Launch of Human Rights Education Resource Centre (HRERC)
6th November 2013
Launch of Human Rights Education Resource Centre (HRERC)
@Sri.Venkateshwara College of Engineering & Technology Tiruvallur District, TamilNadu
Following the launch of the HRRC at Hindupur in August this year, a second centre with the same objectives has been opened.
Please see the report here (PDF 4 pages, illustrated)
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).
RFYN Interfaith Peace Rally
Chennai seafront
23rd January 2013
Co-ordinators: Krishnan Ramachandran, Anbumani Arumugam, Nitya Saheba
The rally was held in consonance with the UN declared Interfaith Harmony Week (February every year) to be observed by organisations across the world.
We are happy that the rally attracted 800-odd students from 3 districts in and around Chennai city. There was representation from the Ramakrishna Math, Brahma Kumari’s, Jain monks, Buddhist monks from Burma based in Chennai, from the Archbishop of Chennai, from Islam.
All the religious and inter-faith leaders present agreed to meet again in the near future for a longer program to create awareness among the younger generation for a better environment.
Report (PDF 7 pages, illustrated): RFYN Interfaith Peace Rally Report (23 January 2013)
Photos (Picasa link)
HRET at Sri Venkateshwara
@Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering & Technology (SVCET), Tiruvallur, Chennai:
Human Rights Education training
22-23 November 2012
Facilitator: Bro. Albert Xaviour
This training event is among the first in a new initiative in the IARF HRE program, by the young adult network RFYN, to match IARF central funding with self-funding / local contributions.
Its report below is among the first in the overall IARF HRE program to feature all event costings & expenditure (Please see the table on the final report page for figures that show how these events have achieved this self-funding initiative’s goal).
Sri Venkateshwara College HRET – slides from IARF on Vimeo.
Report (PDF 3 pages, illustrated)
International Human Rights Day
10 December 2012
IARF Council member Adv. V. Rengapashyam and college Placement Officer James Manoharan spoke to an audience consisting of the participants in the above HRE training plus other interested students. The founder and Chairman of Sri Venkateshwara College, Dr. K.C. Vasudevan, attended together with other staff.
Peace Day 2011 observed in Chennai
On 8th August, 2011 between 03 & 05pm.
@Ethiraj College for Women (Autonomous), Egmore, Chennai
As per the direction of IARF (SACC), Kerala & IARF India Chapter), the Peace Day was observed in memory of Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Japan on 6 & 9th August, 1945
The program started as per the Invitation schedule with Prayer by Ms. Swathi, Department of Human Rights & duties Education, Ethiraj College for women followed by Welcome Address by Dr.Mrs. Sri Ranjini Siva Subramanian, Head, Department of Human Rights and Duties Education, Ethiraj College. Mr. K. Ramachandran, Facilitator, IARF – HRE, Chennai has given introduction about IARF – HRE & its Activities briefly for the past years.
The power point Program was prepared by selecting various suitable & relevant photos about the incidents occurred on those Days by Mrs. R. Nithya IARF Young Adult & Lecturer, Department of Human Rights & Duties Education, Ethiraj College and the same was presented by Ms. Hemalatha, Young Adult IARF – HRE Facilitator, Chennai and P.G. Student, Department of Human Rights and duties Education, Ethiraj College has narrated the presentation with clearly and understandably by the audients. (The PPT is enclosed for information)
Then two minutes silence was observed by one and all in the Hall. Afterwards, Mrs. R. Nithya, Delivered the Message and addressed by Prime Minister of Japan on 6th August, 2011 received from Consul-General of Japan, Chennai (Copy enclosed) followed by Vote of Thanks.
The program was conducted by Department of Human Rights & Duties Education, Ethiraj College, Chennai. All other department staffs and students were also attended and encouraged the program. Ms. Purnima, IARF Young Adult & PG. Student of Anna Adarsh also attended with her college students.
– K. Ramachandran, Facilitator