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Human Rights & Law Unit |
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About the Unit
Human Rights and Law Unit (HRLU) works towards securing better protection and promotion of human rights particularly for people belonging to the priority groups of the Institute. However, the Unit does not limit its activities to the strict confines of human rights and law alone. Through a process of synergy, the Unit has been able to widen its range of activities from the mere human rights and legal awareness education, counselling, etc., to the complex problems involving research, debate, and advocacy at various levels of action. Therefore, we make effort to trace human rights reading in various state policies, projects and the implications of the same in the social and economic life of people in general and the marginalized in particular.
Towards this end, the Unit has been able to work with people's movements especially in the area of development induced displacement related issues, like displacement caused by Narmada Dam, demolition of slums in various places of then National Capital Region, and supported human rights inquiry in atrocities against Dalits as well as poverty deaths among the tribals. We have also been involved in two independent fact findings related to displacement caused by urban development policies and assisted groups.
Dignity at work, worker's rights, and social security of the unorganized sector are other areas of major engagement of the Unit. Besides the independent engagement of the Unit, efforts were made to network with other organizations in joint campaigns for the rights of the marginalized among all sections of society.
Update: July 17, 2008
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Projects
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| On Going Projects |
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Title of the Project |
Year of the Project |
| 1. |
The Plight of the Waste-Pickers of Delhi |
2007 |
| 2. |
Project on Faith Based Organisations and Development Dynamics |
2006 |
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| Projects Completed by the Unit |
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Title of the Project |
Year of the Project |
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Legal and Rehabilitation measures for SCs and STs in Chakwara, Rajasthan
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2006 |
| 2. |
Humans Rights Protection in Slum Resettlement Process |
2005 |
| 3. |
Human Rights Violations on Tribals in India |
2005 |
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City Slum and the Marginalised: Muslims and Dalits In Delhi Slums.
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2004 |
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Monitoring Mechanism for Effective Implementation Of Supreme Court/High Courts |
2004 |
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Situational Analysis of Women Inmates in Custodial Establishment of Delhi and Haryana |
2004 |
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National Minority Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) Financial Assistance
Schemes on Socio-Economic Developmental
Activities of Targeted Groups: for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
2001 |
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Common Property Resource Management, Gender
And Class Equity and Participation: A Case study of the Fish Workers |
2000 |
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Panchayati Raj Institutions and Role of the NGOs, A Case Study of Karnakata |
1999 |
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Grassroots Networking and Social Change: A Case Study of Sathins of Rajasthan |
1999 |
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A Political Critique of Major Environmental Issues in Post Independence India |
1999 |
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The Political Agenda at the Turn of the Century: A Search for Alternatives |
1998 |
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Philosophical Foundation of Social Movements in India,
Case Studies of Chipko, Uttarakhand and Fish Workers Struggle |
1998 |
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Uniform Civil Code, Gender Justice and Social Change |
1998 |
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The Status of Scheduled Castes in Higher Education |
1997 |
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Training Programs
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| Various Training Programmes Organized by Human Rights & Law Unit since last few years |
- Women’s Empowerment through legal awareness
- Police training on atrocities on Dalits
- The Rights of Women
- Para-legal training course for social activists
- The Rights of SC/STs
- Training course for SC/ST lawyers
- Para-legal training course for Social Activists
- Human Rights Fact-finding and investigation techniques
- Advance training workshop for Human Rights Defenders
- Training programme on the project proposal and writing based on Rights based approach for NGOs.
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Updated: July 17, 2008
Books / Articles
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| Published Books |
- Atrocities on Dalits: A Dossier (co-authored); Indian Social Institute
- City Slums and the Marginalised: Muslims and Dalits in Delhi Slums, New Delhi: Indian Social Institute.
- How Should Police Investigate Crimes, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi.
- When and How Can a Police Officer Search Your House or Person, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi.
- Use of Medical Evidence and Scientific Techniques in Criminal Cases, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi.
- Maintenance of Public Peace and Order, Indian Social Institute.
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| Published Article |
- NGOs' Response to Violence against the Marginalised and Discriminated Communities, Social Action.
- Human Rights Courts: the Mandate, Expectations and Reality.
- Understanding the Concept of Legal Aid to the Poor
- Can Neither Smoke nor Advertise - the Law in Force.
- The Right to Information - Aspirations and the 'Act'.
- Some Aspects of the Right to Highest Attainable Standard of Health.
- Some Constitutional Aspects of People's Rights Over Water as a Natural Resource.
- Environmental Concerns and the Draft National Environment Policy.
- Attempting to Tame the Market: The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 in its New Embodiment.
- Abu Gharaib, Antarrashtriya Vidhi va Sabhya Manav Samaj, Hum Dalit.
- The Girl Child's Right to Elementary Education - Some International and Domestic Imperatives, Women's Link.
- Some Legal Provisions against the Obscene Representation of Women in Mass Media, Women's Link.
- Livelihood Debates at the Mumbai World Social Forum 2004: Reminiscences of a Delegate, Social Action New Delhi
- Election as an Escaping Act: An Overview of the Fourteenth Lok Sabha Elections, Subaltern, Indian Social Institute.
- Democracy and Development: A Human Rights Perspective, Subaltern
- Manavadhikar aur Dalit, Hum Dalit
- Vanishing Girl Child in India
- Some Legal Provisions Against the Obscene Representation of Women in the Mass Media.
- Minorities and Constitutional Provisions.
- Of Mendacious Market, Passive Smoking and Health Concerns,.
- Fifty Plus - A Democracy Still Meddling with its Citizens' Entitlement to Access Information (An Unravelling of the Right to Information Bill, 2005}
- India's Right to Information Act, 2005: Citizens' Participation is Critical for its Effective Implementation.
- The Changing Face of Women: Myth or Reality? Subalterns
- Towards Meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
- Common Minimum Programme and the Marginalised,.
- Common Minimum Programme and the Right to Education.
- A Report on People's Summit against Poverty, New Delhi.
- Know Your Fundamental Duties
- Higher Education and WTO.
- Sexual Harassment at Workplace
- Right to Information, Subalterns.
- Report of a Workshop on Dalit Women in Politics: Agency, Career and Trends (22nd April 2005 at India International Centre),
- A Short Report on People's Summit Against Poverty (held at Ramlila Grounds, New Delhi, 3-4th September).
- Article on Environmental Degradation, Women's Poverty and Health Issues.
- A poem Dalit Chintan, Hum Dalit.
- Slums and the Marginalised, Religion and Society
- Worker's Rights Violations: Evidences from Slums in Delhi.
- Common Minimum Programme: Commitments and Contradictions, Subalterns.
- Children and their Rights
- Can the Judiciary Intervene in the Functioning of the Legislature and the Executive?
- Equal Rights for Dalit, Christians and Dalit Muslims
- Medical Negligence.
- Environmental Legislation in India.
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