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'''Gladson Dungdung''' (born 2 May 1980) is a [[human rights]] [[Human rights activists|activist]] researcher, writer, motivator and public speaker based in [[Ranchi]], | '''Gladson Dungdung''' (born 2 May 1980) is a [[human rights]] [[Human rights activists|activist]] researcher, writer, motivator and public speaker based in [[Ranchi]], India. He is founder of the Adivasis Publications, Adivasis Hunkar and Jharkhand Human Rights Movement. | ||
He comes from the [[Kharia people|Kharia]] [[Adivasi]] community in [[Jharkhand]] (India). His family was displaced for an irrigation project built at [[Chhindwara|Chhinda]] River in [[Simdega]] district of Jharkhand in 1980. His parents were brutally killed in June 1990 while they were going to attend the civil court, Simdega in a land related dispute of a family in the village. Consequently, he has had to undergo through a long struggle for survival. He was unable to get admission in the college for lack of Rs. 250. He worked as daily wage labourer, cycle mechanic and helper in tea shop. | He comes from the [[Kharia people|Kharia]] [[Adivasi]] community in [[Jharkhand]] (India). His family was displaced for an irrigation project built at [[Chhindwara|Chhinda]] River in [[Simdega]] district of Jharkhand in 1980. His parents were brutally killed in June 1990 while they were going to attend the civil court, Simdega in a land related dispute of a family in the village. Consequently, he has had to undergo through a long struggle for survival. He was unable to get admission in the college for lack of Rs. 250. He worked as daily wage labourer, cycle mechanic and helper in tea shop. | ||
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==Issues with the government== | ==Issues with the government== | ||
His [[Indian passport|passport]] was taken in January 2014, following "a sensitive report from state police" related to his travel to | His [[Indian passport|passport]] was taken in January 2014, following "a sensitive report from state police" related to his travel to Germany and Thailand to speak about the gross human rights violation. He reported refusing to pay [[bribes]] during his passport application process.<ref name="passport"/><ref name="bribes">{{cite news |title=Jharkhand human rights activist Gladson Dungdung alleges harassment | ||
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jharkhand-human-rights-activist-gladson-dungdung-alleges-harassment/article5578877.ece|work=The Hindu|date=15 January 2014}}</ref> In May 2016, he was also offloaded from a [[Delhi]]-[[London]] [[Air India]] flight, on his way to attend an international seminar highlighting the situation of Adivasis. On this occasion, he was branded an ‘anti-State and [[Maoism|Maoist]] sympathizer’, even though he has always impartially criticized both sides in the Maoist conflict, and believes that criticism of wrongdoings by State officials should be understood in a positive light, as part of an effort to bring about changes for the better. | |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/jharkhand-human-rights-activist-gladson-dungdung-alleges-harassment/article5578877.ece|work=The Hindu|date=15 January 2014}}</ref> In May 2016, he was also offloaded from a [[Delhi]]-[[London]] [[Air India]] flight, on his way to attend an international seminar highlighting the situation of Adivasis. On this occasion, he was branded an ‘anti-State and [[Maoism|Maoist]] sympathizer’, even though he has always impartially criticized both sides in the Maoist conflict, and believes that criticism of wrongdoings by State officials should be understood in a positive light, as part of an effort to bring about changes for the better. | ||
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He has spoken in the international seminars and conferences held in | He has spoken in the international seminars and conferences held in | ||
* [[The Hague|Hague]] ( | * [[The Hague|Hague]] (Netherlands), | ||
* [[Paris]] ( | * [[Paris]] (France), | ||
* [[Geneva]] ( | * [[Geneva]] (Switzerland), | ||
* [[Copenhagen]] ( | * [[Copenhagen]] (Denmark), | ||
* [[Bonn]], [[Berlin]] and [[Bad Boll|Bad boll]] ( | * [[Bonn]], [[Berlin]] and [[Bad Boll|Bad boll]] (Germany), | ||
* [[University of Sussex]] ( | * [[University of Sussex]] (England), | ||
* [[Chiang Mai]] ( | * [[Chiang Mai]] (Thailand). | ||
He served as an honorary member in the Assessment and Monitoring Authority under the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission of India]] ([[Government of India|Govt. of India]]) from May 2011 to April 2013, and was awarded the Samata Ratan Award, 2014, for his extraordinary work for the Adivasi communities of India. | He served as an honorary member in the Assessment and Monitoring Authority under the [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission of India]] ([[Government of India|Govt. of India]]) from May 2011 to April 2013, and was awarded the Samata Ratan Award, 2014, for his extraordinary work for the Adivasi communities of India. | ||