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Press Release: World Heritage Committee Session in New Delhi – UNESCO slammed for silence on indigenous peoples rights violations in natural heritage sites

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New Delhi, 22 July 2024: UNESCO was today slammed for its silence on violations of the rights of indigenous peoples in its certified World Heritage Sites in protected areas on the eve of its 46th session of the World Heritage Committee being held in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday inaugurated the 46th session […]

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No relief for ‘Urban Naxals’, Big blow to ‘lobby’ | India Upfront With Rahul Shivshankar

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TIMES NOW Published on Sep 28, 2018 For weeks now activists had organised themselves into a virtual lobby, opposing the arrest of suspected ‘Urban Naxals’. This lobby had mounting a campaign suggesting that the State of Maharashtra and elements of the media had manufactured evidence to discredit intellectuals and smother dissent. They had even managed […]

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International Tiger Day: 5,50,000 tribals to be displaced by the Project Tiger in India with 967% increase of displacement per Tiger Reserve post 2021 period

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In its report, “India’s Tiger Reserves: Tribals Get Out, Tourists Welcome”, released on the occasion  of the International Tiger Day, Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) stated that at least, 5,50,000 Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers are to be displaced by India’s much vaunted Project Tiger. These include 2,54,794 persons from 50 tiger reserves […]

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