Brochure of PVCHR

7/27/2019 Brochure of PVCHR

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for human rights against caste-system

PLEASEGETINTOUCH!


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P V C H R


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Our VisionWe establish a true, vibrant and fully ent-

renched democratic society. There shall

be no violation of civil rights granted to a

citizen by the state

We are the Voice of Voiceless!


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The TeamCollective decision

and individual accountability


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CP for Survivors

of Torture and

Organized Violence

Comprehensive Pro-

gram (CP) for Model

Villages and Blocks

CP for Sectors

of Women

and Children

CP for National

Lobby, Campaign

and Advocacy

CP for International,

Solidarity, Partnership

and Networking

FINANCECOMMITEE

ADMINISTRATIVECOMMITEE

PROGRAMCOMMITEE

MANAGEMENT COMMITEE

prescribes duties of all workers and staff

resonsible for the daily scheduling in office

meeting at least once in 3 month

implements the stratetic plan

GOVERNING BOARD (GB)

7-11 MEMBERS

at least 2 female members

composed of each component of the RA

OFFICE OF EXECUIVE DIRECTOR(ED) / SECRETARY GENERAL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

signes all contracts of projects

he/she can nominate project holders

REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY (RA)

17 MEMBERS FROM

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BOT)

2-7 MEMBERS

meeting at least once a year

APPROVALDIRECTLY

RESPONSIBLEHEAD

OF

CONTROLEACH OTHER

APPOINTELECT BYDRAWING

SUGGESTION

partner communities

partner organizations

PVCHR membership

Jan Mitra Nyas

nominated by ED


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Indian ChildhoodHow to grow up without perspective?


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About PVCHR

PVCHR Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human

Rights was started in 1996 as a membership based

human rights movement in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh),

one o the most traditional, conservative and segre-

gated regions in India.

PVCHRworks to ensure basic rights or marginalized

groups in the Indian society e.g. children, women,

Dalits, tribes and to create a human rights culture

based on democratic values. PVCHRideology is in-

spired by the ather o the Dalit movment, Dr. B. D.

Ambedkar, who struggled against Brahmanism

and the caste hierarchical system pre vailing in India.

In 1999, PVCHRormed the public charitable trust

Jan Mitra Nyas (JMN)to monitor and evaluate activi-

ties, to operate the bank account and to enable the

organisation to have ocial clearance or receiving

oreign grants.

The oce o the PVCHRwas inaugurated by Justice

M. N. VenkatachaliaEx-Chairperson, National Human

Rights Commission and Former Judge Supreme

Court o India.


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Our Vison

To establish a true, vibrant and ully entrenched demo-

cratic society through Jan Mitra(Peoples Friendly)

concept where there shall be no violation o civil rights

granted to a citizen by the state.

Our Misson

To provide basic rights to all, to eliminate situations,

which give rise to exploitation o vulnerable and

marginalized groups and to start a movement or a

people riendly society (Jan Mitra Samaj )through

an inter-institutional approach.

Patron

Justice Z. M. Yacoob, Sitting Judge Constitution

Court o South Arica & Chancellor o University

o Durban, South Arica.


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Playing ChildrenPVCHR established school, Baghwanala


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D a l i t s

InhumanDalits are over 160 million people in India,

who are considered Untouchable

people tainted by their birth into a caste

system that deems them impure, less thanhuman. Dalits are relegated to the lowest

jobs and live in constant fear of being public-

ly humiliated, paraded naked, beaten,

and raped with impunity by upper-caste

Hindus seeking to keep them in their place.

Merely walking through an upper-caste

neighbourhood is a life-threatening offence.


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Despite the act that untouchability was ocially

banned when India adopted its constitution in 1950,

discrimination against Dalits remained so pervasi-ve that in 1989 the government passed legislation

known as The Prevention o Atrocities Act. The act

specically made it illegal to parade people naked

through the streets, orce them to eat aeces, take

away their land, oul their water, interere with their

right to vote, and burn down their homes.

Since then, the violence has escalated, largely as

a result o the emergence o a grassroots human

rights movement among Dalits to demand their

rights and resist the dictates o untouchability.


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ClaimingDo not let the dreams of hope to die.


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When the national rate o literacy touches 67%,

among the Dalits it is a mere 32%. And i at all you

are a woman rom that community, it is still less at23%. Only 6% o the Dalits own land, most o them

labour in someone else eld or migrate to the cities.

Their standards o living orce their children to work

as child labourer even in hazardous industries.

The severest human rights violations in India, as

the widespread use o custodial torture, are closelylinked to caste based discrimination. In the con-

text o crime investigation suspects are tortured to

enorce conessions. Due to the absence o an in-

dependent agency to investigate cases, complaints

are oten not properly prooed and perpetratorsare

not prosecuted and punished. The discrimination o

women and gender based violence which includesdomestic violence, dowry linked violence, sexual as-

sault, sexual harassment and sex-selective abortion

is one o the most relevant human rights issues in

India.


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E D U C A T I O N

Education the most important!For an independent society, education

is primary requirement. Therefore PVCHR

creates space for free thoughts Folk

school, schools and kindergartens teach

basics from the grassroots level.


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How We Work

Indians society, especially in the rural areas, is stillinfuenced by eudalism and the caste system which

continues to determine the political, social, and eco-

nomic lie o the country. Caste based discrimination

is practiced in the educational system, in places o

work, villages and towns and even in courts o ju-

stice. The most heinous impacts o caste based dis-

criminations are starvation and malnutrition. Acutepoverty and cases o starvation occur especially in

marginalized groups in the Indian society like minori-

ty communities, tribes and Dalits.


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Source of HopeNothing can change without knowledge


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The PupilsInquisitive, curious and willing to learn


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W e a v e r s


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Quality for which price?

World known, beautiful fabrics are woven

by weavers without voice or choice. Un-

pleasant working conditions and living at

the subsistence level.


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Our Working Approach

Accurate investigation and documentation o humanrights violations connected with advocacy, publication

and networking on a local, national and international

level creating models o non violent and democratic

communities (People riendly villages, torture-ree

villages) building up local institutions and supporting

them with active human rights networks creating

a democratic structure or the voiceless to enablethem access to the constitutional guarantees o mo-

dern India empowering marginalized communities

by trainings and access to inormation promoting a

human rights culture linking local and international hu-

man rights together linking grass roots activities and

international human rights networks and institutions

together. Providing psychological support through tes-timonial therapy.


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Left Behind

Introspect to realise what went wrong, only thenyou nd new approaches to engage with the various

problems o India.

To get in touch with the many problems still existing

in Indian society the Bookmark o Silk should be a

Symbol to eel and dont orget, whats still worth

to ghting or the beauty and varity o India and itspeople. Dont leave them behind!

You have a problem in hand, own it to solve it.

Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi CEO PVCHRGwangju Human Rights Award 2007

ACHA Star Peace Award 2008

President for the Association of Cultural Harmony in Asia, USA since 2010

International Human Rights Award of Weimar (Germany) 2010

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Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human RightsSA 4/2 A, Daulatpur, Varanasi 221002

Uttar Pradesh, India

Phone +91 99 35 599333

E-mail [email protected]

Net www.pvchr.net

www.pvchr.orgwww.pvchr.com

Bank detail

Idea, design and photographs

Sarah Busching and Elias-Kilian Schmidt

C o n t a c t

Name o bank UCO bank

Address o bank Pandeypur, Varanasi, U.P. India 221002

Bank account number(Foreign contribution) 20110100001170

Bank account name/Beneciary Jan Mitra Nyas

SWIFT No:UCBAINBB106(mention transer to account no.:20110100001170 UCO Bank Pandeypur, Varanasi)

IFSC No. UCBA0002011


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AnticipationThe children proudly holding the utensil

in which food will be cooked for them in

the school creating possibilities.


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Copyright 2011

by Sarah Busching and Elias-Kilian Schmidt All Rights Reserved.

This brochure or any portion thereo may not be reproduced or used

in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission

o the publisher.

This brochure is the beautiful ending of a meaningful cooperation

between PVCHR and two german tavellers. We thank all of you for

the Love we received. We hope youll enjoy this present. E.S. & S.B.


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