PVCHR, program Unit of
JanMitra Nyas involved in advocacy in collaboration with media. Press release,
posting on blog and different social media along with specific lobbying with
medial persons and advocacy on attacks on journalist in COVID time are our key
strategy.
Watsup talk and message
are a way to communicate issues and also for personal health of
journalist.
PVCHR initiated on 22 April,2020 podcast Voice of PVCHR for Human Dignity : Work of JMN and PVCHR from 23 March,2020 to today in context of human
dignity, hope, reconciliation and honour
Work of JMN and PVCHR
from 23 March,2020 to today in context of human dignity, hope, reconciliation
and honour
Above podcast brought
at famous podcast platforms such as spotify, Radio Public, Breaker, Google
Podcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts and Copy RSS.
Please find link of
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-lenin-raghuvanshi/
JMN-PVCHR support to fight COVID 19: https://anchor.fm/dr-lenin-raghuvanshi/episodes/JMN-PVCHR-support-to-fight-COVID-19-ed52c9
Talk with Shruti Nagvanshi on her
humanitarian work to fight back Corona: https://anchor.fm/dr-lenin-raghuvanshi/episodes/Talk-with-Shruti-Nagvanshi-on-her-humanitarian-work-to-fight-back-Corona-edh659
Podcast
on case of Mangala Prasad Rajbhar (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/voice-of-pvchr-for/mysterious-silence-on-attack-5Sug2Uwbqzr/)
made impact to receive call from US embassy and Freedom Home, USA provided
emergency grant.
Our
podcast also came on important platform Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/voice-of-pvchr-for-human-dignity-dr-lenin-k9Ef2tVOo4h/ and
Apple Podcast too: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voice-of-pvchr-for-human-dignity/id1510237409
Global Bar of Sweden (http://globalreporting.net/en/global-bar/) talked with Lenin
Raghuvanshi on work of JMN in COVID Time and profiled work of JMN in Global
Podcast of Global Bar. Link: http://globalbar.se/2020/04/global-podd-7-20-sjuksyrror-olja-och-snygga-kubanska-lakare/
Simultaneously, Relentless
Minds, USA profiled talk of Lenin on work of JMN and PVCHR. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3_U4w79By4 and
https://relentlessmindspodcast.com/dr-lenin-raghuvanshi-on-the-caste-system-in-india-slavery-in-modern-times/
Lenin
launched a column on a newsportal (https://junputh.com/author/lenin-raghuvanshi/).
He wrote on mental health in COVID time(https://junputh.com/column/chhaan-ghont-ke-on-political-dimensions-of-mental-health-and-depression/),
Case of Mangala in COVID time(https://junputh.com/column/chhaan-ghont-ke-on-lessons-from-chitaranjan-singh-and-mangala-rajbhar-case/),
discussion on funded civil society(https://junputh.com/column/chhaan-ghont-ke-on-lockdown-of-funded-civil-society/)
and spiritualism during COVID time(https://junputh.com/column/chhaan-ghont-ke-first-part-on-natures-message-on-corona-lockdown/).
His
article on Spiritualism during COVID time also published in English titled “Questions of Life That We Must Ask Ourselves under the Lockdown” and
describes , “While Shruti and I have been involved in
social work, my parents and all of us are getting food from the our collective
kitchen. All this while, our colleague Mangla Prasad has been implicated in a
fake case for raising the matter of the mushar community children eating
‘akri’ (type of grass) to beat hunger, while Resident Editor of
Jansandesh Times Vijay Vineet was served a notice by the district
magistrate. At the same time, Abhishek Srivastava, who lives out the
quintessential Varanasi lifestyle in Delhi and Noida, has been bewildered by
the corporate work culture akin to how Kashi has treated Mahadev.” Link:
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/05/the-melodic-interplay-of-love-and-revolt-at-holy-cremation-ground-of-kashi-under-lockdown/
Domestic violence and COVID time: Domestic violence on women and mothers
directly influence on psyche of children. Shruti interview published in News 18
and Yahoo News, “In the rural parts of Varanasi
too, Shruti Nagvanshi, Founder of 'People's Vigilance Committee on Human
Rights, said that domestic abuse has escalated. "There's hunger and no
income. The men are going through a feeling of helplessness and turning that
into violence on women. Gaali, maarpit, torture have become regular," she
said. But the activist, too, has been telling the women to 'not fight' in this
period of lockdown. "We are telling them they have to tolerate," she
said. Link: https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/indias-domestic-abuse-survivors-are-in-lockdown-with-their-monsters-but-the-helplines-are-not-ringing-2563955.html
Another founder Lenin mentioned in quoate
in Pioneer article titled Amid lockdown, domestic violence goes north, “The situation accentuated during lockdown as families
have been forced to stay indoors for a long time. Domestic violence often
increases in times of crisis and with restrictions being imposed, couples
become frustrated and bicker. These changes have made husbands cranky and
stressful, who in turn subject wives to more abuse,” convenor of People’s
Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Lenin Raghuvanshi said.
Community kitchen of JMN and humanitarian work of JMN in time of
COVID with support of CRY,IRCT,UN Fund and others published in many news such
as follows:
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/this-community-kitchen-in-kashi-is-preparing-dishes-of-social-justice-six-year-back-var/
https://gaongiraw.com/2020/04/26/32213/
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/covid-19-this-organisation-donated-5000-masks-for-doctors-and-health-workers/
http://bhadainimirror.com/?p=3787
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/04/the-rights-and-health-of-refugees-migrants-and-stateless-must-be-protected/
https://jansandeshtimes.page/article/chikitsaakarmiyon-ko-sankraman-se-bachaane-ko-janamitr-nyaas-ne-die-paanch-hajaar-maask/XhDyjK.html
http://www.jantakiawaz.org/category/state/utterpradesh/news-627495
https://shatrangtimes.page/article/chikitsaakarmiyon-ko-sankraman-se-bachaane-ke-lie-janamitr-nyaas-ne-die-paanch-hajaar-maask-korona-s/5qVKiF.html
https://jansandeshtimes.page/article/vaaraanasee-mein-do-mahilaon-ne-saikadon-gareebon-ke-lie-khola-saamudaayik-kichan/lCOeyY.html
https://www.todaysindia.news/the-institution-gave-5-thousand-masks-to-doctors-and-health-workers/
http://www.nsdtimes.com/NewsDetail?id=3566
On Page number 4 https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2020/epaper/april/lucknow-english-edition-2020-04-30.pdf
https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/janta+ki+awaaz-epaper-jantawaz/janamitr+nyas+ki+or+se+suraksha+karmiyo+ko+bante+suraksha+kit-newsid-n185459096
https://ufhnews.ufhtimes.com/varanasi-67506-a
http://janbindu.in/2020/04/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87/
http://www.upfighttimes.com/varanasi-in-the-time-of-corona-war-crisis-this-organization-emerged-as-a-troubleshooter-for-the-needy-city-villagers-and-migrants/
http://www.janadesh.in/home/newsdetail/824
http://www.jantakiawaz.org/category/state/utterpradesh/news-627495
https://www.justicenews.co.in/this-community-kitchen-in-kashi-is-preparing-dishes-of-social-justice/
http://mattersindia.com/2020/04/varanasi-ngos-mark-ambedkar-birth-anniversary/
http://www.jantakiawaz.org/category/state/utterpradesh/news-628920
http://snewsbharat.com/6296
https://indianow24.com/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82/
https://khabreelal.com/uncategorised/janmitra-trust-presented-5000-masks-to-medical-workers/?amp
Shruti
and Lenin spoke in webinar on role of media and Human Rights activists in
Corona time as guest speakers and they talked about their work,
which is also published in Media: https://amarvarta.page/article/meediya-ke-saath-ho-rahe-sautelepan-va-sarakaar-kee-berukhee-par-uthen-kaee-savaal/rU7pOy.html
https://www.uniquenewsindia.com/2020/06/blog-post_46.html
Lenin
also mentioned in attack on journalists during COVID time in story of Lokmat
and the Quint. https://www.lokmatnews.in/india/corona-virus-india-lockdown-uttar-pradesh-varanasi-lucknow-cm-yogi-adityanath-attack-journalists/
https://www.thequint.com/news/india/after-scroll-journalist-supriya-sharma-booked-in-varanasi-uttar-pradesh-journalists-say-threats-loom-large
"Journalists
at the state or the national level can be ‘managed’ via their management or
through some kind of incentive by the ruling dispensation [such as government
advertising] but
that’s difficult at the district or the village level,” said Lenin Raghuvanshi,
founder of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights, a local human rights
group.
“That’s why
the only way to stop them from doing their job honestly is by targeting them
with legal cases," he said.
Lenin
celebrated his fifty birthday to support migrants in Varanasi:
https://i7news.in/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%97/
https://www.bhadas4media.com/dr-lenin-varanasi-birthday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSLxnrm6nFQ
Advocacy of PVCHR and Bunkar Dastkar Adhikar
Manch of JMN on issue of weavers published.
https://hindi.theprint.in/india/varanasi-weavers-on-the-brink-of-starvation-during-covid-19-coronavirus-lockdown-write-letter-to-cm-yogi-and-pm-modi/134283/
Reuter,
a prominent news agency published story on impact of change in labour laws, which
is published in more than 16000 news papers in world including Aljazeera and
other. Quote of Lenin, “The new rules will create more conflicts and
increase slavery,” said Lenin Raghuvanshi, convener of non-profit People’s
Vigilance Committee on Human Rights.
Raghuvanshi,
who has heard from workers being asked to work longer hours during the lockdown
or being denied leave to go home, said states could have implemented softer
measures such as overtime provisions instead of suspending labour laws.
Links:
https://in.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-workers/workers-rights-at-risk-as-indian-labour-laws-face-post-lockdown-challenge-idINL4N2CU30Y
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/india-workers-face-race-bottom-labour-standards-200513035932068.html
http://www.fides.org/en/news/67923-ASIA_INDIA_Civil_society_and_religious_communities_coronavirus_increases_slave_labor
Famous weekly newspaper Patriot published titled No love lost for labour on far from looking after the interests of
their vast workforce, states like UP and Gujarat seem to be exploiting
their desperation by doing away with their right to decent, regular employment.
Story published on interview of Lenin and documentation of Shruti .Please see
mentions, “However, a measure
like increasing shifts from eight to 12 hours defies all logic and norms of a
welfare state. Moreover, it will lead to an increase in forced and bonded
labour, believes Lenin Raghuvanshi, Dalit rights activist and one of the
founding members of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR).
Shruti Nagvanshi, founding
member and managing trustee of PVCHR, also told us that at least three
labourers she had spoken to in Baghpat, UP were stuck in abusive conditions.
“Their work in the agriculture field finished on 10th May but they are being
made to work extra hours without any payment. They asked for our help, to
be brought back home to eastern UP. We are making efforts through calling the
toll-free numbers of the government and trying to speak to them. We also spoke
with the MLA of Baghpat (Yogesh Dhama) personally for help in transporting
them. But it will take time.”
She also informed us about
another situation in Mehdiganj, Varanasi where workers in a Coca Cola factory
have had erratic days of work in the past few months, leaving them with little
income to bank upon.
Ajay, 33, works as a
packer and loader at the Coca Cola plant in Mehdiganj, which was in December
2019 divested by Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCB) to Ladhani Group
entity, SLMG Beverages. We tried to contact Coca Cola India over email for a
comment, but recieved no response.
He says he has been
working at the factory for the last six years. “Before SLMG Beverages took
over, we used to get paid Rs 329 per day for working eight hours. When this
group came, they cut our salary and since February we have received Rs 287 for
a day’s work. But since the lockdown, we have not received anything for the
month of April.”
Ajay says his family of
six, consisting of his wife, parents and three young brothers, all depend on
his wages. In the hard times since the lockdown, his mother’s ration card has
provided the bare minimum to sustain them. “The factory has been making us work
for a few days and paying us for that day’s work. In April, I got work for only
three days, so they have paid me for only those three. Likewise, there are
several others in my village who have gone a few times.”
According to him, 300
persons work at the factory in different roles of packers, loaders and
housekeepers. The factory has appointed one person in their village who is
informed about how much labour is required. “But this much work is not enough.
How will we live on a pay of 2-3 days?”
Now with all laws diluted,
can companies like this be held accountable for keeping their labour out of
work for days on end, and not compensating them? Therein lies the tragedy of
workers in India’s backward states.
Link: http://thepatriot.in/2020/05/16/no-love-lost-for-labour/
News on starvation of
Musahar children and case of Mangala:
https://jansandeshtimes.page/article/banaaras-ke-koireepur-mein-ghaas-kha-rahe-musahar/FLkR6Z.html
https://www.newslaundry.com/2020/03/30/varanasi-lockdown-musahar-childrens-eating-grass
https://www.satyahindi.com/uttar-pradesh/lockdown-mushar-eats-grass-news-publication-dm-isuues-notice-108415.html
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/up-police-book-social-activist-who-highlighted-issue-of-musahars-eating-grass-after-lockdown
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/up-police-book-social-activist-who-highlighted-issue-of-musahars-eating-grass-after-lockdown
https://junputh.com/voices/nhrc-notice-to-up-dgp-in-mangala-rajbhar-case/
https://www.jubileepost.in/up-police-book-social-activist-who-highlighted-issue-of-musahars-eating-grass-after-lockdown/
https://irct.org/media-and-resources/latest-news/article/1029
https://jiopost.com/story-of-tribal-massacre-in-sonbhadra-and-ankari-grass-issue-must-read-in-vijay-vineets-banaras-lockdown-book/
Wire
published special article titled ‘Abused, Married Off and in an Emotional
Crisis: Children Bear the Brunt of the Lockdown’. Work of CRY and PVCHR also
published.
Lenin Raghuvanshi, convener of the People’s Vigilance
Committee on Human Rights, which works for marginalised people at Varanasi,
Uttar Pradesh said that predators are all over – online and offline.
“On one hand, there are parents who are unable to monitor
the content their children access online, and on the other hand are children,
unsafe around their own family. With social distancing, it is easier for the
abuser to isolate the victim from the rest of the community. The number of
abusers haven’t risen but the opportunities have shot up, as the abuser does
not go to work and the victim doesn’t go to school. There is a need to protect
children by identifying a responsible adult in each community and family who
would help draw the line by keeping the abused, safe from the abuser,” he said.
Link:
https://thewire.in/rights/children-abuse-lockdown
Pioneer published special article on child protection and
child abuse in lock down titled Major issue of minors. Lenin
Raghuvanshi Convener of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR)
said that as people are almost locked in their homes small fights are common.
But with people losing their income they go into depression lead to domestic
fight. “But it is the child who is the real victim of these violence which are
manifestation of lockdown fatigue. The adults are vocal and in case of violence
can raise their voice. But it is the child who not only gets the beating for no
fault of his but also fails to lodge complaint because during lockdown he does
not know where to go,” Raghuvanshi says.
Link: https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/sunday-edition/major-issue-of-minors.html
Talk of Shruti Nagvanshi on COVID-19,
Migrant Labourers crisis, Livelihood, Dignity & Human Values (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na6szmFchEo
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