APCR - Socio-Legal Work

APCR is active in the field of socio-legal work.

Legal-Social Activists' Workshop in Karnataka Bangalore: To empower the deprived sections through legal literacy and to build a nationwide network of legal social activists, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), Delhi organized a Karnataka Level three day workshop from 24-26 January in Bangalore. Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Director, Training Division of APCR in his inaugural word, while explaining the objectives and rationale of workshop in particular and development of nationwide network of paralegal social activists said, this is required for because of three reasons. Firstly, the increasing human rights violations demand enhanced efforts in the field, a group of activist at every level. Secondly, the existing human and civil rights groups are facing dearth of workers, especially the youths. And finally the suffering people need trained facilitators and crisis managers from their own locality and communities to avoid the over dependence on outside initiatives, which very often are not available in critical circumstances. The present workshop in the first step to achieve the above mentioned target.

Three days workshop a wide variety of issues and subjects ranging from Establishment of Justice in India, Responsibilities of Citizens, procedure of filling FIR, RTI, Case to situation of Human and Civil Rights in the state of Karnataka and amendments in Unlawful Association Prevention (UAPA), etc. District wise report of Human rights violation in Karnataka also has been presented of district representatives. As follow up program different assignment has been given to the participants, which includes practical as well as theoretical works. The next level training workshop is decided in three months time. Around 50 activists from different part of Karnataka participated in the workshop. Some of the resource persons were Advocate Akmal Rizvi, Secretary, APCR Karnataka Chapter, Advocate Mahmood Qazi, S.N.H Rizvi, Shabbir Ahmad Khan apart from Mahtab Alam, Coordinator,APCR. So far APCR organized first phase training workshops in Maharshtra, UP, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Chattishgarh. Next workshops are scheduled in Gujrat, Goa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam.

- At the time of Batla House encounter arranged a fact-finding mission in the area and prepared a report.

- Constituted a team of advocates and social activists to follow up the cases of the victims arrested from Delhi and Azamgarh. This team is coordinating the cases providing legal guidance, counseling and legal assistance.

- APCR Joined with the fact-finding team visited Jharkhand jails and prepared a detailed report and press release.

- Participated in the people’s tribunal in Hyderabad.

- At the time of Assam riots, a team of volunteer rushed to the area and arranged relief camps and distributed blankets, food materials and utensils to 30000 people in relief camps.

- Representative of APCR participated in the Human Rights Convention at Azamgarh.

- Participated APCR in free Binayak Campaign.

- Participated APCR in the student’s convention for Human Rights at Mumbai.