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Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) /Jan Mitra Nyas (JMN) Project Title Healing and Empowering the Marginalized Communities of India. (A Comprehensive Approach to prevention of TOV in India) Name of the District and Country India where project is implemented Intensive engagement in 60 villages of 6 administrative blocks in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand states, Badagaon, Block Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh Pindra, Block Varanasi district Uttar Pradesh Robertsganj Block Sonbhadra district Uttar Pradesh Tanda Block Ambedkar Nagar district Uttar Pradesh Chaka Block, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Domchach Block Koderma district Jharkhand 17 states of India through the National Alliance on Testimonial Therapy (NATT) Project duration: Start (day/month/year) Completion (day/month/year) according to the application Reporting period This reporting period Next reporting period 01/01/13

Organization

31/12/15

01/01/13 31/12/13 01/01/2014 30/03/2014

Executive Summary: The project Healing and Empowering marginalized communities in India started from 1st January, 2013. In a year the project contributed in empowering bottom up rights based approach with a top down advocacy and lobby strategy to cooperate, collaborate and coordinate; an opportunity to engage various government agencies including the national human rights Page 2 of 26

commission at the district and provincial levels; an opportunity to raise and represent the voices of the communities. So, in October, 2013 NHRC organized public hearing on SCs in which 123 cases were heard out of these 63 cases were reported from torture free model villages. The hearing ascertain the socio economic rights of the marginalized and article 21 of the constitution of India. It protection and provided assistance to marginalized families. 97 bonded labour received release certificate and case registered under Sc/St Act against the brick kiln owner. The total compensation 7760000 INR. The musahar of 30 villages of Varanasi district were benefited with a right to a job Job card under MNREGA, right to a home, right to water and identity as their dignity The psycho social support through testimonial therapy, folk school and capacity building workshop and various activities helped them speak without fear and without the threat of humiliation. First time most musahar felt honoured after being seriously heard by the members of the NHRC. The honor ceremonies and folk school established communal harmony, secularism and plural democracy. The observant of the community leaders and the activist prevented the happening the communal riot. The project had heightened its advocacy and had utilized the voices of the people in the pursuit of policy changes at varying levels to ascertain article 23 of the Indian constitution Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour because in the previous project it was observed that contemporary form of slavery is flourishing and 243 cases of bonded labour were reported. The project organized public hearing to ensure human dignity against on bonded labour and children labour. In the hearing 40 cases were heard before the commission. Which result the inclusion of brick kiln owner in the MNREGA scheme. The issues related to the children and monitoring were also on precedence and 10 children were supported by the emergency fund of 1000 INR by the Government. Through various street movement like Satyagraha and meeting with interface meeting political parties and parliamentarian PVCHR advocate for the ratification of UNCAT and enactment of Prevention of Torture Bill and published book Respect Survivors & Abolish Torture torture law and police reform no real democratic & pluralistic democracy . The social media and media are used for the promotion of activities and the important issues and concerns that it brought to the attention of the greater public and it provide space in the print and electronic media for publishing of their self-suffering and broadcasting of their cultural activities in election media such as Karma. The news of the activities published in various daily Hindi and English newspaper. Such as quotation of Dr. Lenin published in Hindustan Times on The Freedom from torture is human rights but torture continue to trouble people who are gullible. PVCHR also

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collaborated with Human Rights Watch on the issue of child sexual abuse in India Breaking the silence: Child Sexual Abuse in India. Due to which few survivors and activist were interviewed. In this year social media helped for the monitoring of cases of human rights violation 175 complained was filed across India on various issues and was successfully used for filling complaint against concerned authorities. The compensation of 7100000 INR were paid to the survivors and summons was issued to the various concerned authorities of the state. The complaint on the witch hunting contributed to state women commission, Assam for making law on witch hunting. The project had successfully used the media for social change through videos on various programme and issues. The project also concentrated on the condition of the prison, remand home and samwasini grih (women shelter home) and filed RTI to know the condition and filed PIL on three issues: Right of education of the children who are living in different prisons of Uttar Pradesh along with their mothers.i On that PIL Honble High Court gave Judgmentii. Right to education and recreational facilities to the children languishing in jails with their mother. To ensure the appointment of one doctor available to the women prisoners in Naini Central Jails on daily basis and one gynecologist and a child specialist to visit the womens wards of Naini Central Jail To implement the activities at the grass root level the staffs of the project were trained on the ToT workshop on testimonial therapy and incessant supervision workshop with focus on learning and sharing process. The project also contributed in making lobby and advocacy for the survivors of TOV at the sub regional and international level submitted report to Ms. Rashida Manjoo UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and also intervened against the death penalty. The research paper on PVCHR-DIGNITY Danish Institute Against Torture joint initiative of testimonial therapy published in library of Inter-American Court of Human Rights (http://www.corteidh.or.cr/index.php/en/about-us). Many documents are uploaded on various sites. Make presence at various national and regional forums like meeting of South Asia Network Against Torture and Impunity (SANTI) and SDMA workshop. A. Recruitment & Selection of staff Most of the appointment in the current project were done on the appraisal of the staff working in the previous project Promoting psycho legal framework to reduce TOV in India from 1/07/2010 31/12/2012 and few appointed through the interview processiii. The detail as follows:

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At Management level: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Project Director: Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi Finance Manager: Mr. Ajay Singh Program Manager: Ms. Shirin Shabana Khan Advocacy Co-ordinator: Mr. Irshad Ahmad Legal Co-ordinator: Mr. Tanweer Ahmad Siddiqui

At Office: 1. Co-ordinator Detention Watch, Monitoring and IT: Mr. Rohit Kumar 2. Data Entry Operator: Mr. Arvind Kumar 3. Administration Assistant cum Cashier: Mr. Ajeet Kumar Singh

At Model Block: Model Block Co-ordinator 6 model blocks: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Mr. Manoj Singh Tanda block, Ambedkar Nager Mr. Shiv Pratap Chaubey Pindra block, Varanasi Ms. Farhat Shaba Khanam Chaka block, Varanasi Ms. Chhaya Kumari badagaon block, Varanasi Mr. Onkar Viswakarma, Domchach block, Koderma Mr. Pintu Gupta, Robertsganj block, Sonbhadra

Psycho social community Worker: 1. Ms. Mahesh Kumar Gupta Robertsganj block, Sonbhadra 2. Mr. Digvijay Singh Tanda block, Ambedkar Nager 3. Mr. Prabhakar Pindra block, Varanasi 4. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Anal Badagaon block, Varanasi 5. Ms. Vandana Devi, Domchach block, Koderma 6. Mr. Manoj Kumar Sahu, Chaka Block, Allahabad

1. Chartered Accountant- Mr. Anil Kumar Agrawal

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Activities By Result Objective 1: Strengthening and deepening an united solidarity movement of the Torture free villages and Blocks To conduct participatory Community Meeting: dialogue meetings with 101 participatory communities meeting organized in which 5600 people participated. communities suffering Folk School: with TOV. 42 folk schools in organized in which 950 people participated. 1. Women Convention: Savitri Bai Phule Women Forum (SWF) and PVCHR organized a women convention on 10 March as Indian Women Liberation Day in memory of Savitri Bai Phule. In the convention women took pledge against all type of exploitation, discrimination and injustice against women and child marriage. They affirm their commitment for education for girl against child marriage.iv 2. Base line data survey: The Base line data survey (BLD) filled in 72 villages of each individual family as comprehensive situation analysis involves three steps: (1) gathering information; (2) prioritization; and (3) analysis. The analysis of model village 3. Meri Pehchan (My identity is my dignity) campaign: After the analysis of baseline data survey first phase of campaign "Meri Pehchan" (My identity) flagged in 72 model villages of Badagaon, Pindra blocks of Varanasi, Tanda block of Ambedkar Nagar, Robertsganj block of Sonbhadra, Chaka block of Allahabad and Domchach block of Jharkhand state of India. The motive of my Identity campaign is a way to break the culture of silence through I am someone as my identity as my dignity. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tpnewdelhi/identity-spells-dignity/article4926143.ece 4. The School Management Committee (SMC) had to formed under the Rights to Education Act, 2009 in entire Uttar Pradesh from 22nd July to 5th August, 2013. Page 6 of 26

The activists along with community leaders actively monitor the process of election of SMCs in each Government school of their respective blocks. 5. Malnutrition mapping of children: The health mapping of children continued in 20 villages of Badagaon and Pindra blocks of Varanasi. 6. Satyagrah: Satyagrah (Human rights street movement) for rule of law and human rights defenders from 15th August, 2013 and it continues for a months in various place of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand with the participation of thousands of people. The movement was to raise voices against drug Mafia, Sex mafia, police atrocity and apathy of cases against Human Rights defenders in various part of Uttar Pradesh. This satyagrah started on 15th August, 2013 and continues for four days in front of street of PVCHR office and after it continuous in various part of Uttar Pradesh. On 18th September, 2013 its first phase culminated in front of the Vidhan Sabha Bhawan, Lucknow. www.logsatyagraha.com To use activities in model block such as publication of pamphlets and posters to increase awareness for the prevention of torture, enactment of domestic law against torture in context of UNCAT and ratification of UNCAT. As an activist knowledge center PVCHR developed the pamphlets, posters and flax on the given below issues to developed understanding and increase awareness for the prevention of torture and ratification of UNCAT on the following Acts and guideline: 1. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989v 2. Child Sexual abusevi 3. Reason for Malnutritionvii 4. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)viii 5. Domestic Violence Act, 2005ix 6. Immunization chartx 7. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Actxi

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8. Format for job card and asking for work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was printed and distributed 9. Format for malnutrition mapping format and GEO of the Government order for the malnutrition were printed and distributed. To conduct regular visit to the project area & monitoring on the process of torture free village To develop & strengthen leadership from survivor of TOV To arrange public event on June 26 and December 10 as honor ceremony of selected testimonies. Regular visit to the project area & monitoring on the process of torture free village

10 community leaders from Domchach village were trained on the using initial write complain and use of Right to Information Act. PVCHR organized fortnight celebration from 30th May 15th June, 2013 in Model blocks such as Robertsganj, Tanda, Pindra and Badagaon of Uttar Pradesh. The ceremonies were organized in various forms through discussion on women rights, cultural program, discussion on neo dalit, folk school and bringing solidarity and secularism. In the ceremony first time PVCHR honoured Mr. Shivam Gupta, Volunteer from Pindra block and Mr. Shiv Pratap Chaubey, Model Block Co-ordinator, Pindra with Neo-Dalit Award.

Objective 2: Promoting psychosocial support of the survivors, their families and communities. To identify survivors for the testimonial therapy through fact finding mission. To accomplish the process of testimonial therapy i.e. followup visit of the survivor through M&E 106 survivors were supported through testimonial therapy

Follow up 20 survivors Honour ceremony

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questionnaire to map out well- being and honor ceremony as innovative way in the view of context. To arrange interface (diverse group interact) with 40 different stakeholders i.e. Police department, lawyers, district legal service authority and psychologist and psychiatric, human rights institutions, policy makers and media

9 honor ceremonies.

Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) jointly with the Danish Institute Against Torture (dignity) in collaboration with Voice of People and QICAC organised the public hearing against bonded labour and child labour to protest human dignity. In the hearing 40 cases were heard before Dr. Yogesh Dube, the member of the National Child Protection Commission and chairperson of the core committee for eradication of bonded labour in Uttar Pradesh along with Ms Shameena Shafiq, member National Womens Commission, and Assistant Registrar, National Human Rights Commission Mr. O.P Vyas. Former DGP Uttarakhand Mr. Jyotiswaroop Pandey and Ravindra Singh Dogra the secretary of the Panchayati raj and Rastravadi Granthalaya was special guest. During the program a report on the bonded labour The dark site of India was released. xii Outcome: The brick kiln was included in the MNRGA scheme and also one female worker will act as an ICDS worker in brick kiln to prevent malnutrition.xiii

To select cases for the direct immediate assistance such as legal, medical, transportation, meta legal intervention and other welfare assistance.

Meta Legal: 900 Meta-Legal intervention with various concerned authorities at different level. Open hearing: Varanasi: 1. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) organized open hearing on the atrocities against Scheduled Castes and the problems being faced by them in seeking justice from the State Govt. agencies on 26-27 November, 2013 at Commissioner's Office Meeting Hall/Auditorium, Opposite Vikas Bhavan, Kacheri,

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Varanasi (UP). The public hearing was headed by the Chairperson, Hon'ble Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Members Justice Shri D.Murugesan and Shri S.C. Sinha, Registrar (Law) Shri A.K.Garg and other senior officers of the Commission were the part of the delegation. The Commission had issued a public notice calling for complaints of atrocities by public servant or of negligence by a public servant in prevention of atrocities from the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes residing in the Varanasi Division comprising of Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Varanasi Districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Commission after due consideration, has decided to take up 123 cases during the Open Hearing and in which 63 cases were reported from Torture free model blocks of Badagaon and Pindra blocks of Varanasi.xiv Outcome of hearing: 97 bonded labours received the release certificate and on the direction of the NHRC case registered against Brick Kiln owner under SC/St Act and each of them will receive 80,000/- i.e. 7760000 Indian Rupeed.xv In 30 villages Birth Registration Certificate, Caste certificate, Ration Card, Job card under MNREGA scheme, Old age pension, handicapped card, distribution of blanket in four villages Anei , Hamirapur, Awrao and Ahirabeer villages. Installation and rebore of water hand pumps, Brick pavement road connecting to the Mushars ghetto and activation of ICDS centers. 2. Lucknow: National Human Rights Commission organized "A Camp Sitting at Lucknow from 15th to 17th January, 2014. In the sitting two cases of the PVCHR heard before the commission.

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Interventions: In many cases NHRC issued summon notice to various authorities such as Chief Secretary, SSP, Varanasi and Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh and also bailable warrant to the Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradeshxvi The Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, is asked to direct his officers to forward to the Commission all available information in the first instance in futurexvii NHRC asks the Delhi Govt. to pay rupees five lakhs as monetary relief to a victim of sexual harassment by a police constablexviii The fact-finding team of NHRC (Deputy Inspector) visited the Dumariya and Devduttpur village of Chandauli against the case registered.xix NHRC issues notices to the Chief Secretary, UP and DMs, Muzaffarnagar & Shamli on allegations of children's death due to cold in relief camps.xx Legal: 1. Akkar: Court declared innocent to Akkar Musahar from court proceeding no. 597/2011 and 598/2011 from 307 IPC (attempt to murder) and 3/25 of Arms Act. http://www.scribd.com/doc/148480083/Akkhar-Muhsar 2. Prema: 1 years regress imprisonment and fine of 10,000 Rupees and 6 month regress imprisonment under section 354 IPC and fine of 5000 Rupees under section 3 (I) (XI) of Sc/St (PoA) Act to the police officials Prem Kumar Rai http://www.scribd.com/doc/155957532/Verdict-in-the-case-of-sexual-assault-bypolice-constable Other welfare assistance: 16 survivors of communal riots in Ahladapur village, Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar were supported with the food grains.xxi Medical assistance: Mahadev, Sapna, Sona Devi, Angura, Balinder and Anisurahman Page 11 of 26

and Mehjabeen. In which Mehjabeen was suffering from schizophrenia and she is under treatment of famous psychiatrist Dr. Hemant Sharma. Sona and Angura are taking treatment of Dr. Tandaon. Sona is suffering from Mood disorder and Angura is still under observation. Objective 3: Mobilizing civil society and academia towards advocacy for justice and prevention of the survivors of torture and lobby and advocacy for the survivors of TOV at the Sub Regional and International Level To utilize print media and alternate media for the publication of stories in media (based on the testimonies and learning from the project especially model block and torture free village process in context of institutional reform). ETV and P7 news took interview of Dulari, Ram Surat and Hansu from Raup Ghasia Basti. Satyamev Jayte (aamir khan film production) selected three cases of Child Sexual abuse of three cases (Gulafsa, Kanchan and Manisha) and took their interview and also of the activistxxii Babble Fish Productions went Raup village for field research and will do recording of Karma song. Reality of violence against women: a story of patriarchal local thinking bringing impact on international media.xxiii Human Rights Watch published book Breaking the silence: Child Sexual Abuse in India. It document 5 testimonies xxiv The testimony of the survivors (Bhonu, Akkar, Niyaz and Anjum) was published in daily English newspaper Hindustan Times. Iv On 26th June, 2013 Hindustan Times daily English published the quote martial of Dr. Lenin Freedom from torture is human rights but torture continue to trouble people who are gullible. Profile of Lenin Raghuvanshi published in Informed Givingxxv as Fighting caste discrimination

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Interview of Lenin Raghuvanshi on Muzaffarnagar: Hanging between relief & turmoil at Rajyasabha TVxxvi The six testimonies of witch hunting were published in Dainik Bhaskar news Jagesarixxvii Mannixxviii Somarixxix Manbasiyaxxx Kupan Devixxxi My identity campaign to empower SC/STsxxxii State of impunity: nexus of corrupt officials and anti-women suspect criminal in Indiaxxxiii To strengthen the subscription membership of NATT To monitor prison and detention with prosurvivors interventions. The NATT subscription format sent to many organizations through post.

The right to information (RTI) was used to monitor the prison and used to collect the information of the facilities provided in the prison and Nari Niketan (shelter home for women) and Bal Sanrakshan Grih (Remand Home).

To increase the Meta Legal Intervention: accountability of 20 cases of detention and focus on prison reform. institutions about Shri Anil Parashar, Joint Registrar, National Human Rights Commission visited detention and prison. Varanasi prison 16 cases of detention were intervened with various concerned authorities. In case no. 11787/24/Crime u/s 3 (2) (v) of SC/ST (POA) was added against against the SHO of GRP, Jhansi. NHRC issued summon to various authorities such as Chief Secretary, SSP and District Magistrate.

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Outcome After complain new prison constructed in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh and 15 new barrack constructed in Varanasi central prison. Received communication from H.E Governor office with direction to Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh for taking appropriate action. 13 lakhs compensation to survivors: first step of breaking of silence.xxxiv In the cases of detention NHRC directed for the compensation of 8, 00000 (8 lakhs rupees). 1. Legal: PIL on the following subjects: Right of education of the children who are living in different prisons of Uttar Pradesh along with their mothers.xxxv On that PIL Honble High Court gave Judgmentxxxvi. Right to education and recreational facilities to the children languishing in jails with their mother. To ensure the appointment of one doctor available to the women prisoners in Naini Central Jails on daily basis and one gynecologist and a child specialist to visit the womens wards of Naini Central Jail Other meta- legal intervention: 100 cases of human rights violation across India was reported to National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi 75 cases of various types of atrocities were intervened with the NHRC. NHRC directed for 45, 00000/ - lakhs compensation.
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organized by Human Rights Law Network in Swaraj Vidyapeeth in Allahabad in which total 184 delegates from 20 Districts of the Uttar Pradesh participated. To publish newsletter in The given below newsletter published and disseminated to Human Rights Institutions, Hindi & English based on political parties and member organizations of NATT. the testimony & best 1. Vol. 4 no. 1 exclusive on neo dalit practices targeting policy 2. Vol. 4 no. 2 exclusive on women issue.xxxviii makers and human rights institutions. 3. Vol. no.4 no. 3 on the exclusive issues of bonded labour The dark side of India To lobby and advocacy for Urgent Appeal: the survivors of TOV at Life of the poor people is waiting the mercy from Honble President of Indiaxxxix the sub regional and On the behalf of PVCHR and Savitri Bai Phule Women Forum (SWF) submitted 15 international level pages to Ms. Rashida Manjoo UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women on 23rd April, 2013 at UN office in New Delhi. The report contained the experience of PVCHR and SWF working with the women with the case detail of Sapana Chaurasiya, Tara, Manbasiya and Jagesari and Krishna.xl On 1st May, 2013 the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women organized press conference and gave her press statement.xli Sapana Chaurasiya was nominated for for HT women 2013 award. She received certificate of appreciation with hand of Mrs. Dimple Yadav, MP and wife of Chief Minister of UP at Taj Hotel of Lucknow.xlii To release urgent appeals on base of testimony of survivors in case of emergency To organize the press Urgent appeal was released in the case of Sapanaxliii Mercy petition of Ram Ji and Suresh Chauhan.xliv Urgent appeal: Truth of riot victims of Muzaffarnagars relief camps: Displaced, Hounded and Killed in a Bloody Path of Politicsxlv Survivor Sapana organized press conference on 23 January 2013 and media

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conference in campaign against torture based on testimonial therapy

published in very sensitive way.xlvi Before Satyagrah organized press conference. On 22nd June, 2013 press conference organized on the fake case against Dr. Lenin and Ms. Shruti in Varanasixlvii Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) in collaboration of Human Rights Law Network, Voice of People, Centre for Contemporary Studies Research with support from European Union and Dignity Danish Institute Against Torture organized Multi stakeholder consultation in support of survivors of torture on 26th June, 2013 at 10: 30 am in Hotel Clark, Lucknow. The Program started with the welcome speech and key note address by Lenin Raghuvanshi, Secretary General of PVCHR. In the second session survivors of torture Bhonu, Ranno, Aklakh, Ali Ahmad, Aslam Parvez, Sabbu Sahabuddin and Salauddin shared their experience. Two books cashing in on prejudice & Grass-root reality Case reality communal violence in Uttar Pradesh, India were inaugurated by the speakers. The multi stakeholders Ms. Vidyawati Rajbhar, Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh Shram Shalahkar Samiti, Prof. Ramesh Dixit, leader Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ms. Vandana Mishra, Secretary, People Union for Civil Liberty (PUCL), Shri. Sidharth Kalahant, Secretary, UP Press Club, Shri Anil Dubey, National Secretary, Rastriya Lok Dal, Shri Amitabh Thakur, IPS, Dr. Bahadur Singh Yadav, Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh Technical Education Board, Dr. Hans Van Villet, First Counsellor, Head of Development Section, European Union, Advocate K.K Roy, Director, HRLN, Shri Pancham Rai, Ex- Registrar, Honble High Court, Allahabad gave speech. The program end with vote of thanks given by Shruti Nagvanshi and program was

To organize honor ceremony on 26 June every year with the members organization of NATT and activist knowledge center which promote the debate for the ratification of UNCAT and enactment of domestic law as well as debate for the institutional reform in context of elimination of torture.

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moderated by Mr. Utkarsh Sinha, Editor, Awadhnama. committee sent their best wishes.xlix

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The Uttar Pradesh Congress

Interface with different Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Varanasi and Human Rights political parties, political Law Network (HRLN), New Delhi with the support from European Union and Dignity parties and policy makers. Danish Institute Against Torture on the International Human Rights defenders Day and eve of World Human Rights Day organized Interface meeting with the Parliamentarian, policy makers and political parties on the issue of Muslim minority in Uttar Pradesh on 9th December, 2013 in Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi. Mr. Vijay Vineet, Deputy News Editor, Jan Sandesh Times, Varanasi and Mr. Parvez Ahmad, Special Correspondent, Dainik Jagran were honoured with Jan Mitra Award for their uncompromising commitment for the rights of minority in particular & human rights violation in general in Uttar Pradesh. l The Guest of the presidium Mr. Rashid Alvi (Indian National Congress), Mr. Kamal Farooqui, Mr. Bahadur Singh Yadav (Samajwadi Party), Mr. Ali Anwar, (Janata Dal (United), Mr. Daddu Prasad, (Bahujan Samaj Party), Mr. Mohammed Adeeb, (Independent M.P) and Dr. Syeda S. Hameed (Member of Planning Commission and Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad), Mr. Deepak Mishra, President (Chintan Sabha),Mr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq ( BSP), Mr. Shailendra Kumar (Samajwadi Party), Mr. Atul Anjan CPI addressed Human Rights defenders and survivors of Muslim community from various parts of Uttar Pradesh. Wishes of President of Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europeli

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Election of new Governing Board Assessment with Governing Boardlii: Election of new Governing Board:

of

PVCHR/JMN

and

Mid-Year

The election of new Governing board of PVCHR/JMN organized from 15th 16th August, 2013 in Hotel Kamesh Hut, Varanasi. In the election the new Governing Board constitute of 13 members. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Dr. Mahendra Pratap (President) Ms. Bindu Singh (Vice President) Mr. Nageshewar Patnaik (Vice President) Ms. Sandhya Jha Mr. Vallabhacharya Pandey 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) Mohd. Arif Dr. Shahina Rizvi Ms. Sandhya Mr. Idrish Ansari Mr. Reyaz Ahmad Raghib Ali Iftikhar Ahmad Shakuntala

Mid year assessment with Governing Board: The mid-year assessment with the governing board scheduled for 2 days i.e. 17-18th August, 2013 in hotel Kamesh hut, Varanasi. The incharge of the thematic team presented on the five comprehensive thematic program. On 18th August, 2013 social audit of the account of PVCHR was organized in Hotel Kamesh Hut, Varanasi. Year end assessment with Governing Board: The year end assessment with governing board scheduled for 2 days i.e. 28 29 December, 2013 in PVCHR office and in Hotel Kamesh Hut. Advocacy & Lobby Met with Shri K.G Balakrishnan, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission and with Dr. Yogesh Dube, Member National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), New Delhi. Participation in the alumni meet in social work department, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi and as key speaker shared the view to refine the syllabus of social work and discussed about testimonial therapy. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Shruti Nagvanshi and Shirin Shabana Khan participated in the grand culmination of convention for India's

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biggest youth movement to help set the agenda for 2014 General Elections.liii Mr. Bahadur Singh Yadav Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh technical education board and Vidyawati Rajbhar, Chairperson labour advisory committee visited to the office Participated in the election manifesto on SC and met with Shri Rahul Gandhi. Consultation on malnutrition in Uttar Pradesh. The Chief Guest of Presidium is Dr. Syeda Hameed, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India. Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi at the MEETING OF CORE GROUP OF NGOS at NHRC proposed the agenda Children living with mothers in Jail and visits to jail and legal aid to weaker sections held on 22nd March, 2013liv The Chairperson, NHRC took note of issues raised in the Agenda items 6&7 and decided to write a letter to all the Chief Justices. Apart from the need for ensuring legal aide, he reiterated the implementation of guidelines of Supreme Court and NHRC in respect of conditions prevailing in jails Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and Dr. Mohan Lal Panda met with Mr. Robert Zimmerman, Second Secretary, Political Affairs, Netherland regarding the case of Sapana and threat to Human Rights Defender. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Executive Director, Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), India went Brussels to Participate in European Union Visitors Programme (EUVP) from 4 -8 March 2013.The EUVP was established in 1974 by the European Parliament and the European Commission. ''I participated in the European Union Visitor Programme; and after meeting many people in Brussels during the program, PVCHR started few initiatives, such aslv: Advocacy with Indian Government about European Parliament and India Parliament relationship, India-EU Human Rights dialogue and Corruption in National Rural Health Mission FRIDE-PVCHR initiative on Asian Value and Bali democracy Forum Human Rights without Frontier and PVCHR initiative for minority rights in India'' Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi participated in two-day meeting of South Asia Network Against Torture and Impunity (SANTI) to discuss about the state of torture in South Asian countries, which is scheduled to be held on 22-23 February 2013 organized by Odhikar in collaboration with the

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European Union. The decision during second days was Secretariat will be handled by Lenin Raghuvanshi on behalf of PVCHR and shall be named Coordinator. Subodh R. Pyakurel on behalf of INSEC will be the Convenor of the network. Ms. Shirin Shabana Khan met with Minister of Minority Affair, Mr. K.Rahman Khan and submit memorandum of minority related program participated in Capacity Building Workshop on 'Budget Analysis and Advocacy from the Lens of Minorities PVCHR & SWF submitted their comment to Justice Verma Committee Report on Gender Violence.lvi PVCHR hosted the study tour of 30 students from Department of Social work, Palamuru University, Andhra Pradesh. During their visit Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Mental hospital, Pandeypur and various organizations.lvii Independent Peoples Tribunal on Police Torture Against Muslims The event took place on April 3 and 4, 2013 at Kamesh Hut Hotel in Varanasi. During the tribunal around 30 to 40 victims deposited before a six-member panel of prominent judges, academicians, former police officials with necessary testimonies about their problems. In the tribunal cases from communal riot in Tanda, police firing in Bazardiha and communal riots in Kudi was shared.lviii Met with Shri K.G Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC, Sharad Chandra Saxena, Member, NHRC, A.K. Parashar, and C.K Tyagi On 26th June, 2013 at 2 pm the delegates of PVCHR in the leadership of Dr. Lenin met with Shri Akilesh Yadav, Chief Minister, U.P and Director General of Police Shri Deo Raj Nagar at CM house 5, Kali Das Marg, Lucknow. During half an hour many cases of communal riots, police firing and police torture were discussed and also discuss the fake case against Lenin Raghuvanshi and Shruti Nagvanshi. We received pro human support. On 17th May, 2013 the NHRC organized meeting of NGOs in VVIP State Guest House, Mall Avenue, Lucknow and from 24th June, 2013 in Bundelkhand region on the issues of atrocities with dalit and women. Capacity Building of Model Staff: 1. On 2nd May, 2013 Workshop cum discussion on interpersonal conflict and conflict resolution strategies for PVCHR activist Prof. Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor, Guilfred College, USA 2. Capacity building workshop on primary health care service and child protection law by Shruti Nagvanshi

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Media for social change: 1. A documentary on Reality of Police torture in Indialix telecasted at ARTE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arte) 2. A documentary on water problem in Raup Ghasia Bastilx. 3. Hunger Deaths of children of weavers in Bazardiha, Varanasilxi 4. A documentary on domestic violence: The inhuman act on Mahurin Nisha by her husband family members & Policelxii 5. Interview of Dr. Lenin on Child Sexual Abuselxiii 6. Interview of Dr. Lenin on attacklxiv 7. Education is our basic rightslxv 8. Lok Satyagraha from 15 August to 18 September 2013lxvi 9. Torture of journalist Mr. Suresh Gandhi: crisis of right to expressionlxvii 10. Lenin Raghuvanshi and his surroundinglxviii 11. Real face of police torture in India lxix 12. New jurisprudence of NHRC as a court of poor lxx 13. Parul Sharma in India and thanks to Swedish donorslxxi Threat and Challenges: Dr. Lenin, General Secretary of PVCHR was fired by the three unidentified on April 24, 2013 at around 8 pm.lxxii Fake case registered against Dr. Lenin and Ms. Shruti in Bhelupur police station in crime no. 199/13 under section 342, 348, 498 of IPClxxiii The attitude of the policelxxiv Complained filed by Ms. Sapna Chaurasiya along with her husband against Dr. Lenin, Ms. Shruti, Ms. Shabana and Mr. Shiv Pratap Chaubey Volunteer & Interns: Mr. Andy freelance photographer from Colombia wrote an article model village Chanauli, Sarai, Kahragpur, Auraw. Jamapur and Hamirapur and wrote article lxxv Student from Social Work, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith assisted in using RTI in the cases of bonded labour. Anna Windfeldt Thorning an intern from Aahrus University came to PVCHR. She participated in the honor ceremony in four model blocks i.e. Badagaon, Pindra, Tanda and Robertsganj of Uttar Pradesh, She also took interview of all staff of the PVCHR - Dignity project and also other person of PVCHR trained on testimonial therapy. Prof. Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor, Guilford College, USA and full bright Nehru scholarship came to PVCHR and participated in many programs and took interview of child centric and torture free model village team.

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Mr. Ilwoo Park, May 18 foundation is translating documents in Korean language. Mia Myhre Jrgensen volunteers to analyze the effect of Testimonial Therapy among the Dalit population in Varanasi. Ms. Sofie Rordam volunteer from Dignity made video on testimonial therapy, Karma festival etc. Ms. Jhora Das Gupta student of BSW LLB, Gujarat National Law University Ms. Nidhi Gupta student Law student from National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam

Others: 1. Caritas India and People Vigilance Community for Human Rights (PVCHR) successfully organized a state-level Public Hearing on the realization of rule of law for scheduled caste in Patna on 17 May 2013. Its principal objective is to provide a platform to the Schedule Caste especially Mahadalits for sharing their atrocities against them and to come out with recommendation for the state government for improving the human rights situation of Schedule Caste especially mahadalits. The Public Hearing managed to draw 45 survivors from 6 districts of Bihar.lxxvi 2. Dr. Lenin and Ms. Shirin Shabana Khan participated in SDMA workshop from 16 18 May, 2013 in Gwangju Asia Forum and presented democracy assessment report of India and way forward. 3. Collaborated as a partner organization in the Independent People's Tribunal on the Functioning of National Human Rights Commission, organized by HRLN in December, 2013

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http://www.testimonialtherapy.org/2013/04/regarding-beating-and-threat-tohuman.html xxii http://www.satyamevjayate.in/ xxiii http://www.pvchr.net/2013/03/reality-of-violence-against-women-story.html xxiv http://www.pvchr.net/2013/02/rights-violation-up-tops-in-disposal-of.html
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that inspires you to do good with real stories of individuals and institutions who are making a difference in our world. xxvi http://youtu.be/bAQj8HoS_D0

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/172025716/PIL-on-the-subject-of-right-ofeducation-of-the-children-who-are-living-in-different-prisons-of-Uttar-Pradeshalongwith-their-mothers xxxvi http://www.testimonialtherapy.org/2013/09/honble-high-courtjudgement-on-children.html

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http://www.pvchr.net/2013/04/submission-to-un-special-rapporteur-on_22.html http://www.testimonialtherapy.org/2013/05/violence-against-women-and-girlsas.html xlii http://www.pvchr.net/2013/03/recognition-of-woman-survivor-sapana.html xliii http://www.pvchr.net/2013/01/india-threats-to-human-rights-defenders.html xliv http://www.pvchr.net/2013/03/life-of-poor-people-is-waiting-mercy.html

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15th August, 2013, Thursday Orientation and election of 11:30 am 5 PM Representative assembly from partners community and membership structure of PVCHR 16th August, 2013, Friday Election for the representative 9:30 am 11 am assembly continues: from staff of PVCHR/JMNJMN Tea Break (11:15 pm 11:30 pm) Inauguration & Key note address 11:30 am 11:45 am Election of Governing Board 11:45 pm 1 pm

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Lunch (1:00 pm 2:00 pm) Meeting of Governing Board & 2:00 pm to 4 pm election of President and Vice President Tea Break (4:00 pm 4:15 pm) Meeting of new Governing Board 4:15 pm 6:15 pm Meeting of office of secretary 7 pm 8 pm General 17th August, 2013, Saturday Presentation of the initiative 10:00 am 1:00 pm PVCHR/JMN in 2012 Comprehensive program for women and children sectors Comprehensive program for survivors of torture and Organized Violence Program for national lobby, campaign and advocacy Program for international solidarity, partnership and networking Comprehensive program for model villages and model blocks Lunch (1:00 pm 2:00 pm) Discussion & approval of next six 2:00 pm 4:00 month planning pm th 18 August, 2013, Sunday Social Audit 11:00 am

Office of Secretary General

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Lenin Raghuvanshi Lenin Raghuvanshi Anup Srivastava Shirin Shabana Khan

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Shruti Nagvanshi Shruti Nagvanshi Ajay Singh

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