Citizens for Justice and Peace
Taking errant News Broadcasters to task How to file a complaint against news channels airing hateful or inciteful content
12-Jul-2018
It is not new to see news channels, created to broadcast an honest and unbiased view of the world to the masses, tumbling in their work. Some news channels now are presenting aggressive, biased and allegedly dishonest content to the public on a regular basis. These news channels are required to follow a certain set…
बाल यौन शोषण – कैसे पहचाने और रोकें सामुदायिक संसाधन: अभिभावकों, शिक्षकों और अन्य जिम्मेदार वयस्कों के लिए तैयार दिशानिर्देश
12-Apr-2018
बाल यौन शोषण भारत में महामारी के अनुपात पर पहुंच गया है. 2007 के एक महिला एवं बाल विकास विभाग की बाल यौन शोषण रिपोर्ट के अनुसार प्रत्येक दो बच्चों में से एक का यौन शोषण किया गया है. इसलिए इस खतरे को खत्म करना बेहद महत्वपूर्ण है. यहां बाल यौन शोषण को पहचानने और उसे रोकने…
भारत में किसानों, कृषि श्रमिकों और वन श्रमिकों के अधिकार सामुदायिक संसाधन
11-Apr-2018
भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था हमेशा से देश भर में फैली नदियों के संजाल और उपजाऊ मिट्टी की प्रचुरता के कारण मुख्य रूप से कृषि प्रधान रही है. पंजाब में गेहूं के स्वर्णिम मैदानों से, गंगा और इसकी सहायक नदियों के बाढ़ के मैदानों में मक्का, बाजरा और दालों के जलोढ़ लहलहाते विशाल कृषि क्षेत्र तक, दार्जिलिंग…
Migrant Workers: Rights and Concerns Community Resource
06-Apr-2018
Migration has been a much discussed topic of late, especially in wake of the Rohingya exodus. However, there are many other reasons for people to migrate. Here are a few observations and recommendations presented during a seminar held on February 3, 2018 at the Delhi School of Social Work is association with the Sadhbhavna Mission.…
Rights of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Forest Workers in India Community Resource
16-Mar-2018
India has always been a predominantly agrarian economy give the abundance of rivers and fertile soil across the country. From the golden fields of wheat in Punjab, to maize, millet and pulses thriving in the alluvial rich vast agricultural expanse of the flood plains of the Ganga and its tributaries, to the lush paddy fields…
Urban Neurosis in Women A look at Women's Mental Health on International Women's Day
08-Mar-2018
Do you experience inexplicable sadness for long periods of time? Do you find it hard to sleep or hard to get out of bed? Have you gained or lost weight suddenly? Have you lost interest in sex? Have you developed irrational but paralyzing fears? If you are an urban woman, there is a good chance…
Intersectional Feminism What it means, how it works, and why you should practice it
07-Mar-2018
Consider the various aspects of your identity: your job, your marital status, your favourite food or book or colour. More importantly, consider the most basic aspects that identify you: your gender, your sexuality, your caste, your religion, should you choose to embrace one. In this context, it is vital to question which parts of your…
Social Media & Contemporary Journalism How to Spot and Stop Fake News
28-Feb-2018
On February 27, 2018 when CJP Secretary, Teesta Setalvad arrived at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth to conduct a workshop on how Fake News is spread and what can be done to stop it, her scheduled program was derailed by members of ABVP with tacit support from the police. While Masscommunication Students of the University bravely…
Caste Discrimination and Related Laws in India Community Resource
25-Jan-2018
Of late, privileged India has been forced to take cognizance of the ‘other’ India because of a series of events that brought to light their plight. First was the suicide of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PhD student whose death was dubbed ‘institutional murder’ by the burgeoning students movement in the country. Then came the Una…
Suicide: Risk Factors, Warning Signs and Coping Mechanisms Community Resources
06-Jan-2018
When thinking of some of the most extreme things that can happen to “life”, one often thinks of death. Even though it is an important aspect of life, we refrain from talking about it. The fact is that one cannot fully live life without considering the possibility of death. However, talking about death, how and…