Near Batla house kabristan, in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi - 25, some families are living in open air on footpath without any shelter. Yesterday I stopped my bike near them they all assumed that I am any almsgiver who came to give them some money. Children of these families were playing there without showing any dismay of this chilly winter...sign of grief and inability to do any thing for these children were clear on the face of their mother. unme se ek aurat ko teen din pahle road pe hi bachcha hua hai... She was showing me her baby... All of them were asking me to arrange a home for them so that they can pass the cold winter ... but how can I do this... I have no such resource.. what the hell those government agencies are doing... whose have duty to provide shelter to these shelter less....what if some of them lose their lives..... is it not a violation of Article 21 of Indian constitution.... when many such people living under the nose of Indian Government can not get shelter in Indian Capital then where else....
i have called Ashray Adhikar Abhiyan... they said tomorrow.. they will make some arrangement... I hope so....
please note the below contact and use it when you too see such people in that pitty condition....
AAshray Adhikar Abhiyan
S-442, School Block,
Shakarpur, Delhi-110 092
Phone no.:011-22481609
Mobile.: 09312668807 (Paramjeet Kaur),09810711644 (Sanjay Kumar)
call these numbers atleast
Monday, December 06, 2010
Monday, March 08, 2010
Special Report on Missing Girls in East Asia on International Women's Day
Noted journalist Aarti Dhar in her research article in "The Hindu" observed that the problem of “missing girls'' – a scenario where more boys are born than girls, as girl foetuses are presumably aborted, and women die from health and nutrition neglect – is growing in the Asia Pacific. Birth gender disparity is greatest in East Asia, where 119 boys are born for every 100 girls.
She further says that China and India together account for more than 85 million of the nearly 100 million “missing'' women estimated to have died from discriminatory treatment in health care, nutrition access or pure neglect – or because they were never born in the first place, “Power, Voice and Rights – A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific,'' a report brought out by the United Nations Development Programme in Delhi to mark the International Women's Day said.
Some Hard Facts from the Report
> One-tenth of women in the region report being assaulted by their partners,
> Majority of women who do work – up to 85 per cent of South Asia's working women – are engaged in unstable low-end work in the informal economy.
> Few women hold property.
> Although women predominate in agriculture, they head only 7 per cent of farms, compared to 20 per cent in most other regions of the world.
> The region is far behind where it could be on basic issues, such as protecting women from violence, upholding entitlements to property – even allowing people to divorce in an informed and reasonable way.
> Few countries have adopted or implemented laws prohibiting violence against women, despite widespread evidence of discrimination and assault.
> Nearly half of the countries in South Asia, and more than 60 per cent of those in the Pacific, have no laws against domestic violence.
> Nor are there many provisions against sexual harassment in workplaces,
> Though 30 to 40 per cent of working women report experiencing verbal, physical or sexual abuse,
> Too often, customs or religious beliefs have become a rationale for laws and legal systems to ignore or soft peddle or even justify issues such as discriminatory inheritance practices and the multiple forms of violence that specifically target women.
She further says that China and India together account for more than 85 million of the nearly 100 million “missing'' women estimated to have died from discriminatory treatment in health care, nutrition access or pure neglect – or because they were never born in the first place, “Power, Voice and Rights – A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific,'' a report brought out by the United Nations Development Programme in Delhi to mark the International Women's Day said.
Some Hard Facts from the Report
> One-tenth of women in the region report being assaulted by their partners,
> Majority of women who do work – up to 85 per cent of South Asia's working women – are engaged in unstable low-end work in the informal economy.
> Few women hold property.
> Although women predominate in agriculture, they head only 7 per cent of farms, compared to 20 per cent in most other regions of the world.
> The region is far behind where it could be on basic issues, such as protecting women from violence, upholding entitlements to property – even allowing people to divorce in an informed and reasonable way.
> Few countries have adopted or implemented laws prohibiting violence against women, despite widespread evidence of discrimination and assault.
> Nearly half of the countries in South Asia, and more than 60 per cent of those in the Pacific, have no laws against domestic violence.
> Nor are there many provisions against sexual harassment in workplaces,
> Though 30 to 40 per cent of working women report experiencing verbal, physical or sexual abuse,
> Too often, customs or religious beliefs have become a rationale for laws and legal systems to ignore or soft peddle or even justify issues such as discriminatory inheritance practices and the multiple forms of violence that specifically target women.
Sunday, March 07, 2010
Four children in the 7-11age group drowned in an open pit in NCT of Delhi
On 6th of March 2010,right under the nose of India Capital, Four children in the 7-11age group drowned in an open pit filled with water, which is said to have accumulated from a leakage in a pipeline at Gopalpur in North Delhi. Angry locals and mourning relatives of the children who drowned, have demanded strict action against those responsible for the tragic deaths.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) Sagar Preet Hooda said: “A case of causing death due to negligence has been registered against unknown persons and investigations are under way to fix responsibility.”
The pit in which the children drowned is located in a gated complex. The police are trying to find out if anyone had been deployed for the supervision or maintenance of the complex.
Then Who is responsible?
The blame game is on its natural prosody. The Delhi Jal Board on Saturday absolved itself of any blame for the negligence that led to the death of the children. It shifted responsibility to the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi Government.
While residents complained that the Jal Board took no action to cover the pit and fix the leakage, the water utility said the land (with the open pit) was owned by the Irrigation and Flood Control and Irrigation Department.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh each to the families of the victims.
Source: The Hindu
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North Delhi) Sagar Preet Hooda said: “A case of causing death due to negligence has been registered against unknown persons and investigations are under way to fix responsibility.”
The pit in which the children drowned is located in a gated complex. The police are trying to find out if anyone had been deployed for the supervision or maintenance of the complex.
Then Who is responsible?
The blame game is on its natural prosody. The Delhi Jal Board on Saturday absolved itself of any blame for the negligence that led to the death of the children. It shifted responsibility to the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi Government.
While residents complained that the Jal Board took no action to cover the pit and fix the leakage, the water utility said the land (with the open pit) was owned by the Irrigation and Flood Control and Irrigation Department.
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh each to the families of the victims.
Source: The Hindu
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCATES demand a high level inquiry in Ruchika case
Suddenly this girl's name has raised the pulse of Nation. Who is this girl? What is happened to her? How she became the victim of Child abuse? how a power police officer diluted the scene and made the mockery of law? now what would be the next strategies of the government officials and Judiciary toward the Rathore, the culprit? what punishment he really deserve? and many similar queries surfaced in front of whole nation. Thanks to media, which gave the issue the required edge! A very genuine concern germinates in a layman's mind that how to react in this issue. Was this incidence was unique to Indian psyche or this kind of child molestation case is very common in this country. No body knows how many more Ruchikas are being victimised daily by the powerful Rathores in our prosperous Indian Nation. Only God knows the real answer.
Child molestation is a danger kind of Child abuse, is not a new concept. But we don't know when the duty bearers of this country will understand the seriousness of this issue and would do some thing more concrete. Our lawmakers should understand that use of government machinery must be for the welfare of victims but not in the support of culprits and especially when the culprit is a Public Servant like Rathore.
CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCATES demand a high level inquiry in this case. Let the truth come, not only to ensure justice to the family of Ruchika, which they deserve at its earliest, but to probe the mis-use of government machinery, the favoritism given to the culprit Rathore by any specific Party or an Ex-chief minister. Let the naked truth come in front of nation. Let the powerful feel the heat of Judicial Machinery and Rule of Law, if it is still existing in this country.
Child molestation is a danger kind of Child abuse, is not a new concept. But we don't know when the duty bearers of this country will understand the seriousness of this issue and would do some thing more concrete. Our lawmakers should understand that use of government machinery must be for the welfare of victims but not in the support of culprits and especially when the culprit is a Public Servant like Rathore.
CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCATES demand a high level inquiry in this case. Let the truth come, not only to ensure justice to the family of Ruchika, which they deserve at its earliest, but to probe the mis-use of government machinery, the favoritism given to the culprit Rathore by any specific Party or an Ex-chief minister. Let the naked truth come in front of nation. Let the powerful feel the heat of Judicial Machinery and Rule of Law, if it is still existing in this country.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After UN Convention on Child Rights
Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989.
Lisa Schlein | Geneva 20 November 2009
"One of these problems is children's physical abuse. In schools, they hit children, in their houses. And, the other is the sexual abuse."
Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. It is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty. Every country in the world, with the exception of the United States and Somalia, has ratified it. In pre-Convention days, most of the world thought children should be seen and not heard. Now, 20 years later, some children are making their voices heard. But most remain silent and their human rights continue to be violated.
"I want to have my rights and I want to defend those who don't have a voice to say no," says 12 year old Tracy from Lebanon. She is one of 23 children chosen from 16 countries to come to Geneva to participate in workshops, debates and other events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention. Tracy is an active member of the Children's Council of World Vision in Lebanon and understands the problems children face in her country.
"One of these problems is children's physical abuse. In schools," she says, "they hit children, in their houses. And, the other is the sexual abuse."
Sixteen-year old Fredrica says children's rights in her country, Sierra Leone, are being violated. Their situation is going from bad to worse every day.
"So many things are happening to us that is against the rights and when the Convention on the Rights of the Child puts laws, most of these laws have been violated every day," she says. "So, many violence, cases of child trafficking… Every day things are going bad, bad, bad and bad. But, we just hope that things get better for all the children living in Sierra Leone and also in Africa."
Cara is 17 and part of Planned Canada's Youth Action Council. It's an organization that works with children, families and communities to improve conditions in the developing world. Cara says she feels a special responsibility to speak out on behalf of disadvantaged children because she comes from a country that has a stable government, and a good educational and health system.
"I feel that it is my responsibility because I have the resources to help other children around the world who don't have a voice and who don't have their rights respected to really speak up for them and try to help them in any way I can."
Cara notes many adults don't know children have rights. She feels duty bound to inform them, as well as the children, of their rights.
"Because the children need to know how to protect themselves, how to stick up for themselves and fight for what is right. And, the adults need to know," she says. "It's just as important for them to know so that we gain their support. Because us alone, we are limited to do so much, but us together, if we work together to fight for child rights, then we can really have success."
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, super-model, Claudia Schiffer, actor, Ewen McGregor and Hollywood actress, Mia Farrow have been advocating for the rights of children for years. They are trying to make life better for them. So is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.
"With the adoption of the Convention by the General Assembly two-decades ago," she says, "the international community unanimously recognized for the first time in history that children, both girls and boys alike, are not simply the property of their parents or of their care givers, but individual rights-holders."
Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Saad Houry, calls the Convention a milestone, but notes the reality does not always live up to the document's vision of a world made safe for all children. He says millions of children remain excluded from that dream.
"Despite remarkable economic growth in scores of countries over the past 20 years, shocking disparities are also growing, with the poorest children left further behind."
Much remains to be done to ensure children's rights are being respected. Nevertheless, young people all over the world clutch onto their dreams and believe they can turn them into reality.
Despite the success of the Convention in raising awareness of children's rights worldwide, one of the largest and most influential countries in the world has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The United States has not approved the Convention because it fears government interference in family life and the possible loss of its sovereign rights.
Also, many of the countries that have ratified the Convention have not taken any measures to implement the laws.
Supression of children's rights and the abuse of children remain major worldwide problems.
Lisa Schlein | Geneva 20 November 2009
"One of these problems is children's physical abuse. In schools, they hit children, in their houses. And, the other is the sexual abuse."
Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. It is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty. Every country in the world, with the exception of the United States and Somalia, has ratified it. In pre-Convention days, most of the world thought children should be seen and not heard. Now, 20 years later, some children are making their voices heard. But most remain silent and their human rights continue to be violated.
"I want to have my rights and I want to defend those who don't have a voice to say no," says 12 year old Tracy from Lebanon. She is one of 23 children chosen from 16 countries to come to Geneva to participate in workshops, debates and other events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention. Tracy is an active member of the Children's Council of World Vision in Lebanon and understands the problems children face in her country.
"One of these problems is children's physical abuse. In schools," she says, "they hit children, in their houses. And, the other is the sexual abuse."
Sixteen-year old Fredrica says children's rights in her country, Sierra Leone, are being violated. Their situation is going from bad to worse every day.
"So many things are happening to us that is against the rights and when the Convention on the Rights of the Child puts laws, most of these laws have been violated every day," she says. "So, many violence, cases of child trafficking… Every day things are going bad, bad, bad and bad. But, we just hope that things get better for all the children living in Sierra Leone and also in Africa."
Cara is 17 and part of Planned Canada's Youth Action Council. It's an organization that works with children, families and communities to improve conditions in the developing world. Cara says she feels a special responsibility to speak out on behalf of disadvantaged children because she comes from a country that has a stable government, and a good educational and health system.
"I feel that it is my responsibility because I have the resources to help other children around the world who don't have a voice and who don't have their rights respected to really speak up for them and try to help them in any way I can."
Cara notes many adults don't know children have rights. She feels duty bound to inform them, as well as the children, of their rights.
"Because the children need to know how to protect themselves, how to stick up for themselves and fight for what is right. And, the adults need to know," she says. "It's just as important for them to know so that we gain their support. Because us alone, we are limited to do so much, but us together, if we work together to fight for child rights, then we can really have success."
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, super-model, Claudia Schiffer, actor, Ewen McGregor and Hollywood actress, Mia Farrow have been advocating for the rights of children for years. They are trying to make life better for them. So is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay.
"With the adoption of the Convention by the General Assembly two-decades ago," she says, "the international community unanimously recognized for the first time in history that children, both girls and boys alike, are not simply the property of their parents or of their care givers, but individual rights-holders."
Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Saad Houry, calls the Convention a milestone, but notes the reality does not always live up to the document's vision of a world made safe for all children. He says millions of children remain excluded from that dream.
"Despite remarkable economic growth in scores of countries over the past 20 years, shocking disparities are also growing, with the poorest children left further behind."
Much remains to be done to ensure children's rights are being respected. Nevertheless, young people all over the world clutch onto their dreams and believe they can turn them into reality.
Despite the success of the Convention in raising awareness of children's rights worldwide, one of the largest and most influential countries in the world has not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The United States has not approved the Convention because it fears government interference in family life and the possible loss of its sovereign rights.
Also, many of the countries that have ratified the Convention have not taken any measures to implement the laws.
Supression of children's rights and the abuse of children remain major worldwide problems.
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