NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS

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Date: 7-12-2008

CONDEMN UNLAWFUL POLICE FIRING OF 5 PEACEFUL

ADIVASI PROTESTORS IN JHARKHAND

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VOICE YOUR PROTEST WRITE TO THE JHARKHAND CM AND NHRC

Against unlawful police firing on peaceful demonstration in Dumka Against unjust corporate-led
mass displacement of adivasis. We, members of people's movements unequivocally condemn the
unlawful obstruction of the peaceful protest of 7000 adivasis from the Dumka region in Jharkhand
and the police firing unleashed against them today afternoon at Kathikund that has left 5 people
battling for their life. We are receiving messages from Jharkhand that even now the firing is on and
the situation is quite tense and Section 144 has been clamped in the area.

The adivasis in the Dumka region of Jharkhand have been struggling against the plunder of natural
resources and destruction of livelihoods by the giant mining corporates and are asserting their right
to community control and ownership over their resources, including land, water, fish, forests and
minerals. They started a new phase of their Satyagraha today, which also took the form of a Jail
Bharo Rally, strongly protesting against this unjust displacement and the false cases being foisted
against the local activists and movement leaders, including Amelia Hansda of the Jharkhand Ulgulan
Manch Leader and National Convenor, NAPM.

It is notable that in addition to the two strong people's movements in the

region, including the Jharkhand Ulgulan Manch (JUM) and Jharkhand Hulgulan Mahila Manch
(JHMM), the mass movements of the local adivasis with local leadership, the Gram Sabhas of the
regions, which repeated denied land for acquisition through oral and written means were also fully
involved in organizing the non-violent demonstration.

Many leaders of people's movements, including National Convenors of the NAPM had very recently
written to the CM of Jharkhand to take a firm position against the unjust displacement of the people
by holding a conclusive and intensive dialogue on the issue and ensuring that all the due process as
enshrined under the Constitution and the PESA Act are implemented.

We mark this day of violence and repression as one more Black Day in the history of peaceful
people's struggles in this country agitating for a

constitution-based movement for basic rights and call upon all progressive minded individuals and
groups to strongly condemn the unlawful corporate-state tyranny.

Mukta Srivastava Anand Mazgaonkar Simpreet Singh Shriikanth

(09969363065)

Write to:

Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Shri Shibu Soren

E-mail: shisoren@sansad.nic.in ; Fax: 0651-2284241 & 0651-2205100.
Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission
E-mail: chairnhrc@nic.in ; 011-23384863