Government must protect the rights of forest-dwelling communities

Patrick Jones01 Mar, 2019Other

On 13th February, The Supreme Court of India in its order directed various state governments to report on the status of people�s claims on their forest land under the Forest Rights Act (FRA). The order further stated that claimants whose rejections have �attained finality� should now be evicted before the next hearing on July 27th 2019.