Tag: human rights violation
Polluting touch :Untouchability reigns
The caste system in India prescribes that all menial and filthy jobs be done by the “lowest caste”. In continuation of this tradition, Carrying away and disposing of the rotting carcases of dead animals is exclusively a ‘Dalit’ job. This undignified labour done without any protection or equipment carries with...
Indian Army Occupies & Destroys Kashmiri Paradise: ToasMaidan Firing Range
In the beginning was a meadow. An open grassy expanse surrounded by snow-tipped hills. Brooks and springs ran down the valley and pooled into lakes. Scattered through the region were little settlements and villages whose inhabitants are mostly farmers and shepherds. Fruits, rice and maize were the main crops and...
Voices of Dissent in Manipur Challenge the Govt.
Manipuris Speak Out Against Forced Evictions.
Plans for International Airport Evicts Local Families
Expansion of Imphal Airport displaces 116 Manipuri settlements.
Forced Eviction Destroys 17 Manipuri Families
Community unlawfully evicted by Manipuri govt. faces destitution.
Govt. Threatens to Displace Community
The Forgotten People of Trichy Fight for their Homes
Arrested For Saying No to Mining
In Raigarh, Chattisgarh, the community protests the arrest of two non-violent environmental activists.