Pavitri Manjhi is part of an Adivasi Indigenous community in India who are at risk of being kicked off their land to make way for two power plants. They stand to lose their farms and livelihoods. As a village leader, she helped people file nearly 100 formal complaints against the companies involved. And now she faces threats in an attempt to force her to withdraw the complaints. They have come to her home and threatened her. Urge the head of the local police to ensure Pavitri’s security

We request:

• -Pavitri Manjhi and other Adivasi villagers are consulted with in order to give them adequate security and protect them from further harassment.
• -Complaints of the harassment of Adivasi villagers and of the unlawful dispossession of land are investigated, and those responsible are brought to justice.

Write letters to:

ps.dgp-cg@gov.in
www.facebook.com/chhattisgarh.police

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Recipient	Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh
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Email text	Dear Sir, Pavitri Manjhi, the Adivasi leader of the Bhengari village council in Chhattisgarh, faces continued threats, intimidation and harassment for her peaceful activism. She is a human rights defender, protesting the actions of two private companies who allegedly defrauded Indigenous Adivasis of their land in Raigarh district. I urge you to consult with Pavitri Manjhi and other Adivasi villagers in order to give them adequate security and protect them from further harassment. I also urge you to investigate complaints of the harassment of Adivasi villagers and of the unlawful dispossession of land, and bring those responsible to justice. ~
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