Citizens for Justice and Peace
Where are Forest Rights movement leaders Sokalo and Kismatiya? UP Govt says both were released, though they remain untraceable for over a month
13-Jul-2018
It was the second hearing of the Habeas Corpus Petition filed for the release of Forest rights movement leader Sukalo Gond and Forest Rights Committee (FRC) secretary Kismatiya Gond from illegal incarceration, and both couldn’t be traced and weren’t produced in the court either. In a startling ‘disclosure,’ the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state government…
CJP and AIUFWP move Allahabad High Court to release illegally detained Adivasis Habeas Corpus Petition filed to protect Sukalo Gond and Kismatiya Gond
28-Jun-2018
CJP is committed to upholding and defending the rights of all Indians, especially those belonging to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of society. With this in mind, we have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with Adivasis and forest workers in different parts of India, in our common quest for the implementation of…
Police Brutality against UP Adivasis: NHRC assures action after CJP intervention DM Sonbhadra asked to submit report within three weeks
04-Jun-2018
The National Commission for Human Rights (NHRC) has ordered the District Magistrate (DM) of Sonbhadra to conduct a probe into the incident of police brutality in which several women, children and others were attacked on May 18. They were beaten up after they staked claim to forest land under Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, Uttar Pradesh. On…
Gujarat Lags Behind 14 States in Tribal Land Redistribution: Eklavya Sanghatan Tribals given pieces of paper with little legal value
28-Mar-2018
A report released by Eklavya Sangathan, a Gujarat-based tribal rights organization, claims that Gujarat lags behind as many as 14 other states in ensuring that its tribal people get rights to forest land. The report is based on information released by the Government of India’s Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), that showcases the achievements of 20 states.…
आदिवासियों और वनवासियों के साथ फिर हुआ धोखा मोदी शासन के वनीकरण नियमों के चलते प्रतिपूरक वनीकरण निधि विधेयक वन-निवास समुदायों के वैधानिक अधिकारों का उल्लंघन करता है
23-Mar-2018
ऑल इंडिया फोरम फ़ॉर फ़ॉरेस्ट मूवमेंट्स (एआईएफएफएम) के प्रवीण मोटे और देवजीत नंदी और कम्युनिटी फारेस्ट राइट्स – लर्निंग एंड एडवोकेसी(सीएफआर-एलए) से तुषार दास, संघमित्रा दुबे और राधिका ने यह पर्यावरण मंत्रालय, वन और जलवायु परिवर्तन, भारत सरकार, के लिए प्रतिपूरक वनीकरण निधि विधेयक, 2018 का ड्राफ्ट पेश किया है. यहाँ पर हमने उस ड्राफ्ट…
भगतसिंह के शहादत दिवस पर AIUFWP की वनाधिकार रैली मार्च २३ को राबर्टसगंज से सोनभद्र तक सामुदायिक वन संसाधनो पर दावे के लिए रैली होगी
17-Mar-2018
२३ मार्च को शहीद-ए – आज़म भगतसिंह के शहादत दिवस पर अखिल भारतीय वन जन श्रमजीवी यूनियन ने आदिवासियों के अधिकार के लिए आग्रह करने के लिए एक भव्य पदयात्रा तथा प्रदर्शन का आयोजन किया है। निम्नलिखित पत्र में AIUFWP ने अपनी मांगों की घोषणा की है। साथियों , जैसा कि आपको मालूम है कि वनाधिकार कानून को…
Rights of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Forest Workers in India Community Resource
16-Mar-2018
India has always been a predominantly agrarian economy give the abundance of rivers and fertile soil across the country. From the golden fields of wheat in Punjab, to maize, millet and pulses thriving in the alluvial rich vast agricultural expanse of the flood plains of the Ganga and its tributaries, to the lush paddy fields…
Dalit Forest Rights Activist Shobha demands action against minor son’s Illegal Detention Alleges constant harassment from authorities
08-Jan-2018
Shobha, a resident of village Baadi, post Daala, and district Sonebhadra, is one of the key women leaders of the ongoing people’s movement in the Sonebhadra district against the illegal construction of the Kanhar dam. She is also part of the movement to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006. She has now alleged that she is being…
Reclaiming Land through Peaceful Struggles Adivasis in Sonbhadra and their Quest for Justice and Identity
26-Nov-2017
In September 2017, Justice P B Sawant, Justice Kolse Patil and human rights activist, journalist and educationist Teesta Setalvad wrote a letter to the District Magistrate, Pramod Kumar Upadhyay of the Lodhi village in district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh (UP) urging that senior officers of the police and administration look into all the alleged false and…