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Palm Oil Plantations in the North East: Bane or Boon?

On 3rd October 2024, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the National Mission on Edible Oils – Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) to be implemented over a seven-year period from 2024-25 to 2030-31, with a financial outlay of Rs 10,103 crore to boost domestic oilseed production and achieve self-reliance  in edible oils. India […]

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FMR Suspension & Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing: End of India ‘Act East Policy’ Needs Review

On 23 June 2024, five leading Kuki-Zo organisations from Manipur issued a joint statement against the Government of India’s decision to scrap the free movement regime (FMR) and fence the international border with Myanmar, urging people “to refuse to participate in any FMR-related activity”. The decision of the Government of India on 8th February 2023 […]

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The Indigenous India, August 2022

The focus of The Indigenous India, August 2022 is the increase of atrocities against indigenous peoples by 6.4% during 2021 from 2020. It also covers human rights violations of the indigenous peoples; violations by the armed opposition groups; violations of right to land, forest and resources of indigenous peoples; conditions of indigenous IDPs; violence against […]

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Assam: NHRC seeks ‘Action Taken Report’ in the custodial death of Naga man, The India Today NE, 30.08.2022

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Superintendent of Police in the Sivasagar district of Assam for an action taken report (ATR) regarding the alleged torture death of a Naga tribal man named E Henveih Phom on August 21.  ADVERTISEMENT National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India TodayNE Aug 30, 2022, Updated Aug 30, […]

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Assam: NHRC seeks report on custody death of Nagaland youth, The Telegraph, 30.08.2022

Assam: NHRC seeks report on custody death of Nagaland youth E. Henveih Phom was arrested along with a woman on August 16 from Anaki area of Mokochung while they were travelling to Gelekey The National Human Rights Commission.File photo Umanand Jaiswal   |   Guwahati   |   Published 30.08.22, 04:16 AM The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken […]

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NHRC seeks ATR on custodial death of Naga youth, The Nagaland Post, 30.08.22

August 30, 2022 Share National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from Assam’s Sivasagar district police over the custodial death of a person from Nagaland, an official said on Monday.NHRC sent the notice for the ATR to Sivasagar superintendent of police on Friday and gave four weeks’ time for the response, […]

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NHRC notice to Sivasagar police over custodial death of Nagaland resident, The East Mojo, 29.08.2022

The 35-year-old resident of Nagaland’s Mokokchung district was sent to judicial custody after his arrest. He died in “suspicious circumstances” five days later, the complaint said. by Press Trust of IndiaAugust 29, 2022 Guwahati: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from Assam’s Sivasagar district police over the custodial death of a […]

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National Human Rights Commission asks Assam to submit report on custodial death of Nagaland man, The Hindu, 29.08.2022

The Hindu Bureau GUWAHATIAUGUST 29, 2022 15:44 ISTUPDATED: AUGUST 29, 2022 15:44 ISTNHRC logo. File | Photo Credit: Photo: Twitter/@India_NHRC E. Henveih Phom died in Sivasagar district’s Gelekey allegedly due to torture by the police on August 21.: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report from the police in eastern […]

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NHRC seeks ATR in custodial death of Naga tribal man in Assam, The First India, 29.08.2022

Home Delhi NHRC seeks ATR in custodial death of Naga tribal man in Assam NHRC seeks ATR in custodial death of Naga tribal man in Assam  29 Aug-2022 16:25 PMBy:  FirstIndia New Delhi: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the Superintendent of Police, Sibsagar district over the alleged custodial death […]