The Human Rights Forum (HRF) condemns the decision of the Andhra Pradesh State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to grant Environmental Clearance (EC) to the proposed Vizag Hyperscale Data […]
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) strongly condemns attempts to suppress social media criticism and discussion of the proposed Google-Adani-led hyperscale
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) calls for immediate stoppage of all ongoing site activities at the proposed Vizag Hyperscale Data
A four-member HRF team visited several affected villages in the two mandals on Friday following media reports and long-standing complaints regarding rampant industrial pollution in the region. The team visited the Pudimadaka area, the coastal fishers’ village in Atchutapuram mandal, and Seetapalem, Kamsali Colony, Lalam Koduru and Yerakannapalem, all in Rambilli mandal. We interacted with residents, predominantly farmers and fisher-folk. During our visit, we directly witnessed toxic industrial discharges flowing from dozens of pharma and chemical units into Pillamma Gedda and Uppari Gedda.
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) has learnt from concerned citizens across the State, as well as from extensive reporting on the issue over the past several months, that the Odisha government has responded to peaceful and democratic resistance in Talaampadar (Kalahandi district) and Kutamal(Sungerpanchayat, Rayagada district) with intimidation, police violence, surveillance, arbitrary arrests and fabricated criminal cases. Midnight raids on villages, the deployment of heavily armed police forces, tear-gas attacks on sleeping families, physical assaults on villagers and the incarceration of key movement functionaries expose the extent to which the State machinery has acted in defence of corporate mining interests while trampling upon constitutional safeguards meant to protect communities in the Scheduled Areas.
Several women have come forward and conveyed to the Human Rights Forum (HRF) serious allegations regarding Pavan Korada, who has
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demands an immediate halt and systemic review of the UDAN Water Aerodrome programme in Andhra
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demands the immediate suspension of the Environmental Clearances (ECs) granted on 18 April 2026 by
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demands that the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed Water Aerodrome at
The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demands that the government put an immediate end to illegal attempts by some sections to