Odisha: Take Action Now To Protect The Rights Of Indigenous People In Orissa, India - Petition

Odisha: Take Action Now To Protect The Rights Of Indigenous People In Orissa, India - Petition   Ongoing legal challenge over plans for a bauxite mine might threaten the rights of the Dongria Kondh adivasi (Indigenous) people in India!   For years, the state-owned Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and and Sterlite Industries India (Sterlite), a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Resources (Vedanta) have been proposing plans for a bauxite mine in Niyamgiri Hills.   In 2009, the Indian Minister of...

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