Tribal Families Evicted from Kerala Lands

What is affected
Communal
Type of violation Forced eviction
Dispossession/confiscation
Date 01 November 2007
Region A [ Asia ]
Country India
Location Munnar, Kerala

Affected persons

Total 1000
Men 0
Women 0
Children 0
Proposed solution
Details
Development
Forced eviction
Costs

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M))
Brief narrative Source: U.S. State Department 2008 Country Human Rights Reports: India. Published 25 February 2009. Found at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/sca/119134.htm
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Members of the Communist Party - CPI (M) - forced 200 tribal families off of an estimated 1,500 hectares of land in Munnar, Kerala.


Costs €   0


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