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Livelihood crisis for Chakma, Hajong refugees
45 years after their settlement in Arunachal Pradesh, these refugees are still fighting for citizenship and livelihood rights. There is sustained opposition to their settlement, reports Ratna Bharali Talukdar.
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Uttarakhand Gujjars being ousted without compensation
A large number of Ban Gujjar tribal families remaining within the Rajaji National Park are facing constant harassment from the state forest department. Their rehabilitation is mired in red tape. Aparna Pallavi reports.
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Starvation persists in Orissa
Several cases of starvation deaths have been reported in Orissa, especially in areas with high tribal populations. Added to this, government inaction
in response to the crisis deepens people's woes. Arpan Tulsyan reports.
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Life sentences: How long is enough?
Compared to the death penalty, life imprisonment is considered less harsh. The courts have preferred to leave undefined exactly how long such
punishment should be, and commutation pleas are considered on a case-by-case basis. Ipshita Sengupta reports.
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Crippling Lok Adalats
As the justice delivery system gets farther from the people, a serious attempt like the Lok Adalat to make justice accessible to a large chunk of the
poor has been appropriated by powerful vested interests. The search for an equitable justice system has come to an end, writes Girish Patel.
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