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13-Jun-2022

Attacks on Tharu Adivasis: NHRC issues final warning to UP Police for ‘non-responsive attitude’ UP Police has been ignoring the Commission for 6 months despite NHRC’s directions to submit a report on a 2020 complaint

08-Feb-2022

India: Legacies and Challenges of the Land & Forest Rights Movement Published by AIUFWP & CJP

15-Sep-2021

Koli Bhaji: A feast fit for Gods! Unique rain invoking ceremonies involve offering local vegetables, and performing the Kamadi folk dance

06-Sep-2021

CJP impact: A fellowship, that encouraged communities to cross communication barriers It has helped open up a window for Van Gujjars, whose stories are now being shared widely

12-Aug-2021

Forest resource rights vs. Land rights under Forest Rights Act Why it is important to understand the distinction

09-Aug-2021

We are also human beings! The economically deprived Katkari tribe of Maharashtra demands right to a dignified life

03-Aug-2021

HC order empowers Van Gujjars during Covid-19 The community was finally allowed to enter the meadows of Uttarkashi

31-Jul-2021

No eviction of forest dwellers without resolution of land claims: NHRC Chief J. Arun Mishra (retd.) takes stand against eviction of tribals without resolution of land claims

08-Jul-2021

West Bengal: Wild elephant attacks and the human dilemma Residents of Ghar Salbani say they are spending days in terror

04-Jun-2021

A ray of hope is all we need How Uttarakhand’s Van Gujjars are rebuilding relationships with villagers

01-Jun-2021

Bitter sweet lives of honey collectors Surviving crouching tigers, stinging bees and stringent Lockdown restrictions to keep alive a traditional form of livelihood

17-Apr-2021

Bullets and bureaucracy: Van Gujjars of Shivalik hills are caught in the crosshairs At least 4,000 families of the originally nomadic community have settled in the region that is also home to an Army shooting range

09-Apr-2021

Why does this ‘haat’ run on our forest land? Residents of a Santhal village are demanding that the Khowai Haat be shut down

20-Feb-2021

Our life is linked to the forests we call home: Van Gujjars Receding forest cover and forced 'rehabilitation' is imperiling their existence

02-Feb-2021

Who sprayed chemicals in an eco-sensitive forest area in Haldwani? Brave Van Gujjar woman’s video recording reveals atrocities by Forest Department officials

22-Mar-2020

Use the Covid Curfew to learn about Forest Rights Oxfam India has launched a course in collaboration with Nagrik Learning and CPR India on understanding forest governance and community rights in India

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