Dear Friends,
Many of us have been involved in and working on Forest Rights Act, 2006, status of its implementation and its role in empowering and strengthening the tribal community in India. While the act itself allows for the restoration and recognition of rights of the forest tribes and communities, its implementation has been filled with obstacles and problems, the least of them being the Forest Department itself. In this regard, the incident in Sonbhadra, Village Satdwari, PS Kon on March 16th 2010, reported by our friends in NFFPFW and the media came as a serious shock. Read the rest of this entry »
Press Release, Forum Against FTAs, 30 April 2010, New Delhi
20 April 2010, New Delhi: A beleaguered UPA Government, reeling under pressure from a united opposition on rising food prices, came under further attack from a coalition of groups representing farmers unions, trade unions, hawkers, public health and other civil society organisations on the ongoing, secret negotiations on a European Union–India Free Trade Agreement (EU-India FTA). In a demonstration organised under the banner of ‘Forum Against FTAs’ outside the Commerce Ministry, groups protested against the last round of negotiations between EU and Indian bureaucrats currently underway in Brussels. Reports from Ministry sources indicate that the FTA will be signed in October 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Press Release: Indore, 20th April, 2010
NARMADA INDEFINITE ACTION CONTINUES
As the indefinite action by the adivasis, farmers and fish workers affected by the Sardar Sarovar and Jobat dams and the ISP-OSP canals entered its 8th day, senior officials of the Narmada Control Authority came out today evening to clarify on and respond to certain issues raised by the affected people and the Andolan during their face-to-face dialogue on the 15th and 18th April at the NCA office in Indore. Read the rest of this entry »
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR RIVERS, 14 March 2010
Organized by: Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD),
Committee on Land and Natural Resources (COLNAR), &
Action against Tipaimukh Project (ACTIP)
With local support by Hmar Inpui
Press Release, March 17, 2010 Read the rest of this entry »
Saal Ghaati Bachao Sangharsh Morcha, Press Release
17th February 2010
What started as a localized movement in 2005 in 2 Panchayat, Silla Gharat and Jadera of Chamba block has received wide spread support from people’s organizations and mass movements from across the state in the wake of the 14th February attacks on 5 activists of the ‘Saal Ghaati Bachao Sangharsh Morcha’. Read the rest of this entry »
