three-tier Panchayat...

22 Oct, 2019

Counter Affidavit filed by MoTa in support of tribal rights in the FRA

Roopak Chaudhari, the then-Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, filed...

22 Oct, 2019

Writ Petition: Wildlife First vs Union of India

In 2008, Wildlife First along with a few other NGOs filed a...

12 Sep, 2019

Wildlife Conservation group Wildlife Trust of India withdraws challenge to FRA, 2006

In a significant step, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), India’s foremost...

22 Oct, 2018

वन अधिकार रक्षकों के पक्ष में आया अलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट का फ़ैसला

वन अधिकार अधिनियम 2006 के तहत दावों को दर्ज करने वाले वन...

18 Oct, 2018

Allahabad HC stands by Forest Rights defenders

In a big victory for forest workers and Adivasis who had been...

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