Students Convention on Human Rights and Rights of Women begins
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Students Convention on Human Rights and Rights of Women begins
GANGTOK, NOVEMBER 21: A two day long convention on Students for Human Rights and Rights of Women started here in the Capital from today which will be discussing several social, environmental and human rights related issues.
Organized by Human Rights Law Network (HRLN), Sikkim, students from several learning institutions along with the NGO representatives are participating in the workshop.
Dr. Doma Bhutia, the Legal consultant of HRLN, in her key note address said that the convention aims at engaging the new generation and young activists in the protection and promotion of Human Rights.
She said that student leaders and activists will further broaden the human rights movement by spreading progressive human rights jurisprudential ideas and be the torch bearers of the movement.
The first half of the convention had interesting discussions on the effects of globalization, liberalization and privatization during which the senior advocate from Mumbai High Court Gayatri Singh shared her expertise on the issue.
Ms Singh said that the exploitation of the workers and violation of the laws have become rampant in the name of globalization and privatization.
“The entry of the foreign multi national companies have ruined the economic stability the country which needs to be addressed more seriously,” she said.
Environmental activist Dawa Lepcha, speaking on the topic of land acquisition issues, said that land acquisition in Sikkim is not carried out according to the Land Acquisition Act. He added that 56 houses of Dzongu have been waiting for the rehabilitation facilities.
Mayalmit Lepcha of Affected citizen of Teesta on her part said many people in Dzongu lost their land in the name of development, because of proper knowledge of Land Acquisition Act.
Anand Sharma, an HRLN advocate from Himchal Pradesh, speaking elaborately on the topic of Land Acquisition Act 1894 said, the issue and disputes of land acquisition has been a major problem in India. He stressed on the point that the Land Acquisition Act should be made clear to the people by organizing various awareness camps.
The second half of the session witnessed a discussion on Right to Education, industrial disputes and labour protection, right to food and work and the implementation of NREGA in Sikkim. The speakers were Dr Doma Bhutia, Gyatri Singh, Anju Talukdar, Yasodha Rai and Rachhita Rai.
The issues such as criminal law, right to information act 2000, sexual harassment at work place, human trafficking are the key issues to be discussed on November 21.
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Dr. Chandran Peechulli, Ph.D; MBA; D.Sc; FIE(India), PgDIMS(UK), PgTED; FIIPE; MSEI; MSNAME(USA),Ex.Chief Engineer(Marine), G.M.(Tech) Crossworld Shipping.Managing Editor & Publisher-”MARINE WAVES” International Maritime Newsletter. Principal Consultant – Cee Cee Industrial & Marine Management Consultants.
From: chandran chandran
Subject: Re-Candidate for GME Course in Cochin Shipyard. Feedback to regulatory authority.
To: ashimagupta@dgshipping.com, Office of the Directorate General of Shipping, Govt. of India, Mumbai-400001.
Date: Friday, 20 November, 2009, 10:51 AM
Respected Madam,
This is in continuation to the talk had this morning with you, regarding a candidate who is a son of a retired Govt. employee of P&T, not getting a sponsorship from shipping companies, regardless of candidates merit, which was brought to my notice. Hence, the existing system violates the equality of opportunity and justice enshrined in our national constitution. I find this is also a reason why shipping company get people of their choice to yield to their pressures in deviating from the laid down rules,regulations which therefore remains only in paper. Lacking enforcement/implementation in the right working spirit.
Please view the attachment letter to the Director, Vishwakarma Maritime Institution and when the candidate applied to Cochin Shipyard, though vacancy exists the management have written back to the sponsors(shipping companies), asking for more candidates. It is not open to competition on merit.
I would most humbly request you to please consider sympathetically this poor boy P H Sandeep, son of a retired P&T government employee, to fill one of the vacant seats in Cochin Shipyard and oblige, using your good high office. With regards.Thanking you.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Chandran Peechulli, Ph.D; MBA; D.Sc; FIE(India), PgDIMS(UK), PgTED; FIIPE; MSEI; MSNAME(USA),Ex.Chief Engineer(Marine), G.M.(Tech) Crossworld Shipping.
Managing Editor & Publisher-”MARINE WAVES” International Maritime Newsletter.
Principal Consultant – Cee Cee Industrial & Marine Management Consultants.
Mariners of the national maritime administration, flouting every norms, wherever feasible to selfishly flourish, on comparing the high salary of mariners afloat , compensated to seafarers for their risks and sacrifices in their daily human hazardous occupational life out at sea, on the deep seas