Human Rights Opportunities in India
The exploitation of immigrant and child labor, the caste system, and a lack of education and healthcare are just a few of the human rights issues that deeply affect India today. In Rajasthan, the Indian government lacks the infrastructure and resources to eliminate the overwhelming rights abuses levied on lower castes who live in extreme poverty as agricultural workers, miners, and servants.
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Interns, volunteers, and donors work with FSD to provide support for human rights programs that:
- Enhance the legal knowledge base of the people in Udaipur about constitutional rights, land- and forest-related legal provisions, and welfare schemes.
- Monitor communities and conduct meetings to raise awareness and organize grassroots rights movements for the betterment of child rights.
- Legitimize migrant laborers and their plight by supporting registration, communication services, preparation, and tracking. Other services include counseling, legal and sex education, and network building.
- Work with both formal and informal institutions to empower villagers to exercise their rights relating to: Man Sarovar Dam displacement, mining that causes water pollution and displacement, and forest based livelihoods threatened by government policies.
- Conduct research on policy-related work for the protection of unorganized, migrant laborers' rights, and assess efficacy of current initiatives.
- Empower village-level institutions by building awareness about methods to pressure government through grassroots action. Outreach campaigns involve building village-level groups; staging rallies, seminars, and meetings; and conducting training programs.
Read more about Human Rights programs and opportunities initiated by our Community Partners in India.
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