May 17, 2006 | Adivasis, Encounters, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations
Since June 2005, Dantewada District (formerly part of Bastar district), Chhattisgarh, has been in the news for an alleged uprising of adivasis against the Communist Party of India (Maoist), known as Salwa Judum. A fourteen-member team from five organizations (PUCL,...
Jan 16, 2006 | Adivasis, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement
PEOPLE’S UNION FOR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS To The Chief Minister, Government of Orissa 16 January 2006 Sir, Re: Police Firing on Protestors in Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur District, Orissa We are deeply shocked by the brutal firing on protestors in Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur District...
Dec 13, 2005 | Adivasis, Encounters, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Fact-Finding on the Salwa Judum, Dantewara District, by an All-India team (PUCL Chhattisgarh and PUCL Jharkhand, PUDR, Delhi; APDR, West Bengal and IAPL), Nov-Dec 2005 Since June 2005, Dantewara District (formerly part of Bastar district), Chhattisgarh, has been in...
Jul 16, 2005 | Adivasis, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement
Kashipur, Rayagada district and nearby areas in southwest Orissa have been in the news for a number of bauxite mining and alumina refinery projects being set up by the Orissa government in association with various Indian and foreign mining companies. From the very...
Jun 20, 2001 | Adivasis, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
This is a report about the repression of forest struggles and organisation of Adivasi communities by the state in Dewas region of Madhya Pradesh in 2001. It begins by providing a brief description about the region, its people, and the roots of the current problems...
Nov 22, 2000 | Adivasis, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
This report presents a critique of the Supreme Court judgment on the Narmada dam. The people’s struggle against the Sardar Sarovar dam began in 1980 with Nimad Bachao Andolan. This was joined by other organizations and subsequently led to the formation of the...
