Women still have a “long way to go” to achieve a status equal to men as granted by the Constitution and their real empowerment can be achieved only through economic empowerment, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Abhay M Sapre made the observation while allowing the appeal of…
After years of suffering silently, women from India’s Dawoodi Bohra community has taken it upon themselves to end a practice that has haunted them for generations, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). They have also started a month-long campaign ‘Each One Reach One’ in collaboration with Speak Out on FGM. The initiative kicks off on February 6…
[fusion_text] Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), India project partner of APC-IMPACT is working to promote and protect human rights online in India. The main objective of the project is to strengthen the protection of Human Rights; as guaranteed in various national and international mechanisms, in the digital space. Promoting and protecting right to Freedom of Expression (FoE); Right to Privacy (RTP)…
A training in the IRHR curriculum was conducted under DEF’s eNGO training program of helping NGOs leverage digital tools to increase their effectiveness & efficiency. The first training was scheduled on the 21st of September 2015 in Kolkata. A total of 25 individuals representing 24 NGOs were present for the training. The second training was…
The IMPACT team conducted a workshop on the IRHR curriculum with grassroots beneficiaries in association with an NGO named Tarang. The Tarang team created a post-workshop report with constructive feedback on material and methodologies. Instead of a report of our own, we are presenting the report made by Tarang. Click here for the Tarang report…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) Communication Information Resource Centre (CIRC) and IMPACT team conducted the Internet Rights Human Rights (IRHR) at the CIRC in Kapashera, New Delhi on July 29th, 2015. The team initially introduced the IRHR initiative and what it meant within the context of freedom of expression, both offline and online and particularly how…
New Delhi, India – A team of 6 potential trainers underwent the pilot training of the IRHR Curriculum for Grassroots Beneficiaries. This curriculum is a specially designed and lighter version of the full IRHR Curriculum created by APC. It is tailored towards the needs and requirements of the rural and peri-urban beneficiaries in India. Niki…