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Publications and reports - India

This site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners, and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent communities and forests.

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Publication
Format
India
Urgent action letter calling on Government of India to respect the rights of the Dongria Kondh people, Orissa
August 2010
pdf (0.1Mb)
Urgent action
Unprovoked shooting, atrocities and arson by police against indigenous people, farmers and fisher folk in Jagatsinghpur District, Orissa

FPP letter to the Indian authorities requesting their urgent intervention to resolve the conflict.
May 2010
pdf (0.1Mb)
North Bengal
Harassment and persecution of adivasis and forest dwellers in North Bengal

FPP letter to Chief Minister of West Bengal seeking release of two residents of the Chilpata forest region who were imprisoned without just cause, and requesting that the authorities implement the Forest Rights Act (2006) and respect the rights of adivasis and forest dwellers.
April 2010
pdf (0.2Mb)
Press release
NFFPFW condemns murder of a Rava Youth in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) report the killing of a youth by forest personnel, and protest the failure to bring such atrocities to justice.
November 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Manipur, North East India
Call for authorities to revoke preventive detention of human rights defender in Manipur

Public statement by Amnesty International
October 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
North East India
Communication adopted by CERD under the early warning and urgent action procedures with respect to the situation of indigenous peoples in North East India

(See July NGO submission to CERD, below)
Letter to Ambassador of Nepal from CERD
September 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Urgent communication concerning the unlawful and arbitrary detention of indigenous 11-year old girl in India
submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
by Women Action for Development, Manipur, India, and the Forest Peoples Programme
August 2009
pdf (0.2Mb)
Request to CERD for consideration under the urgent action and early warning procedure in connection with grave and persistent violations of indigenous peoples' rights in North East India
Submission by by the United NGOs Mission Manipur (a network of 235 indigenous peoples' organisations from North East India) and Forest Peoples Programme
July 2009
pdf (0.1Mb)
Urgent request on the human rights situation of indigenous women and girls in
North East India

submitted to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
by United NGOs Mission Manipur, Women Action for Development (Manipur) and Forest Peoples Programme
March 2009
pdf (0.2Mb)
Follow-up submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) concerning the situation of indigenous peoples in North East India that request urgent action measures
Submission by the United NGOs Mission Manipur and FPP
February 2009
pdf (0.2Mb)
 
World Bank-funded energy project in India fails to meet agreed social standards
Press release
Recent report into IFC-funded Lanco Power Station project in Chhattisgarh, India, shows serious negative consequences for local communities
22 December 2008
html
Appeal for solidarity to:
Denounce the false implementation of the Forest Rights Act in North Bengal
Protest against the attack on NFFPFW and NESPON members

Appeal by NESPON/National Forum of Forest Peoples and Forest Workers (NFFPFW)
November 2008
html
Urgent Communication to the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Submitted by Women Action for Development (Manipur, India) and the Forest Peoples Programme
October 2008
pdf (0.1Mb)
Grave lack of due diligence by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in cement factory project in North East India
Letter by Forest Peoples Programme and the Bank Information Center (BIC) to the IFC
October 2008
pdf (0.1Mb)

Sustainable development or business as usual?
A critical evaluation of the IFC-funded Lanco Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Project
in Chhattisgarh (India)

Liam Taylor and Devjit Nandi
September 2008

pdf (0.7Mb)
Urgent communication concerning gross and persistent violations of
the rights of indigenous peoples in North East India

submitted to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism
Submission by United NGOs Mission - Manipur (a network of 103 indigenous peoples' organisations) and the Forest Peoples Programme
September 2008
pdf (0.3Mb)
Letter sent by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
in response to the follow-up report submitted in June 2008 (below)
August 2008
pdf (0.1Mb)
Follow-up report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
regarding grave and persistent violations of indigenous peoples' rights in North East India
Submitted to the 73rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
taking place 28 July - 15 August 2008
June 2008                  (Also see original submission to CERD, below, CERD's Concluding
                                     Observations of March 2007
, and Follow-up report, January 2008)
pdf (0.4Mb)
North Bengal
Shocking report of Forest Department brutality against Rava forest community

Report by National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW)
February 2008
html
Traditional land of the Niyamgiri and Dongria Kondh Adivasis threatend by proposed bauxite mining concession by Sterlite-Vedanta
FPP letter of protest to the Supreme Court of India
January 2008
html
pdf (0.1Mb)
The struggle for forests continues: Enforcement of Forest Rights Act
Press Release by National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) on notification by government of Forest Rights Act (FRA)
January 2008
html
Follow-up report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
on the situation in North East India, requesting that CERD consider the situation under its early warning and urgent action procedure
10 January 2008       (Also see original submission to CERD, below, CERD's Concluding
                                     Observations of March 2007
, and further Follow-up report, June 2008)
pdf (0.1Mb)
 
Thousands protest, demanding halt to evictions and amendments to Forest Rights Act, Scheduling of Adivasi Areas
Press release by Campaign for Survival and Dignity
11 May 2007
html
Hindi version
Indigenous Peoples & World Bank Projects
A Community Guide to the World Bank's Indigenous Peoples Policy (OP/BP 4.10)

Clear, illustrated guide by FPP explaining key provisions of the World Bank's safeguard policy on Indigenous Peoples. Drawn from FPP's own reading of the policy's mandatory requirements, the guide aims to inform affected peoples, their representative organisations and supporters about the policy. It explains how to improve, monitor, question or challenge Bank projects if affected communities consider the Bank is not following its own rules and has not respected the communities' rights.
May 2007
pdf (0.8Mb)
Protest at the use of violence against tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh to settle land ownership disputes
FPP open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
April 2007
pdf (0.1Mb)
Concluding observations adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
in response to report submitted in October 2006 highlighting racial discrimination against indigenous people in North East India
March 2007                    (See original report to CERD below, follow-up report, January 2008
                                         and additional Follow-up report, June 2008)
pdf (0.1Mb)
Save our sacred forests!
Indigenous movement in Jharkhand challenges plans for industrial development that threaten Adivasi forests, farmlands and way of life

Mines and steel plants to deplace thousands and deforest extensive legally protected areas
Tom Griffiths
February 2007
pdf (0.2Mb)
A desk-based review of the treatment of indigenous peoples' and social issues
in large and medium-sized GEF biodiversity projects (2005-2006)

FPP analysis of 23 GEF projects into its treatment of indigenous peoples' rights and social issues in the design of its large conservation projects - in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, India, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela
Compiled by Liam Taylor and Tom Griffiths
February 2007
pdf (0.4Mb)
Going from Bad to Worse:
World Bank forestry project in Andhra Pradesh fails Adivasi communities

Tom Griffiths
December 2006
html - text only
pdf (0.2Mb)
Report submitted to Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) by FPP and indigenous peoples' organizations from North East India
Report highlights racial discrimination against indigenous peoples in the region and requests that CERD take a decision under its Early Warning and Urgent Action procedure
October 2006           (Also see CERD's Concluding Observations of March 2007,
                                     Follow-up report, January 2008 and additional Follow-up report, June 2008)
html
Community leaders to take charge of forest governance
Resolution by 2nd Annual Conference of the National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW), Ranchi
November 2006
html
Conference demands that Indian government passes Forest Bill
Overview of 2nd Annual Conference of the National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW), Ranchi
November 2006
html
United Naga Council says firm "No" to Tipaimukh Mega Dam project
October 2006
html
 
Indigenous peoples: their forests, struggles and rights
WRM
December 2005
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Pueblos Indígenas: sus bosques, sus luchas, sus derechos
WRM
Diciembre de 2005
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Les Peuples Indigčnes : leurs forêts, leurs luttes et leurs droits
WRM
Décembre 2005
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Women, Forests and Plantations
The Gender Dimension

Edited by Hersilia Fonseca, WRM
August 2005
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Jharkhand - Forest Department brutally represses forest dwellers
Alert issued by Jharkhand Save the Forest Movement
August 2005
html
Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management Project –
A preliminary independent evaluation of a World Bank forestry project

FPP and Samata
May 2005
pdf
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Indigenous and tribal communities, biodiversity conservation
and the Global Environment Facility in India
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Independent NGO report on the GEF-assisted India Ecodevelopment Project (1996-2004)
May 2005
pdf
Broken promises
How World Bank Group policies fail to protect forests and forest peoples' rights

Joint NGO publication
April 2005
pdf (1.5Mb)
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The Clean Development Mechanism: Issues for Adivasi Peoples in India
FPP ananlysis of the impact of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
on Adivasi peoples in Madya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
April 2005
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The Great Tsunami: a natural disaster with lessons about nature
FPP analysis and call for support
February 05
html
 
Protest at violence against Adivasi protesters
Letter from Forest Peoples Programme to the Governor of Orissa, India
December 2004
html
Peoples' Declaration - in defence of the rights of forest dwellers, Delhi
8 December 2004
html
People’s Declaration – on Development, Displacement and Rehabilitation, Delhi
1 December 2004
html
3rd International Women and Mining Conference
held in Visakhapatnam, India1-9 October, 2004
Link to declaration, statements and papers presented at the conference
html
Village Forest Protection Committees in Madhya Pradesh:
an update and critical evaluation
October 2004
html
World Bank plans for forestry project in Jharkhand State continue to cause controversy
October 2004
html
Recent Information on World Bank Plans in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
Forest alert
September 2004
html
Protest to Barclays Bank against their involvement in the Omkareshwar Dam Project, Madhya Pradesh
100 organizations from 30 countries signed on to this letter -
September 2004
pdf

In Search of Middle Ground:
Indigenous Peoples, Collective Representation and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Examines how the legal and policy frameworks of four countries (India, Indonesia, Venezuela and Guyana) deal with indigenous peoples and the extent to which they offer scope for the exercise of the right to free, prior and informed consent
Marcus Colchester and Fergus MacKay
August 2004

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Forjando un Espacio de Negociación
Pueblos indígenas, representación colectiva y el derecho al consentimiento libre, previo e informado

Esta ponencia ilustra los problemas comunes que los pueblos indígenas enfrentan y las diversas soluciones que han desarrollado para responder a estos retos, basándose en unas investigaciones participativas llevadas a cabo en colaboración con organizaciones indígenas en Guyana, India, Venezuela e Indonesia.
Marcus Colchester y Fergus MacKay
Traducción al español: febrero de 2006
pdf

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Outcomes related to forests at the World Social Forum, Mumbai, India, January 2004
Link to WRM website: The Mumbai Forest Initiative
January 2004
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Khunti Declaration
3rd Annual Convention of the Jharkhand Jangal Bachao Andolan
November 2003
html
Carbon sinks and trade, dams, rivers linking and extractive industries:
Declaration from workshop
held in Guwahati:
New Terms & Mechanisms for further Expropriation & Livelihoods Threats to Peoples in India’s North Eastern Region
16-18 November 2003
html
The South Indian Adivasi Experience in the Nagar Hole National Park and the Mughanga Wild Life Sanctuary
Speech at the Vth World Parks Congress, Durban
September 2003
html
The case of East Parej Coal Mines Open Cast Project in Jharkland, India
A case study for the Extractive Industries Review
Prepared for the International Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and the World Bank
April 2003
pdf
El caso de las Minas de Carbón Mineral del Proyecto de Mina a Cielo Abierto East Parej en Jharkland, India
Abril de 2003
pdf
Indigenous forest communities suffering widespread and brutal forced evictions from their traditional lands, Assam State, India
December 2002
Mangroves: local livelihoods versus corporate profits
WRM
2002
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Manglares: sustento local versus ganancia empresarial
WRM
2002
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Mangroves : subsistance locale vs profits des enterprises
WRM
2002
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The Adivasis and the World Bank-aided Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project
A case study of indigenous experience
Report for the Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Forests and the World Bank
May 2000
Nagarahole: Adivasi Peoples’ Rights and Ecodevelopment
A case study for the Workshop on Indigenous Peoples, Forests and the World Bank -
May 2000
Indigenous peoples and protected areas in South and Southeast Asia:
From principles to practice

Edited by Marcus Colchester and Christian Erni
Twelve case studies by indigenous communities affected by protected areas, as presented at the FPP/IWGIA conference of December 1998, held in Sabah, Malaysia
1999
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