An official team of Anakapalle district of Andhra Pradesh visited Jeelugulova hamlet as the NHRC sought a status report from the Tribal Welfare Department on facilities in the tribal village following a complaint lodged by Indigenous Lawyers Association of India (ILAI).
The Sentinel 09 October 2020 The Bodoland Janajati Suraksha Mancha (BJSM) on Thursday lauded the Indigenous Lawyers’ Association of India (ILAI) KOKRAJHAR: The Bodoland Janajati Suraksha Mancha (BJSM) on Thursday lauded the Indigenous Lawyers’ Association of India (ILAI) for objecting to the move of the Central and State governments to grant ST status to the […]
Deccan Herald 08 October 2020 The long-pending demand to accord Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to more ethnic communities seems to be turning thorny for the BJP-led Assam government ahead of Assembly elections slated next year. While six communities seeking inclusion in the list of STs are intensifying their agitation against BJP, those already listed as […]
The Hindu 08 October 2020 Indigenous people call upon govt. issued ahead of its meeting with leaders of 6 communities An indigenous lawyers’ collective has called upon the Assam government not to “destroy the tribal communities” of the State by granting Scheduled Tribe status to six non-tribal communities. The Indigenous Lawyers’ Association of India (ILAI) […]
The New Indian Express 08 October 2020 The body said the issue of the six communities – Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Matak, Moran and Tea Tribes – should be resolved in a manner that will not hamper the rights of existing tribals. GUWAHATI: The Assam government is facing stiff resistance to the proposal of granting […]
The Sentinel 07 October 2020 Indigenous Lawyers Association of India called upon the Govt not to “destroy the tribal communities of Assam” by granting ST status to 6 communities Guwahati: Ahead of the meeting of the Group of Ministers headed by Himanta Biswa Sharma to discuss the issue of granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to […]
The Hindu 11 September 2020 They say move will hit indigenous people as mines are mostly concentrated in their lands. Global and Indian NGOs have asked India to stop the use of coal for reviving the country’s economy as coal mines are mostly concentrated in the lands of indigenous people who have been “bearing the […]
The Federal 02 July 2020 By Samir K Purkayastha Experts are of the view that once the proposed rules are implemented, many projects stuck in India’s Northeast and other tribal areas due to ecological concerns will get easy clearance, undermining environmental impact. A new set of rules that the Union government proposed to introduce to […]
By Debananda Medak, Time8 30/06/2020 The MoEFCC in its “India State of Forest Report 2019″ states that about 60 per cent of the country’s forest cover is in India’s tribal districts and North East India. Guwahati: The Indigenous Lawyers Association of India on Tuesday urged the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to withdraw […]
Time8 18/06/2020 The Indigenous Lawyers Association of India argued that the online classes are directly creating further inequalities and the gap in learning in the classrooms because of the failure of the appropriate government to provide access to online education to all the students, particularly the SC/ST students. Guwahati: The Indigenous Lawyers Association of India […]
