Interventions

Meeting with Women Beedi workers of Samastipur

Meeting with Women Beedi workers of Samastipur

Human Rights
The meeting was organized under Women Beedi workers empowerment programme on 26 March 2023. Around 60 participants, mostly minority women workers of Narghoshi, Manika , and Khalispur villages participated in the meeting. This meeting was organized at Jawahar Jyoti Bal Vikas Kendra, Akhtiyarpur in Samastipur district. Purpose of this meeting was to discuss skill-oriented training to generate livelihood options. Women and girls present in the meeting asked to conduct the training of beauticians while some of them stressed on sewing and embroidery. Based on these skills women can start their own enterprises with small capital in their own villages. Most of these women are a typical conservative minority and they do not prefer to go outside. These skills can be utilized to earn at village level and they can start…
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Discussion on Climate Change and Water Crisis

Discussion on Climate Change and Water Crisis

Climate Crisis, Human Rights
A discussion on climate change and water crisis was organized at Mahabodhi Society of India, Bodhgaya on the occasion of Niranjana (Phalgu) Festival organized by Niranjana River Recharge Mission on 23rd March 2023. This two-day programme began on 22 March on World Water Day and concluded on 23 March. PAIRVI participated and facilitated a special session on climate change and water crisis on the second day. The Leelajan River originating in Chatra district of Jharkhand becomes Niranjana in Bodh Gaya, Bihar and later called Falgu in Gaya. This river is considered most sacred for Hindus as well as Buddhists. This perennial river has now become seasonal, flows only during the rainy season, and remains dry during the rest of the period. Large number of people including water activists, environmentalists, social…
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Lecture on Digital Human Rights

Lecture on Digital Human Rights

Human Rights
Dinbandhu Vats delivered a lecture on Digital human rights in India and role of civil society in a webinar organized by Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow on 28th February 2023. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow in association with Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission (UPHRC) has organised an online 'Interdisciplinary Discourse on Digital Human Rights' from 26-28 February, 2023 under the aegis of UPHRC sponsored project titled 'A Study of Issues & Challenges of Digital Human Rights in the State of Uttar Pradesh'. There can be no doubt that digital technologies have thrust our world forward towards unprecedented human progress. We are in the midst of a massive digital transformation that has affected every aspect of society. In 2016, the UNHRC General Assembly articulated access to…
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Workshop on empowering adolescent girls

Workshop on empowering adolescent girls

Human Rights
12-15 December 2022, Ambedkar Nagar. Dinbandhu Vast was the principal facilitator of the workshop organized by PANI, Ayodhya. The workshop focused on advocacy for young girls on health, nutrition and education. Young activists were imparted training to understand about the basics of advocacy, community led advocacy, importance of information in advocacy and develop clear understanding to prepare the advocacy plan at community level.
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Training of Stake holders, farmers groups and partners on climate crisis and sustainable development issues

Training of Stake holders, farmers groups and partners on climate crisis and sustainable development issues

Climate Crisis, Sustainable Development
Jaipur. PAIRVI was invited to provide an update on global regional and national developments on climate change and sustainable development issues. The meeting was organized by CECOEDECON on the occasion of its Annual day, where more than 150 farmers, women farmers (federations), partners and other stakeholders were invited. Ajay K Jha represented PAIRVI and apprised the audience of the state of affairs on climate change (urgency and scale) and the sustainable development goals (covid 19 pandemic set back). The emphasis of his presentation was that there is a very small window of opportunity available now if the global rise in temperature by the end of the century has to be kept below 1.5 degrees Celsius. It requires that global carbon emission must peak by 2030, emissions must be halved by…
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SDG Workshops

SDG Workshops

Sustainable Development
Raipur, 19th to 21st Sept; More than 50 organizations and networks attended the SDG training organized by the CSODE network India. Ajay K Jha was the principal trainer for the workshop. Dehradun, 8th to 10th Dec; A workshop was organized for Uttarakhand partners by Mount Valley Development Association. The workshop, along with other dimensions of sustainable development also focused on climate change and risk assessment, and how to align local projects with the SDGs.
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COP 27: Preparation and Participation

COP 27: Preparation and Participation

Climate Crisis, Sustainable Development
Pre-COP 27 Podcast series: A four-episode podcast series was released before COP 27 with a focus on the history of the conference of parties (COP) and expectations from COP 27. The language of the podcast series is Hindi but the episode 'expectation from the COP 27' is available in English also. Episode 1: Brief History of COP (Part-I) (Hindi) Episode 2: Brief History of COP (Part-II) (Hindi) Episode 3: Expectation from COP 27 (Hindi) Episode 4: Expectation from COP 27 (English) COP 27 Preparation Call, online, 12th Sept; The preparatory meeting was organized to finalize logistics and fine-tune preparation towards the COP 27 and COP side events. The meeting was attended by PAIRVI, CECOEDECON and other participants in the COP 27. Peoples Assembly, online, 21st Sept: In parallel with the…
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GSDR Regional Asia Pacific Consultation

GSDR Regional Asia Pacific Consultation

Sustainable Development
Manila, 28th to 30th November; Ajay K Jha was invited to participate in the Global Sustainable Development Report Regional Consultation for Asia Pacific organized by UNDESA and the Govt of Philippines. Ajay K Jha contributed by giving remarks on energy security and climate action. Inputs to the GSDR 2023 Regional (Asia Pacific) Consultation by Ajay K Jha CECOEDECON/PAIRVI India | MGOS Coordination Mechanism on the SDGs Broad overarching concerns Local Vs Global; While it may be good to draw lessons from what works locally; it should not undermine the fact that that many of the problems that we are talking about (climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, lack of sustainable development etc.) are global challenges and can only be dealt with globally. No amount of local solution will be appropriate to deal…
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Functioning of the State Human Rights Commission and District Human Rights Courts in Rajasthan

Functioning of the State Human Rights Commission and District Human Rights Courts in Rajasthan

Human Rights
The consultation on the Functioning of the State Human Rights Commission and District Human Rights Courts in Rajasthan was organized by PAIRVI and Centre for Dalit Rights, Jaipur at Conference Hall, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur on 30 November 2022. The consultation starts with the release of the draft report on Functioning of the State Human Rights Commission and District Human Rights Courts in Rajasthan. The report was prepared by CDR and supported by PAIRVI. Dinbandhu Vats from PAIRVI shared the key findings of the report mainly containing objective, functioning, power, jurisdiction, composition, tenure, accessibility and complaint mechanism of Rajasthan Human Rights Commission and violation of human rights particularly against Dalits, women and Children in. It also focuses on Human Rights Courts as well as exclusive SC/ST Courts under SC/ST…
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Life and Struggle; Status of Transgender in Uttar Pradesh

Life and Struggle; Status of Transgender in Uttar Pradesh

Human Rights
The consultation was organized by PAIRVI  in association with Lucknow based organization Amaltas on 23rd November 2022 at Gomti Hotel, Lucknow. The consultation started with the release of a draft report of the study on status and rights of transgender in Uttar Pradesh. The draft report, which was shared with the participants for their comments and reflections, contains historical perspective of transgender, socio-economic condition, NALSA Judgement, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, Uttar Pradesh Transgender Welfare Board, National Transgender Portal, government’s social security schemes for transgender and demands of transgender community. This report encompasses 10 case studies of transgender people from Lucknow, Varanasi and Agra.   The consultation witnessed the deliberations of Shri Birbal Sharma and Shri SP Singh, both members of Uttar Pradesh Transgender Welfare Board, Guddan Nayak,…
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