Rights View Published on Feb 22, 2019 The Guwahati High Court today declared that Mizoram’s State Technical Entrance Examination (STEE) Rules 2016 as unsustainable in the eyes of the law and put back the Chakmas into Category 1 of the candidates at par with the Mizo candidates. The Mizoram Chakma Students Union (MCSU) filed a […]
Rights View Published on Feb 25, 2019 Arunachal Pradesh has been in flames over the recommendation of the Joint High Power Committee to grant permanent resident certificates (PRC) to Deoris, Sonowal Kacharis, Morans, Misings and Gorkhas in Changlang and Namsai districts. Two persons have died, many injured while private residence of Deputy Chief Minister Chona […]
Rights View Published on Mar 6, 2019 On 5th March 2019, hundreds of Adivasi/indigenous peoples organisations with the support of the Dalit organisations observed “Bharat Bandh/India Shutdown” against the order of the Supreme Court to evict over 12 million forest dwellers, mainly indigenous peoples, whose applications under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) had been rejected. […]