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How many of Us remember #SonbhadraMassacre where Deep-rooted Corruption Took 11 Adivasis' Lives in UP's #Sonbhadra.
here are some excerpts from Frontline Magazine
Link: frontline.thehindu.com/social-issues/…
@HansrajMeena @TribalArmy @BTP_India @Chhotu_Vasava @Arjun_Mehar
On July 17, Gond tribals of Ubbha village, some 60 kilometers from Robertsganj, the district headquarters of Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, were busy tilling the land they had farmed since pre-Independence days.
Around noon, close to 300 men belonging to the dominant Gujjar community, led by the village headman, Yagyadutt, arrived in 32 tractors. Without any provocation, they fired bullets in the air and ran the tractors into the fields with the intent to cause damage.
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"Every instance of a woman in #prison is a case of double jeopardy. They suffer the burden of social rejection and an unequal legal battle,"
When #Adivasi #women fight to reclaim traditional #forest rights & #land, the state #violence is compounded with gendered violence. Image
This has been the case for Rajkumari & Sokalo of #Sonbhadra district, who've been fighting against the construction of adam on the Kanhar river, fearing #displacement & #pollution of their water source. ruralindiaonline.org/articles/i-kne… ImageImage
"After I joined the union (@aiufwp),I realised my rights,& now I am not afraid to ask for them,”says Sokalo. She is one of two #Adivasi women who will appear in the #SupremeCourt today, to take on the legal mantle of fighting the case against the @ForestRightsAct. @cjpindia ImageImage
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