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India government arrests and muzzles Indigenous anti-dam activists
India government arrests and muzzles Indigenous anti-dam activists The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) expresses its grave concern over the infringement on the fundamental rights and freedoms of Indigenous activists in Arunachal Pradesh. Protesting and calling for “No..
The Adivasis Push Back For Their Rights
Holi is one of the major festivals in India and is celebrated with extreme enthusiasm and joy in rural India. Elaborate plans are made to color their loved ones. But this was not to be the case for..
The Adivasis Push Back For Their Rights
Holi is one of the major festivals in India and is celebrated with extreme enthusiasm and joy in rural India. Elaborate plans are made to color their loved ones. But this was not to be the case for..
Examining The Indian Legal System and Criminalization of Adivasis: A Book Launch
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Criminalization of Adivasis and The Indian Legal System (Executive Summary)
Download the full publication 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..
Criminalization of Adivasis and The Indian Legal System (Full Report)
Download the full publication. 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..
Criminalization of Adivasis and The Indian Legal System (Full Report)
Download the full report here.
Criminalization of Adivasis and The Indian Legal System (Executive Summary)
Download the full report here.
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..
