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HRD Attack

21 Nov 2021

Prabhat Biswal

Incident date
21 Nov 2021
Date accuracy
All Correct
Prabhat Biswal
Male
Affected community's leader or member
Lawsuits & regulatory action
Target: Individual
Location of Incident: India
JSW Steel India Metals & steel Company Response
Other actors

Sources

Communities in Odisha are protesting against JSW Utkal’s proposed steel complex in the Jagatsinghpur district, India. On 21 November 2021, during a public hearing, activists Goutam Das and Bikram Das and other human rights defenders objected to the presence of company officials at a public hearing to discuss the project. Later that day, local police registered complaints against them, alongside community leaders Manas Bardhan, Prabhat Biswal, Kuni Mallick, Shanti Sethy, Shanti Das, Latika Parida and nine other human rights defenders. Rights groups allege that some defenders have been subjected to physical assault, threats and harassment, and custodial torture. More than 70 HRDs have been implicated in false criminalisation.