Criminalisation of Adivasis began with the forest laws enacted by British colonial regime that constructed a discourse that forest is a space inhabited by unruly savages who are, by nature, dangerous criminals. Thus, forests and Adivasis were both..
Category: Criminalization and Incarceration
Criminalization of Adivasis and The Indian Legal System (Full Report)
Impunity in India is extensive and deeply entrenched, especially if it involves the upper castes. This is exemplified in the conviction rate for crimes committed against Scheduled Tribes which was merely 28.5 percent during 2020 despite provision for..
Criminalisation of Adivasis and the Indian Legal System
As part of its work in highlighting and monitoring incidents of criminalisation, violence, and impunity against Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) commissioned a research examining the dimensions of criminalisation of Adivasis in India. Written by Shomona..
Global Report || Redefining Protected Areas: A Study on the Criminalization of and Human Rights Violations Against Indigenous Peoples in Conservation
As part of its work to confront criminalization of, and human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) decided to contribute to the ongoing calls for a human rights-based approach to conservation. As a..
TANZANIA || Criminalization of, and human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples in conservation: a country report
Indigenous Peoples and other tribes in Tanzania consider half of the designated wildlife protected areas as their ancestral lands, which currently make up 40 percent of the country’s total land area. There are 657 wildlife protected areas in..
KENYA || Indigenous defenders on the run: a country study on the criminalization of and human rights violation against Indigenous Peoples in conservation
Human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples living within and around conservation and protected areas is a persisting issue in Kenya. Colonial laws on conservation were progressively amended under Kenya’s Constitution of 2010 resulting in laws crafted with specific..
DRC || Governance and management of protected areas: A country report on the criminalization of, and human rights violations against Indigenous Pygmy Peoples
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) covers 60 percent of the 3.6 million km2 Congo Basin Forest, which spans six countries of the African region. Indigenous Pygmy Peoples live by, and from the forests and have maintained ancient,..
NEPAL || Indigenous Peoples in protected areas A country report on criminalization and violation of subsistence occupation and customary rights
Protected areas in Nepal make up 23.39 percent of its total land area. It comprises of national parks, hunting reserves, conservation areas and wildlife reserves. All these areas belong to, if not overlap with the ancestral lands of..
THAILAND || Conservation against customary practices Criminalization of, and human rights violations against Indigenous peoples in Thailand’s protected areas and forest reserves
The laws on environment and natural resources in Thailand restrict and criminalize the customary practices of resource management of Indigenous Peoples, who are referred to as hill tribes. The implementation of these laws are contributing highly to the..
Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples and Continuing Impunity
The United Nations (UN) reports that “despite all the positive developments in international human rights standard-setting, Indigenous Peoples continue to face serious human rights abuses on a day-to-day basis.” This is concurred by former UN Special Rapporteur on..
