Tamil Nadu: Forcible Eviction of Tribal Families in Dharmapuri District
On 22 May 2024, the Indian Rights and Advocacy Council (IRAC) filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the forcible eviction…
Maharashtra: IRAC urges NHRC action following mob lynching of tribal elders
On 4 May 2024, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) submitted a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) concerning the brutal killing of…
Jharkhand: IRAC moves NHRC over Killing of tribal man in police firing
On 18 April 2024, the Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the killing of Hari…
Manipur: IRAC demands swift action and speedy justice over horrific incident of sexual assault and parading naked of two Kuki tribal women
New Delhi: In a media statement released today, the New Delhi-based Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC), which works for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes…
Torture and humiliation of a tribal man by a group of non-tribal men in Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh
On July 10, 2023, a tribal identified as Kalindar Ram Shandilya (35 years) was tortured and humiliated by a group of non-tribal persons at Mayapur…
SITUATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN INDIA – ANNUAL REPORT 2022
There are 104.3 million Scheduled Tribes, also called tribal or Adivasi, who are the indigenous peoples of India, constituting 8.6% of the country’s total population.…
Press Release: Arunachal Pradesh Government asked to reject recommendation of Forest Advisory Committee to establish Community Reserve on community forest land
May 31, 2023 Press Release Dibang Multipurpose Project: Arunachal Pradesh Government asked to reject recommendation of Forest Advisory Committee to establish Community Reserve on community…
Call for Internship
Indigenous Rights Advocacy Centre (IRAC) is looking for a Human Rights Research and Advocacy intern to join our team. Interested candidates may apply before 10,…
Torture of a tribal woman in Palamu district of Jharkhand
On May 14, 2023, a 14-year-old Oraon tribal woman was subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment at the order of the village…
Alleged beating to death of a tribal man by policemen and forest officials in Uttarakhand
On March 20, 2023, a tribal youth named Kheem Singh (23) was reportedly beaten to death by four policemen and forest officials at Munsiyari in…