AHRC statement As of today, natural resources, including habitats of several indigenous communities in India are being senselessly encroached upon by the state and state-sponsored agencies. One example is from the state of Chhattisgarh. The rivers, which have been the source of water and food for several tribal communities in the state, have been sold out to private water corporations by the state government. Once sold, the corporations prevent the indigenous tribes from using the river for any purpose.
A similar onslaught is underway in the name of excavating minerals in Chhattisgarh. Dozens of tribal settlements in Chhattisgarh are forcefully uprooted and people shunted to makeshift camps guarded by the state-sponsored private militia to ensure uninterrupted excavation of natural minerals by private corporations. Those who oppose this are arbitrarily branded as anti-state activists and booked under a draconian law, the Chhattisgarh Special Security Act, 2006. See Full Text of AHRC at http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2007statements/1145/ -- Anivar Aravind moving Republic Peringavu.P.O Thrissur-18 Kerala http://anivar.movingrepublic.org/about --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
