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Van Gujjars in Uttarakhand get eviction notices, say forest rights being violated

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Van Gujjars in Uttarakhand get eviction notices, say forest rights being violated

In a rush to clear encroachments on forest land, including temples, mazars, and settlements, the Uttarakhand Forest Department has served eviction notices to communities of hundreds of Van Gujjar people, traditionally forest-dwelling pastoralists, residing in the Terai East and West Forest Divisions.  Claiming that around 400 Van Gujjar households, mostly belonging to Muslims, had been … Read more

Covid care home policies ‘violated human rights’

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Covid care home policies ‘violated human rights’

Image copyright Getty Images Sending thousands of older untested patients into care homes in England at the start of the coronavirus lockdown was a violation of their human rights, Amnesty International has said. A report says government decisions were “inexplicable” and “disastrous”, affecting mental and physical health. More than 18,000 people living in care homes … Read more