As part of its work in highlighting and monitoring incidents of criminalisation, violence, and impunity against Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) commissioned a research examining the dimensions of criminalisation of Adivasis in India.
Written by Shomona Khanna, Astha Saxena, Puja, and Khushboo Pareek, the book, Criminalisation of Adivasis and the Indian Legal System, provides a 360-degree view on criminalisation of Adivasis. The authors embarked on the daunting task of tracing the origins of criminalisation of Adivasis as it links to discrimination and the colonial forest laws that continue to threaten them and their way of life until today.
A first of its kind, this study provides a firm foundation to kickstart future engagements and inquiries on this critical issue relating to the rights and well-being of Indigenous Peoples in India. We hope that this publication will play a part in inspiring Indigenous Peoples’ movements in India and beyond to strengthen their ongoing initiatives to protect their rights through engaging with the legal system. We also hope that it will be a useful resource material for policymakers and advocates to have deeper awareness on the importance of strengthening protection of Adivasis through a more comprehensive and efficient legal and justice systems.
