Debendra Swain

Human Rights in India

Debendra Swain has played a leading role over the past eight years in campaigning for the rights of villagers affected by the construction of a steel plant in the state of Odisha by a South Korean company POSCO.

Front Line Defenders have released urgent appeals and new items about Debendra Swain

5 March 2013 - Release on bail of human rights defender Mr Debendra Swain

7 February 2013 - Arrest of human rights defender Mr Debendra Swain