HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS AND INSTITUTES |
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| Human Rights Watch’s Indian Country Page |
| Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
The CHRI promotes awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other international human rights law treaties as well as domestic instruments that support human rights in the commonwealth. They have a head office in New Delhi. |
| National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights |
| Self Employed Women’s Association
SEWA is a trade Union registered in 1972. It is organization of impoverished self-employed women workers. The main goals of SEWA is to organize women workers so that they can secure employment, food and social security. |
| Kali For Women Kali For Women is a feminist publication started by Ritu Menon and Urvashi Butalia in 1984. |
| Working Women’s Forum
WWF strives to reduce poverty and strengthen the economic, social and political impoverished women through micro-credit, training and social mobilization. |
| People’s Union for Civil Liberties |
| South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre
SAHRDC investigates, documents and disseminates information about human rights treaties and convention, human rights education, refugees, media freedom, prison reforms, political imprisonment, torture etc. |
| Action For Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra
AFARM promotes, voluntary efforts in fields of natural resources development, human resources development, socio-economic development of deprived classes of society, community development etc. |
| All India Women’s Education Fund Association
Works to advance the education of women as a means for social change |
| Peoples Union for Democratic Rights
A civil liberties and democratic rights organization based in Delhi. |
| Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha
Founded in 1998, the organization is a platform for human right activism in Calcutta, India. They investigate cases of abuses of human rights, provide legal intervention in specific cases, and build awareness through documentation and publication. |
| Institute of Social Studies Trust
ISST is dedicated to conducting research and action programs to promote the social justice and equity for under privileged women. |
| Child Rights Information Network |
| Narmada Bachao Anodolan: A national coalition of environmental and human rights activists, scientists, academics, and project-affected people, working to stop several dam projects in the Narmada Valley.
Contact: Shripad Dharmadhikary, Activist Address: B 13 Shivam Flats, Ellora Park Phone: +91.7290-222464 |
| Friends of the River Narmada: “ The Friends of River Narmada is an international coalition of organizations and individuals (mostly of Indian descent). The coalition is a solidarity network for the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement) and other similar grassroots struggles in India.” |
| Joint Women's Programme - NGOs Delhi CSIRS, 14 Jungpura B, Muthura Road, New Delhi 110014. Tel: 461-9821 Fax: 462-3681 |
| National Council of Women In India Poona Medical Foundation, Ruby Hall Clinic, 40 Sassoon, PO Box No. 70, Pune 41100 India |
| Centre for Women's Development Studies The Library 25 Bhair Vir Singh Marg Gole Market 110 001 New Delhi India Tel: +91 11 334 5530 or +91 11 336 5541 Fax: +91 11 334 6044 E-mail: cwdslib@alpha.nic.in or cwds@sscwds.ren.nic.in ”CWDS is a research centre comprised of a group of professionals working for the realization of women's equality and development in all spheres of life. The centre maintains a specialized library with a collection on women and development in India, open to students, research scholars, gender consultants, policy makers, journalists etc.” |
| Committee on the Portrayal of Women in the Media 4 Bhagwandas Road New Delhi 110 001 India |
| Institute of Social Studies Trust M-1 Kanchenjunga 18 Barakhamba Road New Delhi 110001 India |
| The YWCA of India - NGOs Delhi 10, Sansad Marg, New Delhi. 110 001. India An umbrella organisation affiliated to the World YWCA with 65 local associations in India. The organisation works for women's empowerment through a variety of programmes , the most important of which are leadership training for women, advocacy work on all women's issues, and community development work . The YWCA also runs 40 women's residences across the country providing housing for working women as well as emergency shelter for women. The YWCA of India is also a part of a network of 7 women's organistions based in Delhi and works together with them on common issues. |
| All India Coordinating Forum of the Adivasi/Indigenous Peoples (AICAIP) K-14 (First Floor), Green Park Extension 110016 New Delhi India Tel: +91 11 616 3830 or +91 11 619 6640 Fax: +91 11 619 8042 E-mail: admin@tom.unv.ernet.in AICAIP was established as a forum for Adivasi/indigenous people's movements all over India. Its objective is to strengthen the process of building solidarity and alliances amongst struggle oriented indigenous people's organizations. AICAIP aims to identify shared issues and problems, to generate debate on these issues and to provide support to help deal with them. One of the five working groups AICAIP has established is focused on Adivasi Women Issues. Neither AICAIP nor any of the organizations it represents concentrates specifically on the dissemination of information. There is also no other Indian indigenous people's organization with this focus. However, exchanging and providing information is part of AICAIP's work. |
| Diverse Women for Diversity A-60 Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110 016 India Tel: 0091 11 656 1868 Fax: 0091 11 656 2093 |
| Women's Foundation L 1-4 Hauz Khas Enclave New Delhi 110016, India |
| Centre for Social Research E.82, Saket New Delhi -11001 |
| Centre for Women's Development Studies B-43 Panscheel Enclave New Delhi 110017 Indiav Tel: 11-643-8428 |
| Saheli: A Women's Organisation 105-108 Shopping Complex, Defence Clony Flyover, New Delhi 110024. India Tel: 461-3681. |
| Sakhi: Lesbian Organisation PO Box 3526, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi 110024. India |
| Center for Women's Studies and Development Panjab University Chandigarh - 160014 India |
| Centre for Women's Studies and Development Faculty of Social Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi - 221005 India |
| Rajasthan Social Work and Research Centre: Network for Self-reliance of the rural poor Tilonia 305 816, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Tel: +91 1463 8804 Fax: +91 1463 8806 Email: swrc@unv.ernt.net.in |
| Center for Health Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA) Lilavatiben Lalbhai's Bungalow Civil Camp Road, Shahibaug 380 004 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Tel: +91 79 286 8856 or +91 79 286 6695 or 7865636 Fax: +91 79 286 6513 E-mail: chetna@adinet.ernet.in or Indu.Capoor@Warm.Net CHETNA's mission is to contribute towards the empowerment of disadvantaged women and children to enable them to gain control over their own, their families' and their communities' health. Its trainings target supervisors, trainers, program managers and practitioners of NGOs and GOs. In order to provide a good flow of information, a documentation and information centre has been created. Today CHETNA's main efforts are aimed at documenting the lives of women and children in India and health issues. The collection contains a special section of training manuals, information kits and modules. Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati. |
| Centre for Social Justice: Feminist Support Group 5, Neelkamal Building, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad 380 009 India Tel: +44 6560649/403027 |
| Single Women's Organisation: Networking Organisation Indira, F/7 Sagar Apartments, Behind Doordarhsan, Opp. Sarthi Hotel, Bodak-Dev Road, Ahmedabad 380054. |
| Women's Studies Research Centre Faculty of Home Science M.S. University of Baroda Baroda 390002 India |
| Women and Media Group C/o B.U.J. Prospect Chambers, Second Floor D.N. Road Bombay 400 001 Maharashtra India |
| The Women's Centre of India Nehru Road, Vokola Santa Cruz, Bombay 400 005 India |
| Women's Studies Unit Tata Institute of Social Sciences P.O. Box 8313, Sion trombay Road Deonar, Bombay 400008 India The Women's Studies Unit attempts to sensitize students and policymakers about women and development issues by teaching social work students and government employees, by producing teaching materials, consulting various groups about women and development, and by conducting research. |
| Maitreyi 7, Manjiki, Makarand Society Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim Bombay 400016 India Tel: 45 12 11/45 41 48 The major objective of Maitreyi is to develop a feminist perspective in understanding women's issues and the women's movement, and to sensitize everyone about women's issues. Maitreyi sponsors and indirectly supports the following activities: women's studies workshops, research, documentation, support centers for women in distress, mobilization of women in villages to join Ladies Club, and publication of books and annual reports. |
| Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University Library 1 Nathibai Thackersey Road New Marine Lines 400 020 Mumbai India Tel: +91 022 207 2792 Fax: +91 022 201 8226 E-mail: sndtulib@bom3.vsnl.net.in SNDT Women's University was established in 1916 as the first women's university in India. The university library was established in 1955. It houses an information service on women's studies. The women's information section of the library caters to researchers and professors as well as NGOs and activists. The library maintains an indigenous database -SUCHAK- containing references to more than 100.000 titles. About 35.000 of these pertain specifically to women. In recent years the library has acquired several instructional, bibliographical, and full text databases. Languages: Indian, English. |
| Akshara - A Women's Resource Centre Neelambari 501, Road no. 86 Off Gokhale Road Dadar West 400028 Bombay India Tel: +91 22 430 9676 or +91 22 431 6082 Fax: +91 22 431 9143 E-mail: admin@akshara.ilbom.ernet.in Akshara began informally in 1987 as result of the women's movement and its campaigns in Bombay. It started by producing low cost publications for women's organizations and activists. In 1995 Akshara recieved funds to establish a library and reference centre for women. It now has library facilities, offers gender training and workshops, and publishes educational and movement oriented materials. Languages: English, Marathi. |
| Forum Against Oppression Of Women 29,Bhatia Bhavan, 1st floor Babrekar Marg, Dadar, Bombay 400028. Tel. 91-22-422-2436 Email: inforum@inbb.gn.apc.org FAOW was formed in 1979 as a platform to respond to an extremely unjust judgement on a rape case. Soon from a Forum Against Rape as it was earlier called, it changed its name to the present one to encompass varied forms of women's oppression. FAOW is part of what in India is recognised as the Autonomous Women's groups which has played a crucial role in this third phase of the women's movement [late 70's onwards]. Today it is mainly a campaign group consisting of members from varied background- students, housewives, professional women, lectureres etc. The members meet regularly once in a week and every one puts their volantary time in the work that needs to be done. There are no paid staff. |
| Research Center for Women's Studies S.N.D.T. Women's University Juhu Road, Santa Cruz Bombay 400 049 India |
| Women's Studies Unit Tata Institute of Social Sciences Post Box 8318, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar Bombay 400088 India |
| Majlis, A-2/4, Golden Valley, Kalina, Mumbai ( Bombay) - 400 098 India Tel: 6180394, 6160252 Majlis is a legal and cultural resource centre working in the area of women and minority rights. The legal centre of Majlis is a group of lawyers providing legal assistance to women. Majlis is also involved in reasearch and documentation on issues concerning women. |
| Centre for Documentation and Research on Women (Aalochana) "Kedar" 86/11-B Kanchangalli Erandavana Poona 411 004 Maharashtra India Tel: 212-343563 |
| Anveshi Research Center for Women's Studies Osmania University Campus Hyerabad - 500 007 India |
| Bangalore Joint Women's Programme 73 Miller's Road, Benson Town, PO Box 4600, Bangalore 560046. India Tel: 080 333335. |
| Center for Informal Education and Development Studies No. 7, Balaji Layout Wheeler Road Extension Bangalore 560 084 India |
| St. Ignatius Social Centre Probhat Nagar, Honavar P.O. UK (Dt) Karnataka, India 581334 |
| Working Women's Forum 55 Bhimsena Garden Road Madras 600 004 Tamil Nadu India Tel: 44-74553 or (9144) 4993937 or 4992853 Fax: 44-944444 or (9144) 4992853 Association of unorganised or Informal women workers. |
| Madras Women's Indian Association Indian Council for World Affairs, 43 Greenways Madras 600028 India |
| Sisters, For Polycultural lesbians PO Box 26, Tambaram, Madras 600 059 India |
| Martec Center for the Advancement of Women 25 Cathedral Road Madras Tamil Nadu 600086 India |
| Centre for Development Studies Ulloor Trivandrum Kerala State 695011 India |
| Women's Research Centre P-595, Purna Das Road Calcutta 700019 India |
| Joint Women's Programme 16 Elgin Road, Calcutta 700020. India Tel: 033-749945 |
| Sanhita Gender Resource Centre 89B Raja Basanta Roy Road 700 029 Calcutta India Tel: +91 33 466 2150 or +91 33 463 1430 Fax: +91 33 473 0687 or +91 33 473 5619 Sanhita, an initiative of women activists in West Bengal, was born out of a need for information activism and networking among grassroots organizations working towards the empowerment of women. Sanhita aims to increase women's access to information. Sanhita conducts gender trainings, publishes, provides a referral service, and produces advocacy materials. Sanhita also collects, processes, and disseminates information through action research programs and by means of a library and documentation centre. |
| Joint Women's Programme JWP No. 15 Ramalinga Nagar, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kottivakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, Madras 800041. India |
| Apnalaya: “Apnalaya strives to create a just and equitable society for all human beings, creating equal opportunities for everyone and promoting an optimum quality of life.” It is involved in urban community development in Bombay. The NGO strives to provide assistance to children and women street dwellers. |
| HELP-stops child prostitution and child trafficking |
| PREED-“Transformation of rural communities through sustained development.” |
| Confederation of Human Rights Organizations, Keralam, India |
| Malto Tribal Development Project |
| Kukna Tribal Development Project |
| Indian Institute of Human Rights |
| Institute of Social Sciences |
| Tribal Welfare Society |
| The Gandhi Foundation |
| Gandhi Peace Foundation Environment Cell 221/223, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg New Delhi - 110 002 |
| Society for the promotion of wastelands development |
| Shubhodaya Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture and Violence (SOSRAC) - Delhi, India |
| YUVA |
| National front of tribal self rule
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| South Asian Forum for Human Rights |