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Jagadish Debbarma

Jagadish Debbarma

HRD, Leader
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT).

Jagadish Debbarma is a human rights defender and a member of the indigenous Borok community. He is also a leader of the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT).

Human rights defenders in India face a diverse range of attacks and harassment from state and non-state actors alike, including killing, physical assault, arbitrary detention, threats and judicial harassment. Police officials are often the perpetrators of violence against HRDs, which is usually carried out with impunity.