The Fragile Livelihoods of the Murias in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Muria is an indigenous tribal community, living in southern Chhattisgarh. Due to an undeclared war between the Maoists and Salwa Judum they were forced to abandon their villages in a much-distressed condition, causing their socioeconomic conditions to be severely affected. The Murias moved out from their native location and settled in the forested areas in the adjacent districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. In these areas where they settled, the Murias did not have any rights over the resources such as land, forest and so on. The Murias being Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) had to cope with several challenges to earn the income to meet the basic needs of their families in the absence of livelihood choices. The current research article aims to articulate the challenges confronted by the Murias in the process of rebuilding their livelihoods.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder correlates among Iraqi internally displaced persons in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan

10.21203/rs.3.rs-179630/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Perjan Hashim Taha ◽

Nezar Ismet Taib ◽

Hushyar Musa Sulaiman

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Basic Needs ◽

Somatic Symptoms ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Islamic State ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced

Abstract BackgroundIn 2014, the terrorist militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took over one-third of Iraq. This study measured the rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) and examined associated demographic and traumatic risk factors and comorbid psychiatric symptoms.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out in April-June 2015 at the Khanke camp, northern Iraq. Trauma exposure and PTSD were measured by the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (Iraqi version), and psychiatric comorbidity was measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).ResultsOf 822 adult IDPs, 33.8% screened positive for PTSD. Associated factors included exposure to a high number of traumatic events, unmet basic needs and having witnessed the destruction of residential or religious areas. Being a widow was the only linked demographic factor (OR = 14.56, 95% CI: 2.93–72.27). The mean scores of anxiety/insomnia and somatic symptoms were above the average cutoff means (M = 3.74, SD = 1.98, R = 0–7 and M = 3.69, SD = 2.14, R = 0–7, respectively) among the IDPs with PTSD.ConclusionsHigh traumatic exposure, specifically unmet basic needs and having witnessed destruction, was an important predictor of PTSD among IDPs. Psychiatric comorbidity was high among those with PTSD. Anxiety, insomnia and somatic symptoms were strongly associated with PTSD. These findings are important for mental health planning for IDPs in camps.Clinical trial registrationNot applicable.

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Wasted Lives: Internally Displaced Persons Living in Camps in Kenya

Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies ◽

10.1163/187815211x555335 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 233-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Edwin Odhiambo Abuya ◽

Charles Ikobe

Keyword(s):

Social Economic ◽

Basic Needs ◽

International Standards ◽

Internally Displaced Persons ◽

Displaced Persons ◽

Internally Displaced ◽

The Government ◽

The Right ◽

Election Violence

AbstractThis article evaluates the protection that the Government of Kenya off ered to those who fled to camps in the wake of the post-election violence that gripped the country in 2007. It focuses on basic needs, social economic entitlements and the right to return one's pre-conflict home. The article contends that, overall, the Government failed to meet its obligations as required by national and international standards on the protection of internally displaced persons. To conclude, specific recommendations, which would ameliorate the suff ering that IDPs continue to face in transitional states such as Kenya, are made.

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