Salwa Judum
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Salwa Judum (translates as "peace mission") is a civil militia supported by the state government in Indian state of Chhattisgarh State. It was formed in 2005, to bring the area infiltrated by Maoist Naxalites under control for economic development.
There have been concerns about arming of civilians and the lack of accountability of this civil militia. Over the last year, many people in area with naxalites active have been forced out of their homes and into displacement camps. Their villages have been attacked, their homes burned by both the Naxalites and Salwa Judum. UK TV programme Unreported World has found abandoned villages where a few people live in desparate conditions.
