SCs/STs (PoA) Act: Review of implementation in Tamil Nadu 2016-17 A status report on the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Tamil Nadu was released by the Tamil Nadu Right to Information Campaign. The Strategic Multi -Actor Round Table (SMART) was attended by over 50 participants. They included …
As part of the campaign in 2017, Tamil Nadu State Consultation on Monitoring the Implementation of PWDV Act was held on 6 December 2017. Totally 50 participants including protection officers, service providers, counselors, NGOs and victims participated. In the Inaugural Session Chief Guest’s Address was delivered by Qudsia Gandhi, I.A.S., Former Chairperson & MD, (POWERFIN). Keynote Address …
To engage with all sections of society in a systematic, sustained process to fulfill Agenda 2030 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a joint civil society initiative is (a) Initiating a CEO Forum on SDGs on 25 September 2017 (b) Organising a three day orientation workshop on SDGs from 25 September 2017 to 27 September …
Follow-up meeting on Training programme for Human Rights Defenders on various Human Rights Perspectives held on 22nd & 23rd January 2016, Chennai Human Rights Institute conducted a follow-up meeting for Human Rights Defenders who participated in “Follow-up meeting on Training programme for Human Rights Defenders on various Human Rights Perspectives held on 22nd & 23rd …
Access to Justice National Consultation on issues & challenges in Custodial Justice & Criminal Justice System ‘National Consultation on Custodial Justice’ was held on Saturday 12 November 2016 in …
The alleged suicide of murder suspect P.Ramkumar in the high security Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai on 18 September 2016 has given rise to many questions and doubts. The prison authorities claim that Ramkumar took his life by biting a live wire from a switch board inside the prison. His relatives and lawyers claim that …