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Right To Life
Useful Websites:
www.devinit.org/india/html
www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/martha/htm
www.unhcr.ch
www.rtl.org/html/faqs.html
NGOs
Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre
42 Embassy Road
G-6/3
Islamabad
Pakistan
Phone:: 92 51 271228
Fax: 92 51 822794
E-mail: kh@hdc.sdnpk.undp.org
International Right to Life Federation
St Martha's Hospital
Bangalore 560009
Phone: 080 227 5081
People's Union for Civil Liberties - See Gen. section on Civil
Liberties
TN Anti-Female Infanticide Campaign
38, Kabilar St
MGR Nagar
Chennai 600078.
Contact person: Mr. G. Jose
Right to Shelter
Useful Websites:
www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/india/social.htm
www.Infohabitat.org/english/hagenda/ch-4a.htm
www.infohabitat.org/csdngo
www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/country/india/social.htm
www.igc.apc.org//pdhre/rights/housing.html
www.unhcs.org/english/hagenda/ch-4a.htm
NGOs
CVG Shelter Trust
1, IV Cross Street
CIT Colony
Chennai- 600004.
Phone: 044-4971578.
MYRADA
2,Services Rd, Domlur Layout
Bangalore 560071
Karnataka
Contact: A.D.Fernandez, Executive Director.
Phone: 080-5572028/080-5543166.
Fax.080-5569982.
Madras Social Service Society
64, Armenian Street
Chennai.
Contact: Fr John Britto, Executive Director
Phone: 044 560055/ 4941102
Indian Social Institute
10,Industrial Area,Lodi Rd
New Delhi 110003
Phone: 011- 4625015/4622379.
Fax. 011- 4690660
E-mail: isi@isid.univ.ernet.in
CARITAS-INDIA
CBCCI Centre, Ashok Place
Godakhana
New Delhi 110001.
Contact: Fr Ivan Joseph
Phone: 011-3363390
Fax. 011-3715146
Gandhigram Trust
Gandhigram
Dindigul 624302
Tamil Nadu.
Contact: Dr.R. Kaousalyadevi, Managing Trustee.
Phone: 0451-52326
Reaching the Unreached
G.Kallupatti
Periyakulam Taluk,
Madurai District
Tamil Nadu 625203
Contact: Brother James Klimpton
Phone: 04546 36230
Fax: 04546 36282
Activists:
Dr. Rashmi Mayur
Phone: +91-22-2045758
Fax. +91-22-2851250.
Right to Livelihood
Useful Websites
Ministry of Labour
www.motherservice.org
International Labour Organisation
http://www.nolo.com
Activists:
Ms R. Geetha
(campaigns for the rights of workers in the unorganised sector,
particularly construction)
Phone: 044-6450071/6445312
NGOs:
All India Central Council of Trade Unions,
3/1, Pillayar Koil St., Chennai 600050.
Phone: 044-6359984.
Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam,
1, 3rd Cross Street,
United India Nagar,
Ayanavaram,
Chennai 600023.
Phone: 044 6445312.
For queries on bonded labour and child labour :
Swami Agnivesh
Bonded Labour Liberation Front
Phone: 011-3366765, 011-3367943
Fax: 011-3368355
Email: agnivesh@vsnl.com
Right to Food and Health
Food and Nutrition Board
Government of India
Department of Women and Children
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Shastri Bhavan
New Delhi 110 001
Phone: 011 3383823 / 3236004
AL Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences
Taramani
Chennai
Contact: Prof. S.P. Thyagarajan
Phone: 044 4481745
Directorate of Public Health, Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu Government
DMS Complex
Teynampet
Chennai- 600 018
Phone: 044 4320802
The Voluntary Health Association Health For The Millions Trust
Tong Swasthya Bhavan
Govindpuri
Kalkaji
New Delhi - 110 019
Phone: 011 6518071-72;/6515018/6965871/6962953
Fax: 011-6853708
E-mail: vhai@del2.vsnl.net.in
RESOURCES
World Health Report 2000
http://www.who.int/home/reports
Right to Religion
Mr Hasib Ahmed,
National Commission for Minorities
Lok Nayak Bhavan, 5th floor,
Khan Market, New Delhi 110 003.
Phone :4601752 Fax: 4693302
Email: dsgr@cm.delhi.nic.in
John Dayal
505 Media Apartments,
Link Society
Delhi 110092
Phone 2722262. Mobile 009811021072
Fax: 2726582
Email: johndayal@vsnl.cp
johndayal@mantraonline.com
Catholic Bishops Conference of India
E-mail:cbci@vsnl.com
Father Dominique Emanuel
Director, Information-CBCI
E-mail: Dominic1@vsnl.com
Syed Shahabuddin
Muslim India
N 44 Abul Fazal Enclave
Jamia Nagar
New Delhi 110025
Phone: 6326780, Fax: 6327346
Email: muslim@del3.vsnl.net.in
Teesta Setalvad,
Communal Combat
Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Ltd
Box No: 28253
Juhu Post Office
Mumbai - 49
Phone: 022-6602288
022-6603927
Email: sabrang@bom2.vsnl.net.in
Right To Representation
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India
Amnesty International
IGC
Human
Rights Watch
National Human Rights Commission
Also all government organisations connected with representation
and the Election Commission
Right To Information
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
A Wing, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi 110001. Phones: 338 4782; 338
4340; 338 7823; 3384785
Press Council of India
Faridkot House, Copernicius Marg, New Delhi 110 001.
Phones: 339 1681, 338 1659, 338 8885. Fax: 338 6003
Email: pci@alpha.nic.in
Press Institute of India
Sapru House Annex, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 110 001.
Phones: 331 5260; 331 8066 Fax: 331 1975
Email: pii@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press
E-mail: rcfp@rcfp.org
Website: http://www.rcfp.org/news
http://www.Freedomhouse.org
http://www.article19.org/homepage.asp
http://www.derechos.org/saran/india
South Asian Human Rights
Documentation Centre
http://www.cs.uccs.edu/~kalita/assam/human-rights/Kuldip-Nayar.html
http://www.reporterssansfrontiers.org
Asian Media Information & Communication Centre (AMIC)
SCS Building
Nanyang Technological University
Jurong Point
P.O.Box 360
Singapore 916412
Rights of Tribal
http://www.dalitindia.com
An 'encyclopedia' of information on Dalit questions
http://www.dalitstan.org
The Dalitstan Organisation is a human rights NGO working on behalf
of Dalits
http://www.ambedkar.org
A web news site dedicated to Dalit affairs
For queries on Dalits, email:
dalitindia@rediffmail.com
dalits@ambedkar.org
For information on denotified tribes and tribals contact:
Denotified & Nomadic Rights Action Group (DNT-RAG),
6 United Avenue, near Dinesh Mills,
Vadodara, Baroda 390007.
Contact person: Dr G N Devy
Phone: 0265 331130
Email: bhasha@lwbdq.lwbbs.net
Dilip D'Souza,
401 Amore,
Perry Cross Road,
Mumbai 400050
Fax: 022 2652011
Email: dilip@alumni.brown.edu
Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS)
'Ashadeep'
Jayanagar Cross,
Saptapur
Dharwad 580001
Contact person:S R Hiremath
Phone:0836 774472
Fax: 0836 773038
Email: jvs_srhiremath@vsnl.com
For information on scheduled castes contact:
National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Lok Nayak Bhavan (fifth floor)
Khan Market
New Delhi 110003
Contact person: B S Parsheera
Phone: 011 4603669/4646954
Fax: 011 4625373
Email: ncscst@alpha.nic.in
Bharat Jan Andolan (NGO)
11A Nangli Rajapur
Near Sarai Kalekhan
New Delhi 13
Contact person: B D Sharma
Phone: (o) 011 4643997 R: 018 4582940
Sulabh International Social Service Organisation
Sulabh Bhavan
Mahavir Enclave, Palam-Dabri Road,
New Delhi 110045
Contact person: Madhu Singh (communication)
Phone: 011 5039916
Email: sulabh1@nde.vsnl.net.in
Rights of Aged
HelpAge India
C-14, Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi- 110 016
Phone: 011 6865676/6867697/6966641
Dignity Foundation
BMC School Building
Topiwala Lane
Off Lamington Road
Mumbai 400 007
Probus Club of Madras
17/4 Madhavaperumal Koil Street
Mylapore
Chennai - 600 004
Phone: 044 4981099
Dr. V S Natarajan
Geriatrics consultant
Government General Hospital
Chennai- 600 001
Dr. Suresh Bhimsingh
Geriatrician
31, BN Road
T.Nagar
Chennai - 600 017
Phone: 044 8214651
E-mail: bhim@vsnl.com
Useful Websites
www.seniorindian.com
A site hosted from Tamil Nadu by a geriatrician. It is aimed more
at older people than at journalists, but may have something to offer.
Includes the statement of UN Principles for Older Persons.
www.geriatricsindia.com
This is a professional site, for doctors and specialists, but it
may help identify expert contacts.
Rights of Children
www.nic.in
National Informatics Centre, providing general information about
government and institutions in India
www.boes.org
A useful site run by non-profit organisation promoting the Convention
on the Rights of the Child. Carries the full text of the Convention
in several languages, and an invaluable collection of links to related
sites.
Centre for Child and Law
National Law School
Nagarbhavi
Bangalore - 560 072
Co-ordinator: Prof.Babu Mathew
Phone: 080 3211566
Indian Council for Child Welfare
4, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg
New Delhi - 110 002
Tamil Nadu office:
5, 3rd Main Road (West)
Shenoy Nagar
Chennai- 600 030
Phone: 044 6260097
Human Resource and Advocacy Foundation
Saidapet
Chennai
Phone: 044 2353503
Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme
Ezhilagam
Chepauk
Chennai - 600 005
Phone: 044 854 5749
World Bank Assisted ICDS III
L.B.Road
Adyar
Chennai - 600 020
Phone: 044 4917545
Spastics Society of Tamil Nadu
Taramani
Chennai
Phone: 044 2354651
Vidya Sagar
(Formerly Spastics Society of India)
1, Ranjit Road
Kotturpuram
Chennai
Phone: 044 2354785
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
73 Lodi Estate
New Delhi 110 003
Phone: 011 4690401
Website: www.unicef.org
Deepalaya
(NGO in Delhi working with children of the urban poor)
48, Institutional Area
D Block, Janak Puri
New Delhi - 110 058
Phone: 011 5593047/5548263
Website: www.deepalaya.org
Child Relief and You
189/A Anand Estate
Sane Guruji Marg
Mumbai 400 011
Phone: 022 3096845/3063051/3063647
Website: www.cry.org
Rights of Disabled
Commissioner [Disabilities],
Office of the Chief Commissioner for Disabilities,
4 Vishnu Digambar Marg
New Delhi
Phone: 011 3233966
Fax: 011 3221080.
E-mail: blscc@alpha.nic.in
Joint Secretary [DD],
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi.
Phone: 011 3381641
Fax: 011 3388152.
Several documents and research publications of the Disability
and Rehabilitation Unit of the WHO are available from
Disability and Rehabilitation Unit,
Avenue Appia 20,
CH-1211,
Geneva 27,
Switzerland.
e-mail: florisses@who.ch
Useful websites
World Health Organisation
UN Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Concern India Foundation
Non-profit, public charitable trust that supports development-oriented
organisations working for the disadvantaged
Indian NGOs
A resource centre for all the NGO, social, developmental, health,
environmental and key issues related to India.
Extent
of disability in India
Disabled Peoples' International
(DPI)
A grassroots, cross-disability network with member organisations
in more than 158 countries, over half of which are in the developing
world. It seeks to promote the human rights of people with disabilities
through full participation, equalisation of opportunity and development.
Active NGOs :
WORTH Trust,
48, New Tiruvalam Road,
Katpadi 632 007, Tamil Nadu.
Phone: 0416 242739
Fax: 0416 243939.
E-mail: worth@md3.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Anthony Sami, CEO
Ability Foundation,
12, Fourth Main Road,
Gandhinagar,
Chennai 600020.
Phone: 044 4915478.
Contact person: Jayshree Raveendran
Vidya Sagar
[formerly Spastics Society of India],
1, Ranjit Road,
Kotturpuram,
Chennai 600085.
Phone: 044 2354980/2354784
Fax: 044 2353757
E-mail: enable@md.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Poonam Natrajan, Director
Spastics Society of Northern India,
2, Balbir Saxena Marg,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi 110016.
Phone: 011 6853002/6966331
Socio-legal Aid Research & Training Centre [SLARTC]
P - 112,Lake Terrace,
Kolkota 700029.
W.Bengal, India.
Phone: 033 4646098/4665659
Fax: 033 4665659.
E-mail: slart@cal.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Manabendra Mandal, Executive Director.
National Society for Equal Opportunity for the Handicapped-India
Postal Colony Road
Chembur
Mumbai 400071
Phone: 022 5520224/5520225
Contact person: Sudha Balachandran
National Centre for the Promotion of Employment for Disabled
People [NCPEDP]
25,Green Park Extension,
Yusuf Sarai,
New Delhi 110016.
Phone: 011 6854306/6967910.
Fax: 011 6963030.
E-mail : ncpedp@vsnlcom
website: www.ncpedp.com
Contact person: Javed Abidi
Multiple Sclerosis Society of India [MSSI]
C/O Sheila N.Chitnis,
Samata Sadan
II floor, S.H.Paralkar Road
Mumbai 400028
Phone: 022 4442067
Contact person: Sheela Chitnis.
New Delhi chapter:
Phone: 011 6961997.
Contact person: Sheila Thadani
Chennai chapter:
Phone: 044 8273981
Contact person: Ann Gonzalvez.
Action on Disability and Development India [ADD-INDIA]
Phone: 080-645881
Fax: 080 5288098.
Contact person: Mr.R. Ramachandran
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