From Forest Dwellers to 'Encroachers': The Crisis of Displacement in Assam's Taungya Villages
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The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) has demanded the Assam government immediately halt the proposed eviction of people from four "Taungya" villages located in the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest in Nagaon district. They argue that this action violates the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) and ignores the historical circumstances in which these settlements were …
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