A test for the Forest Rights Act in Assam
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A test for the Forest Rights Act in Assam
The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) has called upon the Assam government to immediately halt proposed evictions from four Taungya villages located within the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest in Nagaon district, contending that the exercise is contrary to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) and disregards the historical circumstances under which these settlemen…
From Forest Settlers to 'Encroachers': The eviction crisis in Assam's Taungya Villages
The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) has called upon the Assam government to immediately halt proposed evictions from four Taungya villages located within the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest in Nagaon district, contending that the exercise is contrary to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) and disregards the historical circumstances under which these settlemen…
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