Orissa Concerns

MAJORITY OF POSCO ENQUIRY COMMITTEE CONFIRMS THAT POSCO PROJECT IS ILLEGAL

admin — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:54:25 +0000

Today, three of the four members of the committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests confirmed that the POSCO project is illegal and that all of its clearances were obtained by breaking the law. The Committee has also found that the project has potentially very dangerous impacts on issues like water, air [...] Related posts:

FAULTLINES: Cracks in the Steel

admin — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:56:40 +0000

MZPSG Newsletter No. 1, Oct 2010 Dear Friends, The issue of displacement for ‘development’ has plagued India ever since independence. All development projects involving large-scale displacement have in common the feature that those displaced are amongst the poorest of the poor people, and displacement robs them of their livelihood and reduces them to a state [...] Related posts:

CONDEMN THE ATTEMPTS TO ATTACK PRAFULLA SAMANTARA

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:16:14 +0000

On September 19, 2010, Prafulla Samantara, the well known activist intellectual from Orissa, was traveling to Katikela, a village in Jharsuguda in Orissa, where Vedanta is forcing people to leave their ancestral lands. The local people had invited him to address a meeting. The local villagers and activists informed him that there were several goondas [...] Related posts:

NATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON KANDHAMAL INTERIM PREPORT

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:58:58 +0000

NATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON KANDHAMAL JURY’S PRELIMINARY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 24 AUGUST 2010 The National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal, held in New Delhi on 22-24 August 2010, was organized by the National Solidarity Forum – a countrywide solidarity platform of concerned social activists, media persons, researchers, legal experts, film makers, artists, writers, scientists and [...] Related posts:

Indian government rejection of Vedanta bauxite mine a “landmark victory” for Indigenous rights

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:55:56 +0000

Amnesty International today described the Indian government’s decision to reject the bauxite mine project in Orissa’s Niyamgiri Hills as a landmark victory for the human rights of Indigenous communities. India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests today rejected the mine project proposed by a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources and the state-owned Orissa Mining Corporation, after [...] Related posts:

STATE COMPLICITY AND IMPUNITY RULE AS JUSTICE IS DENIED VICTIMS OF KANDHAMAL

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:54:48 +0000

The National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal is an initiative promoted by the National Solidarity Forum , a nationwide platform of civil society actors, with the purpose of seeking justice for the victims of communal violence in Kandhamal district of Orissa state. Kandhamal witnessed an upsurge of violence against the minority Christian community beginning on [...] Related posts:

It is ‘no’ to Vedanta’s mine project in Orissa

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:48:44 +0000

After a long drawn-out consultation process, the Union government has finally pronounced its verdict against Vedanta Alumina’s $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa. “There has been a very serious violation of the Environment Protection Act, the Forest Conservation Act and the Forest Rights Act,” said Minister for Environment and Forests [...] Related posts:

Kandhamal Day: Solidarity Protest in Bangalore

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:52:10 +0000

NO MORE KANDHAMALs – STOP ALL COMMUNAL VIOLENCE KANDHAMAL DAY Protest in solidarity August 25th 5 pm Town Hall Bangalore Peoples’ Solidarity Concerns Exactly two years ago, one of the worst communal genocide attempts on the Christian community took place in one of the poorest districts of India, Kandhamal of Orissa, this gruesome incident has [...] Related posts:

TRIBUNAL ON KANDHAMAL OPENS IN DELHI

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:33:27 +0000

Initial Testimonies highlight abject failure of state machinery New Delhi: The 3-day National Peoples Tribunal (NPT) on the Kandhamal communal violence began today at the Constitution Club here with some 400 people in attendance which included 95 survivors from Kandhamal. The NPT is being organised by the National Solidarity Forum, a coalition of over 65 [...] Related posts:

Tribals Plea Against Vedanta: ‘Green’ Court to Give Verdict

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:27:32 +0000

Outlook India Even as the government is yet to decide the fate of Vedanta’s controversial mining project in Orissa, a ‘green’ court is likely to deliver its judgement next month on the plea of locals seeking to quash environmental clearance given to the company. The National Environment Appellate Authority has reserved its order after hearing [...] Related posts: