Beyond the Kathua Case: Bakerwals a community without rights

948 views · Published 21 May 2018 · 9:35 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Down To Earth · 2018 · Science & Technology

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The story of the nomadic communities in Jammu and Kashmir has been one of disenfranchisement. No act to safeguard tribal rights, including the Forest Rights Act, has been applied in the state. The latest manifestation of this marginalisation was in the form of the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case. Down to Earth travels to Jammu to tell you how?

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