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