Covid-19: NHRC issues advisory to ministries, states to ensure protection of tribal groups
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The National Human Rights Commission has issued an advisory to two Union ministries, states and union territories to ensure the protection of human rights of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
The National Human Rights Commission has issued an advisory to two Union ministries, states and union territories to ensure the protection of human rights of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in view of reports about the spread of Covid-19 infection among several of their members, officials said on Friday. "As per the Census 2011, the population of 75 PVTGs is less than one lakh," it said in a statement. The commission observed that many of the PVTGs have already been struggling against extinction and if Covid-19 infects them, they will not be able to survive, which will be a "great loss for the humanity and diversity of the human race".More Related News