| Names |
NAVLEEN KUMAR |
| Date of
Birth |
Date Not known |
| Date of
Death |
June 19, 2002 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Human rights
activist in Maharashtra state, India. |
| Developments / Events |
- She had been working for more than a decade to
protect and restore the lands of Adivasis (indigenous
peoples) in the Thane district through legal interventions
at different courts.
- It is alleged that land and property developers were
using coercion and intimidation to get land transferred from
locals.
- During the course of her work, Navleen too received
numerous threats. Finally, she was murdered on 19 June 2002
in her apartment building in the state capital Mumbai.
- Navleen's husband, Murali Kumar, a journalist, had also
been murdered, reportedly by members of the same group that
murdered Navleen some years ago.
|
| Awards &
Accolades |
In January 2003, Navleen
was posthumously awarded a sum of Rupees One Lakh by Public
Concern for Governance Trust, for fighting injustice and
exploitation. |
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