On 11 October 2021, the Ingenious Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the custodial death of a 35-year-old tribal man identified as Bhim Kale,a Phase Pardhi tribal, due to alleged torture in illegal police custody at Vijapur Naka police station in Solapur district, Maharashtra on 3 October 2021. […]
On 9 October 2021 the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has intervened with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the denial of Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate to about 50 Adiyan tribal families in Rangammal Chathiram Colony in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. Adiyan is recognized as a Scheduled Tribe community of Tamil Nadu as per
On 7 October 2021, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has submitted a complain petition against forced eviction of 11 tribal families belonging to Irular tribe by the Revenue department near Murugan temple in Peranamallur municipality in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on 1 October 2021. They were evicted without giving a prior notice or
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Denial of rehabilitation and title deeds under FRA to evicted tribal families in Tamil Nadu On 6 October 2021, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has submitted a complaint petition before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against denial of proper rehabilitation and pattas (title deeds )under Forest Rights Act to 23 evicted families of
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) has taken strong note of the New Indian Express report titled“Jharkhand: Tribal woman forced to leave home after villagers blamed her of practicing witchcraft” dated 1stOctober 2021, available at https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/01/tribal-woman-forced-to-leave-home-after-threats-by-villagers-blaming-her-ofpracticing-witchcraft-2366453.html. The report stated that the tribal woman, Jagada Nag,was accused of practising witchcraft. The newspaper quoted Jagada Nag as saying
Taking strong note of the New Indian Express report titled “Telangana Forest Department staff attack tribals, 4 women injured” dated 1st October 2021, available at https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/oct/01/telangana-forest-department-staff-attack-tribals-4-women-injured-2366201.html, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against attack on Gugulothu Lakshmi and three other tribal women farmers by the forest officials with
On 17 September 2021, false FIR was lodged against 13 tribals by the Forest Department for demanding land pattaunder the Forest Rights Act at Raiyar village in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on 17 September 2021. These 13 tribals have been booked under section 379 (Punishment for theft), 427 (Mischief causing damage to the
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In a horrific incident, cases of rape, torture and sexual assault of minor deaf-dumb tribal boys and girls were reported at a government-run shelter home in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh. The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has filed a petition to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking immediate intervention. The shelter, a residential training
The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) has filed a complaint against parading a tribal woman naked by villagers on the orders of Gram Pradhan Mr Shamudhan Kisku of Mayurnacha village in Dumka district of Jharkhand on 28 September 2021. The IRAC has taken strong note of the New Indian Express report titled “Tribal woman paraded
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