Amnesty International India The construction of an ash pond for a thermal power plant in Nawapara Tenda village, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh without informing or consulting local Adivasi villagers violates their right to free, prior and informed consent, said Amnesty International India today. TRN Energy, a subsidiary of ACB (India) Power Limited, operates a 600 MW …
Dalit Human Rights Lawyer Faces Fabricated Charges, Threats
Amnesty International India 18 October 2017 Authorities in Haryana must drop fabricated charges against Rajat Kalsan, a Dalit lawyer and human rights defender, and ensure that he receives adequate protection against violence by dominant caste members, Amnesty International India said today. “Attacks on human rights defenders in India are becoming an everyday phenomenon,” said …
Chhattisgarh must investigate allegations of dispossession of Adivasi land through coercion, cheating
Amnesty International India Press Release The Chhattisgarh police must conduct a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into allegations by over 80 Adivasi villagers in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh that they had been unlawfully dispossessed of their lands by people acting as agents for two private companies. On 14 June, 81 Adivasi women and men tried to …