Middlemen luring Sitheri tribals to cut red sanders in AP, says activist fact finding team led by Henri Tiphagne from People’s Watch, an NGO, observed that tribals of Sitheri hamlet in Dharmapuri were exploited by middle men, who engage them in red sanders smuggling in Andhra Pradesh

He demanded the state police to track down brokers who lure gullible workers from Tamil Nadu to chop red sanders in the neighbouring state. 

Two Tamil Nadu labourers were killed in the custody of Andhra Pradesh forest officials. The joint conspiracy of Andhra Pradesh forest officials and police distract the case. Why is the Tamil Nadu Government keeping silent?, asks People’s Watch. A report by the NGO’s fact-finding team:

Findings

ஆந்திர வனத்துறையினரால் கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட தொழிலாளிகளின் குடும்பத்திற்கு இழப்பீடு தொகை வழங்க வேண்டும் - மக்கள் கண்காணிப்பகம் அமைப்பினர் தமிழக அரசுக்கு  கோரிக்கை

பண்பாட்டு  மாற்றம் தேவை - சித்திரவதை நிலவுவதை ஏற்க இயலாது - கனிமொழி காட்டம்

இது காவல்துறை சித்திரவதையால் நடந்திருக்கும் ஒரு கொலை சிறைத்துறையும் இதற்கு உடந்தையாக இருந்துள்ளது

Tamil Nadu custodial deaths 'suggest', rights have gone all wrong in today’s India

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‘Relatives of those in custody running from pillar to post to rescue them’

Illegal detention and torture of people, including many students who took part in the anti-Sterlite protests, and even the general public, were continuing in Thoothukudi, alleged the Madurai-based non-governmental organisation People’s Watch, which is involved in coordinating a people’s inquest on the recent police firingduring protests against Sterlite.