The interventions of the Asian Centre for Human Rights led to the rescue of two Scheduled Tribe girls of Assam, aged 12 years and 19 years, and their reunion with their families after they were abducted and trafficked to Mumbai in 2012. The tribal girls namely Dibya Devi Chakma (12 years), d/o Natun Chandra Chakma […]
New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights in a brief report “Assam: The largest conflict induced IDPs of the world in 2014 reel under a massive humanitarian crisis “ released today following field visit to the affected areas stated that over 3,00,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Assam, who are the largest conflict induced IDPs of […]
The State of Assam has been consistently ranking top in juvenile delinquency among the eight north eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. In 2011, Assam topped the list with 405 cases (402 of IPC crimes and 3 SLL crimes), followed by Meghalaya with 98 IPC crimes, Arunachal Pradesh […]
Since 20 July 2012, the riots in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) consisting of Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar and Udalgiri districts, and neighbouring Dhubri district of Assam have claimed about 90 lives as on 31 August 2012 and displaced over 400,000 people. This internal displacement has been variedly described as the largest one since India’s […]
On 11-12 August 2012, a team of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) consisting of Planning Commission Member, Dr. Syeda Hameed, Advisor Dr. G. B Panda, and Member of NCM, Keki N. Daruwalla visited the riot affected areas of western Assam. The NCM’s report was covered in the press on 16 August 2012 suggesting that […]
As India boosts security in the northeastern state we ask what has kept tensions alive in the region for decades. Al-Jazeera Inside Story: 27 Jul 2012 Dozens have been killed and tens of thousands more displaced as violence breaks out in India’s northeastern Assam state. “The central government pumps in money for economic progress and military […]
