BEYOND THE MARGINS Stigma and Discrimination Against India’s Nomadic and Denotified Tribes Compiled and Edited By Anna R. Jay New York University, School of Law, New York Edited Zoya Bilal Qureshi Juhi Mongia Published by: Human Rights Law Network (A division of Socio Legal Information Centre) 576, Masjid Road, Jangpura New Delhi - 110014 Ph: +91-11-24379855/56 Email:
[email protected] Legal Advice: Nihalsing B. Rathod, Advocate Human Rights Law Network, Nagpur Design and Layout: Hardeo Sharma Printed at: Shivam Sundram E-9, Green Park Extn., New Delhi 2 Beyond the Margins ACKNOWLEDGEMENT would like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who worked Itirelessly to make this project a reality and to create a space for Nomadic and Denotified Tribe’s voices to be heard. Countless hours of research, community organizing, and consultation with community members have gone in to raising awareness of NT/ DNT rights issues at the state and national level. In particular, the Independent People’s Tribunal, presented in August 2014, and the National-Level Consultation, held in March 2015, were made possible through the sustained engagement of dedicated community members and advocates. Our hope is that the work that has gone into this initiative will lead to official recognition of the rights of NT/ DNTs and a concrete and sustained effort on the part of the national and state governments to improve the situation of these communities. In particular, I would like to thank Sangharsh Wahini’s team, particularly Dinanath Waghmare and Mukund Adewar,