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23Nov 2024 by admin

COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

Climate Crisis

11th to 22nd November A delegation of MAUSAM comprising of Mr. Soumya Dutta (MAUSAM), Mr. Deodutt Singh (PANI), Dr. Alok Vyas (CECOEDECON), Mr. Shyam Ladrecha (Public Prosecutor, Jodhpur bench), Mausumi Chetia (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Amsterdam) and Ajay Jha (PAIRVI). They organized and participated in a number of side events, press conference, bilateral and multilateral meetings besides collaborating with Asian and global partners and colleagues. They also managed a booth in the blue zone. Major events in the COP Side Event 1; Leveraging NDCs to transition away from Fossil Fuel and protect Biodiversity, 14th November; the side event was organized PAIRVI & CECOEDECON in collaboration with many global partners including LINGO, Say No to LNG, IEMA, NRGI and was addressed by Members of Parliament from Brazil, Bolivia and Columbia. Soumya…

14Nov 2024 by admin

South and South West Asia Forum on Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

Delhi, 11th to 14th November 2024. The Forum organized by South and South West Asia office of the ESCAP engaged All countries in the south and south West Asia and APRCEM South Asia Colleagues. Ajay K Jha participated in the preparations for the Forum despite he was unable to participate due to COP 29 coinciding the SSWA Forum. He was also a key note speaker in the South and south West Asia Peoples Forum which was organized by the APRCEM on the 5th November. Mikiko Tanaka, Director of South and South West Asia office of ESCAP also addressed the Peoples Forum.

07Nov 2024 by admin

Pre COP 29 Global Webinar

Climate Crisis

On 7th November; An online Pre COP 29 events was organized by PAIRVI in collaboration with YUVA to discuss important issues at the table of COP 29 and what to expect from it. Ajay K Jha provided the keynote address. Other speakers included Roshni (YUVA), Almuth Schauber (MISEREOR), Sanjay Vashishth (CANSA), Ivan (Ibon International), Andrea Ramirez (EHS University), Andre Laletin ( Friends of Siberia Forests), Souparna Lahiri (Global Forest Coalition), Arvind Unni (Urban Workers and Climate Change Platform) etc.. More than 80 participants from all regions attended this event.

28Oct 2024 by admin

Pre COP 29 Consultations

Climate Crisis

28th October, Bhopal. PAIRVI has been organizing pre cop consultation before each COP to discuss major issues, prospects, possibilities and challenges specific to that COP. This year a novel practice was initiated by organizing this Pre COP meeting in State rather than Delhi. The preCOP Consultation was organized in collaboration with the AIGGPA (Atal Institute for Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Bhopal), MP Council on Science and Technology and Narmada Samagra. The Consultation was graced with the presence of the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and several other dignitaries. More than 300 representatives from the government, CSOs, academic and practitioners participated in this consultation. The consultation published a report including the major expectations from Baku COP 29, which was released by Mr. Naresh Pal Gangwar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment,…

20Oct 2024 by admin

Inception Meeting of Access to Justice for Children Project, Dehri, Bihar

Human Rights

The project was launched in this public consultation at Dehri on Sone in Bihar on 20th October. The project will support access to justice for children, juveniles and under trial prisoners in four blocks of Sasaram and Aurangabad districts of Bihar. Shri Dhirendra Kumar Mishra, District Judge 2, Dr. Nirmal Singh (renowned Paeditrician), Shri Dadan Pandey (Member, BWC), Rajneesh Kumar Singh (district probation Officer), Shri Tej Bali Singh (Member, JJB) and Mr. Santosh Upadhyay (child rights and prison rights advocate) along with many relevant stakeholders from the government, District Legal Services Authority, CSOs and local government representatives participated in the meeting which was facilitated by Dinbandhu Vats and Rajneesh (PAIRVI). All the participants lauded this timely intervention by PAIRVI and assured their support in achieving its objectives

06Oct 2024 by admin

Empowering Voices – Bridging the Gap; State Level Advocacy Workshop

Human Rights

The workshop was co-organised by PAIRVI & EKA, Madhya Pradesh at Bhopal from 4th to 6th October 2024. The workshop attempted to create space for groups and individuals involved in advocacy initiatives to come together, share experiences and learn from each other. Facilitators were from the organizing team and the participant team as well. The workshop was interactive and rely on the sharing from the participants. We collectively learned how to plan, practice and proceed for advocacy. We also learned the better ways of networking, mobilization, communication, documentation, team building, and leadership. Achievement-based objectives of the workshop included: Discussed the concept of Access to Justice and Advocacy for social change with a focus on highlighting voices from the margins. Shared the challenges and learnings from their advocacy initiatives around diverse…

27Aug 2024 by admin

Workshop on CSO; Concerns, Challenges and Possibilities

Human Rights

27 August 2024, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Workshop was organized to discuss the concerns, challenges and possibilities of civil society organisation in wake of new crisis during contemporary period. Around 30 human rights defenders from Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan participated in the workshop. Community leaders form Paharia PVTGs of Jharkhand and beedi workers of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh shared their experiences, achievements, concerns and future strategy to work with local communities. This workshop also developed their better understanding of forest and tribal rights, new legal regime in India.

13Aug 2024 by admin

Youth Dialogue

Climate Crisis, Human Rights

13th August 2024, ISI, Delhi. PAIRVI organized a youth dialogue with Shehri Mahila Kamgar Union, a platform of unorganized workers in construction, sanitation and home/care. More than 25 youth from this platform engaged in an intensive discussion on climate change, reasons and drivers, impacts, actions to prevent climate change, how it affects their communities and how they can contribute more towards climate policy and action. The consultation also discussed developing community action plan and the youth expressed keen interest to develop an action plan for their community.

30Jul 2024 by admin

Meeting with Women Beedi Workers in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh

Human Rights

A brief meeting with 20 women beedi workers of Paraswada, Jabalpur were organized at Budh Vihar. These women shared their concern and challenges. They were part of our social security campaing during previous project. Now they are looking for new opportunities. Possibility of forming self help group of women beedi workers at Jabalpur were discussed actively during the informal meeting.

30Jul 2024 by admin

Consultation on New Indian criminal justice laws: Innovation in Justice, Implications and Challenges

Human Rights

30 July 2024, Lucknow. The Consultation was jointly organized by PAIRVI, New Delhi and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. As of July 1, 2024, three new criminal justice laws have come into force. Instead of the old Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Evidence Act, we have the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam respectively. However, critics of the new legal regime and some legal experts have pointed out that the new laws have made largely cosmetic changes to the old provisions while adding some new penal provisions that give increased powers to the police, dilute civil liberties, promote misogyny, and undermine federalism. Now these laws will be scrutinized in time to come…

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