On the night of 10 November 2021, a tribal farmer identified as Veerashekar (25 years) was allegedly tortured in custody at Atmakur police station in Suryapet district in Telangana. Veerashekar is a resident of Ramoji Tanda under Atmakur Police Station in Suryapet district. In the afternoon of 10 November 2021, when he was working at
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IRAC has taken serious note of media reports that about 8,000 tribals in Garhwa district, Jharkhand, have been surviving by eating wild roots for the last three months due to denial of ration. These include people belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). As per media reports, these tribals were starving due to inaction by
The IRAC has expressed concerns about the denial of proper rehabilitation and pattas (title deeds ) under the Forest Rights Act to 23 evicted families of the Kadar tribe living at Thaimundinear, Valparai in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu. In August 2019, 23 families belonging to Kadar tribe had been evicted from Kallar settlement inside the Anamalai
Members of Iruliga tribe living at Gollaradoddi village in Ramanagara district in Karnataka have been denied pattas (title deeds) under Forest Rights Act and other basic facilities/amenities. For the last 200 days, 16 Iruliga tribal families who were evicted from the Handi Gundi Forest in Ramanagara have been protesting demanding land rights in the forest
The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) condemns the alleged torture of Rajeev, a 17-year old differently able boy (Tribal), by the Kerala Police and forcible arrest of tribal chief Choriyamooppan (65 years) and his son V S Murugan (44 years) at the Vattuluki hamlet under Sholayur police station in Attapadi taluk in Palakkad district of
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IRAC has taken strong note of a report in The Times of India titled “Telangana: Complaint against seven members of Chenchus after clash with forest officials” dated 4 July 2021 (accessed at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/complaint-against-7-chenchus-after-clash-with-forest-officials/articleshowprint/84102211.cms) According to the report, seven Chenchu tribals were accused of pouring petrol on a forest beat officer at Macharam in Amrabad
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As per information received, a minor 14-year-old tribal boy named Ere Dhan Tongchangya S/O Chirappo Tongchangya was killed in an IED landmine blast near the India-Myanmar border near Bundukbanga village in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram. The tragic incident happened on 29 May 2021. The minor tribal boy was severely injured after he wandered near the
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On 25 April 2021, a serious incident of suspected witch-hunting was reported at No. 1 Geruajuli area of Rangapara, Sonitpur district, Assam, involving the killing of Ms Laksheswari Daimary, a 53-year-old tribal widow. The incident reportedly occurred on the night of 24 April 2021, when a group of assailants allegedly barged into her residence and
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