As per media reports, huts belonging to three tribal families were demolished by forest department officials at the Kollimoola tribal settlement in Begur in Wayanad district, Kerala. This incident took place within the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) on 24 November 2024. The families of Lakshmi, Anilkumar, and Meenakshi, who have lived on the forest land
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The Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) expresses shock and disbelief over media reports that exposed the non-functioning of Anganwadi Centres at Aralikkonam and other tribal hamlets in Attappady in Palakkad district of Kerala which has resulted in denial of nutrition to the young children, pregnant women and lactating mothers who are mostly tribals in this
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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