For online registration, please visit: htp://bit.ly/1sKRBk8
Organized by: Centre for Social Justice
Venue: Janvikas Training Centre, C/1005. Royal Chinmay Tower, Opposite IOC petrol pump, Off Judges Bungalow Road, Boda- kdev, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380054
For more information contact: nationalmeet2014@gmail.com +91 9925906524 +91 9099 989652 Centre for Social Justce 29th October to 2nd November 2014
Legal Action for Safeguarding Minority Rights, Dalit Rights and Women Rights
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
OBJECTIVE
The objective behind this workshop is to bring together lawyers, paralegals and organizations working for minority, Dalit and women rights and initiate a discussion and reflection, focusing on their techniques, experiences and practices while also increasing their knowledge, methods and systems through our panelists and mutual exchange of information.
SESSIONS Rights of vulnerable groups have gained great visibility and relevance all over the world. India is no exception to it being a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multi-linguistic and multi-cultural society. Diversity of all types is the very soul of India. It is in this context that minority, Dalit and women rights have as- sumed added significance in India. This five-day meet will comprise of sessions where the focus will be on skill building, developing understandings and infor- mation dissemination, topics related to the issue of minority, women and Dalit rights, police and court structures, laws and international agreements concerning human rights will be cov- ered. Through this workshop CSJ envisages that participants will be given an opportunity to develop the necessary perspective on minority, women and Dalit rights, explore legal strategies for responding to violations and deepen understanding of laws and procedures. PARTICIPANTS
The event can be attended by Lawyers and Paralegals practicing on Minority rights, Dalit rights and Women rights issues in the Legal forums and structures handling these issues. This event will aid them to share and discuss lessons learnt in ensuring civil, political and socio-economic rights for mi- norities.
All participants will be awarded a certificate of participation. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
The programme will commence at 9:00 am on 29th October, 2014 Participants are requested to reach the ven- ue on or before the said time positively. Prior registration for participation is compulsory. Those interested to participate have to register themselves online on or before 19th October 2014. For online registration, please visit - htp://bit.ly/1sKRBk8 Accommodation for participants, if needed, will be provided during the five days of the Meet. A registration fees of Rs. 500- will be charged. Demand Draft in favour of: IDEAL CSJ , Payable at: AHMEDA- BAD along with cover letter including your full name and address. Fees exemptions may be granted to interested people not able to pay the fees. Kindly send request along with your application. Participants will have to bear their own expenses towards travel. All participants must produce a valid identity card at the time of entry. Attendance during first four days of the event is compulsory for paralegals. Lawyers have to attend all five days
VENUE MAP
For more information contact: nationalmeet2014@gmail.com +91 9925906524 +91 9099 989652 About Centre for Social Justice Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), established in 1993, is a hu- man rights organisation fighting for the rights of the marginal- ised and vulnerable. Inspired by Freiran thought, CSJ has been active in more than twelve States across India making human rights interventions by using law as a key strategy through an intimate engagement with grassroots realities. CSJ fulfills its mandate by training and strengthening community lawyers and paralegals by building their capacities to deliver change-inducing leadership in their communities through a network of law centers; one of CSJs core competencies relates to their capacity-building initiatives, a flagship example being their Lawyers For Change (LFC) fellowship programme. A pioneer in the field of access to justice, CSJ has also made path-breaking institutional interventions in the form of re- search, legal reforms and initiatives bringing together grass- roots activism, law and policy-making on a wide array of issues affecting women, dalits, adivasis, minorities and other socio- economically vulnerable groups. At present, CSJ is engaged in action-research, advocacy, train- ing, and capacity building across the following thematics: Law, Society & Culture in the Adivasi Context (Dang District, Gujarat) Rights of Persons living in Coastal Areas (Gujarat) Socio-Economic Rights of Minorities (Rehnuma Cen- ters in 12 States) Socio-Economic Rights of Vulnerable Groups (Law Centers in Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh) Action-Research Study towards Building Rule of Law Communities in Villages (Gujarat and Rajasthan) National Campaign on Access to Justice. CSJ aspires to position itself as providing linkages between human rights issues at the village and district level and the research being done at the policy level. Today, it is recognized as a pioneering institution in terms of demonstrating what a well networked group of social justice lawyers can do one hand and the role of paralegals as the bridge between society and institutional legal systems on the other.
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