Rights, Dignity & Justice for All

Elgar Pratishthan is a social organisation that has been working in the Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra since 1999. Elgar believes in organising rural communities to help them access their legal and constitutional rights. It uses democratic institutions, such as courts, human rights commissions, and the media, to protect the rights of the poor. The organisation has worked on several important issues affecting marginalised sections of society in the region, including the following: **Tribal Land Rights:** The organisation raised the issue of the forcible dispossession of tribal communities by non-tribals in Chandrapur district. It organised tribal communities and represented their cause before the High Court. The organisation helped more than 200 tribal families regain access to their agricultural land.