HRET-RFYN KLE Law College, Chikodi, Belgaum
Human Rights Education workshop
@KLE Law College, Chikodi, Belgaum District, Karnataka State, India
22-23, October 2013
Facilitators: Mr. K. Ramachandran & Mr. Gautham Bharathi K.
Report (PDF 5 pages, illustrated)
HRE-RFYN Christuraja TTC
Human Rights Education training
@Christuraja Teacher Training College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu
2–4 October 2013
Organiser: Rev. Bro. M.D. Sebastian
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
Report (PDF 6 pages illustrated)
RFYN new News Bulletin
In August, IARF’s India-based young adult network RFYN launched a new headquarters outside Bangalore.
See the reports here.
The first edition of their newsletter was released as a follow-up:
- RFYN July-Sep 2014 News Bulletin (PDF 38 pages, illustrated)
HRE-RFYN Jain University students, Bangalore
Human Rights Education training
@BIRDS, Bangalore
11 & 12 Sep 2013
Organiser: Yashika Kim
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
Report (PDF 7 pages illustrated)
HRE-RFYN Angelo Institute, Hindupur
Human Rights Education program
@Angelo Institute, Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh
12 – 13 July 2013
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
This RFYN-India event was a prelude to the launch of its new base in the Human Rights Resource Centre at Angelo Institute.
Report (PDF 2 pages, illustrated)
Launch of Human Rights Resource Centre (HRRC)
Hindupur, Andhra Pradesh, India
On Thursday 8 August 2013, a multi-part event marked a new phase in the Human Rights work of RFYN (IARF’s youth network) in India.
Council member Br. Albert Xaviour, young adult representative on IARF’s international governing board, organized the event, with the indispensable help of his team of co-workers Janhvi Gupte, Immanuel Manish, Kausrajan, Clinton Moses, Vijaysinh N. Dhandhukiya, Yashika Kim, Sathya Narayanan, G. Vishnupriya & Ruzbeh Vistasp Hodiwala.
The event comprised:
1. Inauguration of new Human Rights Resource Centre
Office space at Angelo Institute outside Hindupur, Andhra P., has been donated by Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, India (SHJ-India), and will provide a base for trainings of young adults across several states.
2. Launch of new Human Rights Education handbook & CD for trainees
The handbook will be used as a training manual for all programs to be offered by RFYN through its network.
3. Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day
Observance of the Day (August 6th), with ceremony of remembrance.
4. Interfaith Dialogue
Involving local religious leaders answering questions from RFYN young adults, this ‘multi-logue’ will mark the inception of a new branch of IARF-India Chapter, for the town of Hindupur (Angelo Institute is located just outside Hindupur).
5. RFYN gathering
Members of our young adult network from around the country will hold planning and training sessions over two days.
Dignitaries attending:
- Smt. Meera C. Saksena, Hon. Member, Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (SHRC);
- Most Rev. Dr. Antony Poola, Bishop of Kurnool;
- Sri S. Satyanarayana, Joint Collector & Addl. District Magistrate, Anantapur;
- Rev. Bro. A. Victordoss, Superior-General & President, SHJ-India;
- Adv. V. Rengapashyam, IARF Council member;
- Rev. Bro. Edward Francis SHJ, Provincial Superior, Angelo Province, SHJ-India;, Trichy;
- Mr. Chandra Mohan, Chairman & Founder, BIT Institute;
- Rajayogini B.K. Sugandhaji, Centre In-charge, Brahma Kumaris, Hindupur;
- Rev. Praveen Choudary Chaparala, Senior Pastor, Maranatha Visvasa Samajam Church;
- Mr. Noor Shareef, School Asst., Azizia MPL Urdu High School;
- Rev. Fr. Selvaraj SJ, Parish Priest, Hindupur;
- Rev. Br. Michael Raj SHJ, Secretary, Caussanel Province.
A message of congratulations was received from Dr. Rahul Rai, Director of the Indian Institute of Human Rights:
“On the occasion of the establishment of The Human Rights Resource Centre
(HRRC) under the aegis of the International Association For Religious Freedom (IARF),
I take this opportunity to extend my best wishes to HRRC and its functionaries.
Human Rights Education lies at the heart of our efforts to build a society based on
the twin principles of Justice and Equity. The endeavour of HRRC in partnership
with Brothers of Sacred Heart of Jesus to promote Human Rights Education will go a
long way in creating a culture of respect for Fundamental Human Rights”.
IARF welcomes warmly the practical as well as moral support extended by Rev. Bro. Victordass, Superior-General of BSHJI, in the form of office space for the centre, and anticipates a fruitful collaboration toward the mutual goals of our respective organisations.
And RFYN-India youth network acknowledges with much gratitude the gift of INR 276,000 (GBP3,000) from the UK-based International Interfaith Centre, an old colleague of IARF in Oxford days, toward the outfitting of the centre.
RFYN meets UN official India visit
27 April 2013, Chennai
Following the wave of concern over women’s issues in India since the New Delhi rape atrocity of December 2012, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the United Nations arranged, under the ‘Special Procedures’ instrument for human rights issues, a country visit by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, from April 22 to May 1, 2013.
The SR herself (Ms Rashida Manjoo) was unable to attend a scheduled meeting with civil society organisations in Chennai on 27th April 2013, but our RFYN representatives met with her proxy.
Please read their report here (PDF, 3 pages).
HRE-RFYN KLE Law College, Bengaluru
Human Rights Education training by RFYN
@KLE Law College, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
4-5 April 2013
Facilitators: Mr. K. Ramachandran, Prof. Anbumani Arumugam
Report (PDF, 7 pages illustrated)
HRE-RFYN Women’s Day 2013
Human Rights Education training by RFYN
@Brothers Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS), Bangalore
9 -10 March 2013
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
Report (PDF 9 pages, illustrated)
HRET-Women’s Day celebration
Human Rights Education & Training
@BIRDS, Hirudaya Nilayam, Geddalahalli, Kothanur (PO), Bangalore-77
9-10 March 2013
It is a pleasure for IARF to work with BIRDS (see below) in celebrating International Women’s Day (8 March) with this two-day training program.
Organizers: BIRDS and IARF
- Two-day intensive training.
- Free handout materials & hospitality provided
- We will award attendance certificates to participants.
- NGOs and MSW (Masters Social Work) students only
- The medium of training is English
HRE Program includes:
- UDHR articles
- UDHR film
- Indian Fundamental Rights
- Women & Child Rights
- Awakening Once Rights
- Three short docudramas (films)
HRE Program Methods
- PowerPoint presentation
- Videos
- Group Discussion & Presentation
- Role Play
- Activities (Ice-Breaking Sessions)
Women’s Day HRET 2013 program schedule
We invite you for this Human Rights Education &Training program
To know more about our HRE programs, kindly contact Bro. A. Savariraj SHJ, phone #91 9916602755, birdsbrothers [at] gmail.com
BIRDS (Brothers Integrated Rural Development Society) is an official social work organ of the Sacred Heart Brothers Society, which belongs to the congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
Established in the year 1997 to reach out to the poor and needy in remote parts of rural Bangalore, BIRDS is working among 100 poor and neglected villages of rural Bangalore, facilitating improvement in the quality of life of the women, youth and children from marginalized and oppressed communities. Completing one decade of dedicated service, BIRDS has created a silent impact on the lives of the poor.