Sierra Club: Supreme Court of India Poised to Forcibly Remove One Million Indigenous People From Forest Lands
July 24, 2019
July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of India was set to hear petitions in response to their February 13 order directing state governments to evict over one million Adivasis Indigenous and forest dwelling people from forests in 17 states.
The Supreme Court's February order to evict Indigenous peoples came in response to a petition from hardline conservation groups. The Forest Rights Act was pass . . .
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of India was set to hear petitions in response to their February 13 order directing state governments to evict over one million Adivasis Indigenous and forest dwelling people from forests in 17 states.
The Supreme Court's February order to evict Indigenous peoples came in response to a petition from hardline conservation groups. The Forest Rights Act was pass . . .