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Tribals seek permission to sell their children in India

The drought-hit people of a tribal hamlet in the Medak district of Andhra Pradesh state in India have made a sensational demand -- that they be allowed to sell their children, reports James Varghese, special correspondent in India for ASSIST News Service.

According to news released by www.persecution.in, the tribal people who live in Palugu Tanda had adopted a unanimous resolution urging the government and the State Human Rights Commission to allow them to sell their children as “no work is available” to support their families.

The news source reported that as soon as it heard this shocking news, the local administration scrambled to resolve the issue. It said that a revenue officer from the district visited the hamlet and, after discussions, told the local media that the 70 tribal families comprising of 128 people, had been “assured of work.”

According to the website, the situation was brought about through the failure of rains that had dried up their crops and there was no water or fodder for their livestock.

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[08/29/2009]

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