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Resilience and coping in model process against torture
Article based on communication between Shririn Shabana Khan of PVCHR and Erik Wendt of Dignity: Danish Institute against torture about Model village process for child right and human Rights. Thanks to Shruti Nagvanshi and Anup Srivastava for sharing of their experience.
https://www.saddahaq.com/humaninterest/pvchr/resilience-and-coping-in-model-process-against-torture
The model village against torture and organized violence processes
are based on resilience theory as breaking the culture of silence and positive
conflict resolution in the most marginalized communities of 70 villages of Uttar
Pradesh and Jharkhand which is inculcating self - transformation of the victim – survivor – human
rights defenders.
The targeted communities in this village are at high
risk facing police torture, institutional discrimination, slavery (bonded
labour), and organized violence based on caste system and masculinity and are deprived
and neglected from all government schemes.
The activists in these villages discussed the dynamics
of the abusive intimate relationship and providing them important knowledge
through various acts and guidelines in folk schools and focus group discussions.
Various activities and process at Individual, Family, Society and institutional
level are organized to create physical and psychological resilience of these
communities such as Folk School, Community meeting, High profile campaign ("Meri Pehchan" (My identity), neo -dalit campaign Satyagraha, poster campaign and door to door
campaign), Meta – legal intervention, testimonial therapy, Legal
intervention, Medical support, bringing their voice in the corridor of policy
makers, Public hearing and Interface with different stakeholders. In the
starting the risk of these villages are mapped through individual and group
discussions for stakeholder analysis. Base line survey is one of the base for understand
the socio – economic condition of these villages.
The follows methodologies used in the process are:
1) Identification
of the village, community on the basis of anthropological, cultural, economic
and political context.
2) Evaluation of
the needs
of communities and target groups
3)
Community
based strategy formulation and implementation of the community based
interventions
4)
Monitoring
& evaluation and then re-strategy formation and then again implementation:
These processes inculcate hope,
dignity, honor and capacity among community and its leaders but also
creating opportunities for involvement and the demonstration of competence and increasing involvement, bonding and attachment between
communities and external factors. The Kajari and Sakara festivals are the
few classical examples which facilitate the elimination of the gap among different
castes are able to participate together in said festival.
Changes in the
community behavior are constraint by the meaning they attach to their
experience. As now these understood the purpose and meaning of their dignity of
lives. “It is getting difficult to recognize that they are Musahar as of now,
because their living condition and the knowledge of the improved”. C.O,
Badagaon narrates while making the statement of PVCHR activists in the case of
police torture of Harinath musahar.
Model village process
against torture and organized violence is also creating resilience with the
different institutions such as police department, commissions, district
administration and hospitals. Mutana, a community leaders said ““First time I feel honoured when Bada Sahab (Big official) listen my testimony
very carefully.” She
narrates in front of the two presiding officer in public hearing organized by
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Without any fear these communities are bringing there complain directly
to the concerned authorities such as tehsil, police station and are availing
medical facilities in government hospital and enjoying service of Government
schemes. After many decades now they received their identity card (voter ID
card, ration card and birth registration certificate).
Now the community
leaders increased their ability to identify
problems, establish priorities and act according to that. So, people from the
different communities in villages are coming to most marginalized Musahar[i] for seeking help on the
issues of basic needs (housing scheme and water) etc. In the first phase 230
Aguwas (community leaders) were trained on writing complain, using RTIs and
mapping of the problem in their village. The communities understand the reason
of their suffering and now they improved evaluation of self for creating more
comprehensive understanding about the society (especially about the people from
different caste and attitudes of the institutions towards them) for breaking
the cycle of violence. Ex: In sarai village the people from different caste
were trying to create dispute within the Musahar communities but due to the
continuous process of the organization and the understanding of the community
prevents to do so. It also developed and strengthens the resilience between
the people from different religions too. Ex. in Anei, Varanasi and Tanda,
Ambedkarnagar the place facing the communal violence came forward to help each
other in the dire situation.
The processes also create the resilience of the
community towards the children, youth and the women and strengthen their role
in their family and community with their active role in decision making
process. Women community leaders are playing active role in various forum as a
member of School Management Committee (SMC) under the Right to Education Act.
Children and Youth instead of becoming helping hand for their parents in work
and taking care of their sibling are now going to school.
In child centric model village children create the
resilience towards their parents thought on issues deeply related to them such
as child labour, child marriage and child sexual abuse etc. This process a
created a dynamics of resilience in young people like Mangala, Sandhaya,
Shobhnath and Anand who came from communities and now working for the
upliftment of their own communities.
Resilience is creating more democratic space for
marginalized poor which eliminate poverty too. Sakara and other village are
example for that. Resilience against torture and organized violence is
resilience for poverty alleviation too, which is backbone to stablishing rule
of law in true sense at grass roots.
In the
next phase these community leaders are creating social network of themselves. 'We are
illiterate who belonged to the marginalized communities, it may take time for
things to develop for us, but we can continue with the efforts and activities
that we are doing so far. We look forward to the building of a broader alliance
from among the villages similar to us and like ours'. The whole process creates the close binding and peer
support “One for all and all for one”.
Article based on communication between Shririn Shabana
Khan of PVCHR and Erik Wendt of Dignity: Danish Institute against torture which
is based on Model village process for child right and human Rights under
leadership of Shruti Nagvanshi and Anup Srivastava
Thursday, September 4, 2014
The use of resilience and coping in model blocks process
The model village processes are based on resilience theory based on breaking the culture of silence and positive conflict resolution and are specifically designed to increase resiliency in the most marginalized communities in 70 villages of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand through self - transformation of the victim – survivor – human rights defenders.
The targeted communities in this village are at high risk facing police torture, institutional discrimination, slavery (bonded labour), and organized violence based on caste system and masculinity and are cut off neglected from all government schemes.
The activists in these villages discussed the dynamics of the abusive intimate relationship and providing them important knowledge through various acts and guidelines in folk school and focus group discussion. Various activities and process at Individual, Family, Society and institutional level are organized to create physical and psychological resilience of these communities through various activities such as Folk School, Community meeting, High profile campaign ("Meri Pehchan" (My identity), neo -dalit campaign Satyagraha, poster campaign and door to door campaign), Meta – legal intervention, testimonial therapy, Legal intervention, Medical support, testimonial therapy, bringing their voice in the corridor of policy makers, Public hearing and Interface with different stakeholders. In the starting the risk of these villages are mapped through individual and group discussion for stakeholder analysis. Base line survey to understand the socio – economic condition of these villages
The methodologies used in the process are:
1) Identification of the village, community on the basis of anthropological, cultural, economic and political context.
2) Evaluation of the necessities
3) Implementation of the community based intervention
4) Evaluation and strategy formation and then again implementation
These processes inculcate hope, dignity and capacity in community leaders but also creating opportunities for involvement and the demonstration of competence and increasing involvement, bonding and attachment between communities and external factors. The Kajari and Sakara festival is the classical example which facilitate the elimination of the caste feeling as both the upper and lower caste are able to participate together in said festival.
Changes in the community behavior are constraint by the meaning they attach to their experience. As now these understood the purpose and meaning of their dignity of lives. “It is getting difficult to recognize that they are Musahar as of now their living condition and the knowledge of the improved”. C.O, Badagaon narrates while making the statement of Dr. Lenin in the case of police torture of Harinath musahar.
Model village process against torture and organized violence is also creating resilience with the different institutions such as police department, commissions, district administration and hospitals. Mutana, a community leaders said “First time I feel honoured when Bada Sahab (Big official) listen my testimony very carefully.” She narrates in front of the two presiding officer in public hearing organized by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Without any fear these communities are bringing there complain directly to the concerned authorities such as tehsil, police station and are availing medical facilities in government hospital and enjoying service of Government schemes. After many decades now they received their identity card (voter ID card, ration card and birth registration certificate).
Now the community leaders increased their ability to identify problems, establish priorities and act according to that. So, people from the different communities are coming to these communities for seeking help on the issues of basic needs (housing scheme and water) etc. In the first phase 230 Aguwas (community leaders) were trained on writing complain, using RTIs and mapping of the problem in their village. The communities understand the reason of their suffering and now they improved evaluation of self for creating more comprehensive understanding about the society (especially about the people from different caste and attitudes of the institutions towards them) for breaking the cycle of violence. Ex: In sarai village the people from different caste were trying to create dispute within the Musahar communities but due to the continuous process of the organization and the understanding of the community prevents to do so. It also developed and strengthens the resilience between the people from different religion. Ex. in Anei, Varanasi and Tanda, Ambedkarnagar the place facing the communal violence came forward to help each other in the dire situation.
The processes also create the resilience of the community towards the children, youth and the women and strengthen their role in their family and community with their active role in decision making process. Women community leaders are playing active role in various forum as a member of School Management Committee (SMC) under the Right to Education Act. Children and Youth instead of becoming helping hand for their parents in work and taking care of their sibling are now going to school.
In child centric model village children create the resilience towards their parents thought on issues deeply related to them such as child labour, child marriage and child sexual abuse etc. This process a created a dynamics of resilience in young people like Mangala and Anand who came from communities and now working for the upliftment of their own communities.
Resilience is creating more democratic space for marginalized poor which eliminate poverty too. Sakara and other village are example for that. Resilience against torture and organized violence is resilience for poverty alleviation.
In the next phase these community leaders are creating social network of themselves. 'We are illiterate who belonged to the marginalized communities, it may take time for things to develop for us, but we can continue with the efforts and activities that we are doing so far. We look forward to the building of a broader alliance from among the villages similar to us and like ours'. The whole process creates the close binding and peer support “One for all and all for one”.
The entire processes not only create resilience among the community and institutions but it also creates in the activists from different caste working with these marginalized communities.
Friday, August 29, 2014
regarding direction for the implementation of Landmark decision given by Hon'ble Bombay High Court in all police stations of India
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From: Pvchr
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 10:52 AM
Subject: regarding direction for the implementation of Landmark decision given by Hon'ble Bombay High Court in all police stations of India.
To: covdnhrc@nic.in, jrlawnhrc@hub.nic.in
Cc: Lenin Raghuvanshi
To,
The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission
New Delhi
Sub: regarding direction for the implementation of Landmark decision given by Hon'ble Bombay High Court in all police stations of India.
Dear Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the landmark decision of Hon'ble High Court of Bombay for installation of CC TV in all police station of Maharastra http://timesofindia.
HC orders CCTV cams at police stations
Shibu Thomas | Aug 13, 2014, 11.43PM IST
MUMBAI: Observing that the rising number of custodial deaths in Maharashtra was "alarming", the Bombay high court has directed the state government to install CCTV cameras at police stations and ensure that FIRs are registered if accused die in custody. The cameras are to be installed in such a way that areas like corridors and lock-ups at a police station are covered 24x7.
"The number of custodial deaths in Maharashtra is alarming. Unfortunately, we do not know why the higher echelons of the police force are oblivious to the problem of custodial torture and death. May be they want to protect their officers," said a division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode on Wednesday. As per the bench, the "responsibility of the safety, health and wellbeing of a person who is arrested will be that of the officer who arrested him, the investigation officer and the station-in-charge".
The court said CCTV data would be preserved for a year and the senior inspector of a police station would be responsible for ensuring that the cameras are operational. In Mumbai alone, there are 93 police stations. Legal experts believe that the installation of CCTV cameras will ensure that the police are more careful about illegally detaining an accused or torturing him to force a confession. The direction to register an FIR assumes significance as in most cases the state orders a magisterial inquiry, but no case is registered unless the court intervenes.
Advocate Yug Chaudhry, who was appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court), pointed to data by the National Crime Records Bureau, which revealed that between 1999 and 2013, there were 333 custodial deaths in Maharashtra—over 23% of all custodial deaths in India occurred in the state. There were 45 FIRs; only 19 charge-sheets were filed and nobody was convicted. Chaudhry said that despite the Supreme Court's orders about norms to be followed while arresting a person, the police were in violation.
The high court's guidelines include the taking of photographs if an accused is injured in custody and taking him to the nearest hospital, monitoring of investigations by a magistrate and making efforts to arrest the officers involved.
The court has directed the state to file a compliance report within four weeks. It was hearing petitions filed by families of persons who had died in custody, including the April 2014 deaths of Agnello Valdaris in the Wadala railway police station and Akash Kharade in the Samata Nagar police lock-up.
Therefore sir, it is a kind request to direct for implementation of this landmark decision not only in Maharastra but in all police station of India to prevent the custodial death and torture in police station with implementation of Hon' ble D.K Basu guideline.
Thanking you
Sincerely yours
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Secretary General
PVCHR
From: Pvchr
Date: Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 10:52 AM
Subject: regarding direction for the implementation of Landmark decision given by Hon'ble Bombay High Court in all police stations of India.
To: covdnhrc@nic.in, jrlawnhrc@hub.nic.in
Cc: Lenin Raghuvanshi
To,
The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission
New Delhi
Sub: regarding direction for the implementation of Landmark decision given by Hon'ble Bombay High Court in all police stations of India.
Dear Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the landmark decision of Hon'ble High Court of Bombay for installation of CC TV in all police station of Maharastra http://timesofindia.
HC orders CCTV cams at police stations
Shibu Thomas | Aug 13, 2014, 11.43PM IST
MUMBAI: Observing that the rising number of custodial deaths in Maharashtra was "alarming", the Bombay high court has directed the state government to install CCTV cameras at police stations and ensure that FIRs are registered if accused die in custody. The cameras are to be installed in such a way that areas like corridors and lock-ups at a police station are covered 24x7.
"The number of custodial deaths in Maharashtra is alarming. Unfortunately, we do not know why the higher echelons of the police force are oblivious to the problem of custodial torture and death. May be they want to protect their officers," said a division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode on Wednesday. As per the bench, the "responsibility of the safety, health and wellbeing of a person who is arrested will be that of the officer who arrested him, the investigation officer and the station-in-charge".
The court said CCTV data would be preserved for a year and the senior inspector of a police station would be responsible for ensuring that the cameras are operational. In Mumbai alone, there are 93 police stations. Legal experts believe that the installation of CCTV cameras will ensure that the police are more careful about illegally detaining an accused or torturing him to force a confession. The direction to register an FIR assumes significance as in most cases the state orders a magisterial inquiry, but no case is registered unless the court intervenes.
Advocate Yug Chaudhry, who was appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court), pointed to data by the National Crime Records Bureau, which revealed that between 1999 and 2013, there were 333 custodial deaths in Maharashtra—over 23% of all custodial deaths in India occurred in the state. There were 45 FIRs; only 19 charge-sheets were filed and nobody was convicted. Chaudhry said that despite the Supreme Court's orders about norms to be followed while arresting a person, the police were in violation.
The high court's guidelines include the taking of photographs if an accused is injured in custody and taking him to the nearest hospital, monitoring of investigations by a magistrate and making efforts to arrest the officers involved.
The court has directed the state to file a compliance report within four weeks. It was hearing petitions filed by families of persons who had died in custody, including the April 2014 deaths of Agnello Valdaris in the Wadala railway police station and Akash Kharade in the Samata Nagar police lock-up.
Therefore sir, it is a kind request to direct for implementation of this landmark decision not only in Maharastra but in all police station of India to prevent the custodial death and torture in police station with implementation of Hon' ble D.K Basu guideline.
Thanking you
Sincerely yours
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Secretary General
PVCHR
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