Global award for project that secured land for India’s tribal people
09 December 2019 - 17:25
Bangkok — A groundbreaking project that secured land rights for thousands of indigenous people in India won a top global prize on Monday, highlighting the difficulties that lower-caste communities face in claiming land despite laws in place to benefit them.
The project, which began in 2000 and is run by human rights group ActionAid India, with Indian non-profits Koraga Federation and Samagra Grameena Ashrama, was named a gold prize-winner at the World Habitat Awards for its work with the Koraga tribe and nine other indigenous communities in southern Karnataka state...
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