Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Devi Lal

This Is How States Illegally Rejected Forest-Dwellers’ Land Claims

Forest Rights Act 2006, Supreme Court, tribal eviction, FRA, forest dwellers, timber, State Level Monitoring Committees, ordinance, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram,

Nearly 20 Lakh Tribals Vulnerable to Eviction Thanks to Supreme Court Order

Women dressed in Dangi saree at the Adivasi Diwas rally. Credit: Nikita Sonavane

The Roots of a Growing Adivasi Resistance in Gujarat

The location of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. Source: Google Maps

Maharashtra Denies Habitat Rights to the Most Backward Tribal Communities

Telangana Rashtra Samiti, Telangana, Forest Rights Act, community forest rights, individual forest rights, tribals, tribal welfare, afforestation, Telangana ku haritha haram, Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority, CAMPA funds,

The Forest Rights Act Is Being Vibrantly Watered Down in Gujarat

Mahua (left) and a variety of medicinal rice. Credit (both): Pankaj Oudhia/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

India Has Recognised Forest Rights but Intervention Is Still Necessary

Santhal women carrying firewood in the buffer area of Simlipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha. Credit: Eleonora Fanari

To Respect Human Rights, the Government Should Strategise to Coexist First, Not to Evict