HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF NOMADIC TRIBAL WOMEN IN KALYAN-KARNATAKA REGION

The nomadic tribes are wandering from place to place in search of source for their livelihood. As such, they have no
fixed shelter or native place and living usually in temporary tents or settlements at the outskirts of towns and cities.
The British were passed the Criminal Tribes Act and restricted movements of many of these tribes and branded them
as criminals. Though, the Act has been repealed, still these tribes are being treated as criminals, thieves and robbers
in civilised society. The occupations of these tribes include snake charming, monkey-playing, etc, which are restricted
by the Government by passing the Wild Life Protection Act. Few of these tribes were collecting forest products such
as honey and selling and after passing forest laws, movement of these tribes into forest has banned. Occupations of
the tribes which are engaged in entertainment activities such as folk songs, music, etc were decreased their importance
due to television and internet. In this way, these tribes have no occupation for their livelihood. Due to illiteracy and
poverty, orthodox culture is followed by these tribes. The orthodox tribal culture has resulted in gender inequality
faced by nomadic tribal women. Consequently, these women are facing many of the problems such as deprivation in
education, healthcare, nutritious food, shelter, equality, etc. In this way, their human rights are violated. Hence, the
proposed research is planned to address human rights violations of nomadic tribal women.