30Jul 2024 by admin
Consultation on New Indian criminal justice laws: Innovation in Justice, Implications and Challenges

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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20Jul 2024 by admin
Meetings with Paharia PVTG of Pakur and Godda districts of Jharkhand

Meetings with Paharia PVTG of Pakur and Godda districts of Jharkhand

Human Rights
These meetings were organized at Kosi Goda village under littipara block in Pankur and Chhota Sevaikudi village under Sundar Pahari Block in Godda district in Jharkahnd. These meetings were organized to build the local networks and strengthened the engagement with Paparias. It was alos meant to serve the purpose to  identify local community leader and youths,  discuss their aspirations and expectations and collective reflection  of the community. Prople express their concners over acess to social security schems and governmetn services in their localities. They urged to immediate intervention in generating the emplyoment for youths.  Women of these localities were quite active and assertive for their rigts. They asked to lauch the campaign of  for social security in the area.
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24Jun 2024 by admin
International Festival of Peoples Rights and Struggles

International Festival of Peoples Rights and Struggles

Climate Crisis, Human Rights, Sustainable Development
18th to 23rd June, Penang, Malaysia. International Festival of Peoples Rights and Struggles was organized in collaboration of many organizations led by Pesticide Action Network, Asia Pacific at Cititel Hotel, Penang. Other organizers included Asia Peasants Coalition (APC), Peoples Coalition for Food Sovereignty, Global Peoples Caravan, International League for Peoples Struggles (ILPS), International Migrants Alliance, and International Women’s Alliance etc. More than 530 CSOs and Peoples movements from all continents and 44 countries participated in this festival. The central theme of the Festival was “Unite, Resist and Triumph.” Peoples from all parts of the world shared their struggles and successes as well. Intense study workshops were organized on wide variety of subjects including agro ecology, food and farmers, environment, climate change, energy and renewable energy, human rights, war and peace,…
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02May 2024 by admin
Dialogue with Women Beedi Workers at Chandan, Bihar

Dialogue with Women Beedi Workers at Chandan, Bihar

Human Rights
It was a follow up meeting with the beedi workers who have been trained as beautician last year. Purpose of this dialogue was to engage with trained women workers once again and to take stock of real situation of these women. Participants shared their experience, learning, challenges and opportunities. It has created hope for women beedi workers. After this training, 3 women (Ladhli Khatun, Mehak Praveen and Khushbu Devi) have started freelance work as a parlour didi in their neighbourhood area and one woman (Priya Kesari) is working in her own parlour. Priya said that this training has added value to her work. Now she has some permanent customers and enjoy the work. Khushabu  Devi shared her enthusiasm and said that she had earned enough to take care of his…
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01May 2024 by admin
Networking Visit to Sasaram

Networking Visit to Sasaram

Human Rights
The visit was meant to discuss on activities we have done in last 5 years, what was learning experience, opportunities, challenges, and what needs to be done in next one year. We have visited district jail, observation home, juvenile justice board and district court at Sasaram. During visit to  District Jail, Sasaram,  have brief discussion with Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar on prison condition and general wellbeing of prisoners. Around 1000 prisoners were lodged in the jail and 40 percent of them are accused of liquor related case.  Further visited adolescent ward with the superintendent where first time offender of 18-21 years of age group were lodged. During the visit of the adolescent ward, we found minimum four suspicious cases where inmates look like juveniles. When asked about their date of…
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15Feb 2024 by admin
Beautician Training Workshop, Chandan, Bihar

Beautician Training Workshop, Chandan, Bihar

Human Rights
PAIRVI has been working with women beedi workers of Chandan Block of Banka district district in Bihar for the last six years.  It works to improve their living conditions and social wellbeing. The main agenda of our engagement with beedi workers is to improve the basic rights and social security schemes, develop the alternative livelihood options and entrepreneurship skills, build the leadership quality among the women beedi workers and to establish the cooperative/associations of women beedi workers. These women mostly belong to minority communities and other deprived groups. According to a survey conducted by PAIRVI, rolling Beedi is an industry that employs mostly women. Prolonged exposure to tobacco causes health consequences. The work is so poorly paid that some never break the cycle of poverty that locks them into unhealthy…
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15Jan 2024 by admin
National Youth Workshop: Nurturing Youth – Creating Possibilities

National Youth Workshop: Nurturing Youth – Creating Possibilities

Human Rights
PAIRVI has been, for many years, organizing the national workshops to build perspective of the CSOs on various issues and to create a platform for sharing advocacy strategies, celebrating our successes and reflecting on gaps and challenges. This time PAIRVI has focused to build capacity and advocacy skill of youths and organized the National Youth Workshop on Nurturing Youth, Creating Possibilities. The workshop was organized at Hotel Rajputana Ranthambhore, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan on 26-28 December 2023. The workshop witnessed participation of 24 participants from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi. Advocacy and community outreach are essential skills for anyone who wants to make a positive impact on the world. While working with CSOs it is important to have the ability to rightly communicate the message, mobilize the…
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14Dec 2023 by admin
सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए फोटोग्राफी विषय पर कार्यशाला

सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए फोटोग्राफी विषय पर कार्यशाला

Human Rights
पैरवी और समवेत, भागलपुर की ओर से 'सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए फोटोग्राफी' विषय पर एक फोटो एवं वीडियो डाक्यूमेन्टेशन कार्यशाला का आयोजन 30 नवंबर 2023 को भागलपुर में किया गया। इस कार्यशाला का मुख्य उद्देश्य जमीनी स्तर पर कार्य कर रही संस्थाओं के कार्यकर्ताओं में फोटो एवं वीडियो डाक्यूमेन्टेशन की बुनियादी समझ विकसित करना था।   कार्यशाला की शुरुआत करते हुए पैरवी के कार्यक्रम समन्वयक दीनबंधु वत्स ने प्रतिभागियों का स्वागत किया और कार्यक्रम की रूपरेखा व उद्देश्य पर चर्चा की। समवेत के निदेशक विक्रम ने कार्यशाला के उद्देश्य पर अपनी बात रखते हुए कहा कि सामाजिक संगठनों एवं संस्थाओं के लिए फोटो और वीडियो दस्तावेजीकरण का विशेष महत्व है, यह जागरूकता एवं एडवोकेसी में सहायक होने के साथ-साथ विभिन्न मंचों और सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म के आधुनिक समय में वैश्विक…
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10Aug 2023 by admin
बदलाव की शुरुआत परिवार से करनी होगी, रहना होगा अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक

बदलाव की शुरुआत परिवार से करनी होगी, रहना होगा अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक

Human Rights
जेण्डर, गैर-बराबरी और कानूनी ढांचा पर कार्यशाला 40 से अधिक ग्रामीण किशोरियों व महिलाओं में जेण्डर की समझ बढ़ाने और गैर बराबरी व कानूनी अधिकारों पर प्रशिक्षण के लिए पैरवी, नई दिल्ली और सत्यकाम जन कल्याण समिति, छिंदवाड़ा द्वारा 01 अगस्त 2023 को होटल शानू, छिंदवाड़ा में एक दिवसीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। कार्यशाला में 'जेण्डर; दृष्टिकोण निर्माण' पर बोलते हुए पैरवी, नई दिल्ली के रजनीश साहिल ने कहा कि हम सदियों से मनुष्य को महिला और पुरुष में बांटकर देखने के आदी रहे हैं। संबंध हों या कार्य उन्हें हमने महिला और पुरुष के भेद में बांट रखा है। इन्ही धारणाओं के कारण महिला, पुरुष व अन्य पहचानों के बीच भेदभाव और गैर-बराबरी की व्यवस्था का अस्तित्व बना है और किसी अलग पहचान, व्यवस्था को स्वीकार करना मुश्किल…
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10Aug 2023 by admin
छिंदवाड़ा जिले में स्कूल ड्रॉपआउट बच्चों की स्थिति पर परिचर्चा

छिंदवाड़ा जिले में स्कूल ड्रॉपआउट बच्चों की स्थिति पर परिचर्चा

Human Rights
पैरवी, नई दिल्ली और सत्यकाम जन कल्याण समिति, छिंदवाड़ा द्वारा 'मध्य प्रदेश के छिंदवाड़ा जिले में स्कूल से ड्रॉपआउट बच्चों की स्थिति' विषय पर 31 जुलाई को छिंदवाड़ा में एक विमर्श का आयोजन किया गया, जिसमें छिंदवाड़ा जिले में स्कूल से ड्रॉपआउट बच्चों की स्थिति पर किए गए तथ्यान्वेषण की रिपोर्ट प्रस्तुत की गई। वक्ताओं ने बच्चों के शाला छोड़ने की वर्तमान स्थिति पर चिंता व्यक्त करते हुए इसके कारणों और समाधान की दिशा में उठाए जा सकने वाले कदमों पर चर्चा की। तथ्यान्वेषण रिपोर्ट साझा करते हुए रजनीश साहिल (पैरवी) व शबाना आज़मी (सत्यकाम जन कल्याण समिति) ने बताया कि सरकारी आंकड़ों के मुताबिक 2018 से 2021 तक के शिक्षा सत्रों में छिंदवाड़ा जिले के अमरवाड़ा, बिछुआ, छिंदवाड़ा, हर्रई, जुन्नारदेव, मोहखेड़, सौसर, तामिया, चौराई व परासिया विकासखण्ड में कुल…
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