Skip to content
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF
Digital Rights of India and South Asia, DEF

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us
FacebookTwitterInstagram
 
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Publications
  • Resources
  • Columns
  • Technology Today
    • English
    • Hindi
  • Contact Us

IRHR eNGO Workshop

March 10, 20167 CommentsTraining & WorkshopBy wp-admin

A training in the IRHR curriculum was conducted under DEF’s eNGO training program of helping NGOs leverage digital tools to increase their effectiveness & efficiency. The first training was scheduled on the 21st of September 2015 in Kolkata. A total of 25 individuals representing 24 NGOs were present for the training. The second training was scheduled on the 27th of September in Lucknow. A total of 40 representatives from 38 organisations were present. The third training was conducted in Delhi on the 12th of October. A smaller group of representatives from 8 organisations were present.

These NGO’s work in fields ranging from water, sanitation & health (WASH) to education, livelihood generation, environmental protection, women empowerment and allied human rights in the eastern states of India (West Bengal, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha).

The expectation of the participants was not explicitly elicited; however, there was a brief interaction with some of the participants before the sessions with regards to the intention of the IRHR module. It emerged that while most of them had knowledge about human rights at various levels (beginner, intermediate and experienced), none of them had any understanding on the concepts of linking human rights and the online space.

The training began with a brief introduction into the concept of rights, human rights and the internet. the training session was constructed in such a way that the learning curve is constructed based on the responses of the participants. A context setting exercise was conducted in which participants were asked questions on the thoughts that came to their mind when asked about terms like “rights”, “human rights”, “internet” and “internet rights”.

As most of the organisations deal with rights access issues of some kind, they all provided incredible insights into the meaning of rights and human rights; including examples from the Constitution of India, the UDHR and the ICCPR.

The abundance of responses from the participants led us to the next step in the learning process; understanding specific fundamental rights as laid down in the Constitution of India, specifically: The Freedom of Expression (Article 19(1)a), The Freedom of Assembly (Article 19(1)b), The Freedom of Association (Article 19(1)c) and The Reasonable Restriction to Freedom of Expression (Article 19(2)). Understanding these rights in the offline space is critical to lay a context for the next step of the training: understanding fundamental rights online.

Most of the respondents across the 3 trainings showed limited to intermediate understanding of the internet and online communication platforms (email, social media, video and audio). Therefore, they also demonstrated a limited understanding of the applicability of specific fundamental rights in the online space. It was interesting to note that despite their limited understanding of the internet, most of them were aware about the basics surrounding the ruling of the Supreme Court of India on Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.

The session then moved onto cases that deal with the applicability of fundamental rights in the online space. These cases have been developed by the Digital Empowerment Foundation and document the legal aspects of the cases along with the specific incident. The modules that have been created cover:

  • Human Rights, ICTs and the Internet
  • Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information
  • Freedom of Association and Freedom of Assembly and
  • Freedom of Privacy

At the end of each module, there is a mapping of the various themes and laws quoted in the module. To maintain time, we did not cover all the cases developed. However, booklets were provided for all the participants.

Each of the selected cases from each module was read out and the floor was opened to an extended group discussion that delved into the many aspects of each case. What was interesting to note was that some of the participants, across the different trainings demonstrated two distinct perceptions; as a member of an organisation and as an individual. This points to an interesting perceptual difference inherent in each individual.

To close up the session, the participants were asked to catalogue, in groups or individually, the meaning of the Freedom of Expression and Information in both, the online and offline space from two distinct perceptions; as a member of an NGO and as an individual. This exercise was to expand upon the perceptual differences mentioned earlier.

Some of the participants stayed behind after the close of the session to engage with the training team further and to clarify any issues/doubts that they may have had with any material covered in the session.

About the author

wp-admin

अन्य कहानियां
IRHR & UPR Advocacy Workshop For Human Rights Organisations
March 10, 2016
IRHR Workshop at CIRC
March 10, 2016
Internet Rights Human Rights Workshop
March 10, 2016
Training of the Trainers (TOT) on IRHR Curriculum for Grassroots Beneficiaries
March 10, 2016
7 Comments
  1. May 3, 2022 at 12:57 AM
    Fprhpu

    viagra 50mg sale – order viagra pill cost viagra 100mg

  2. May 8, 2022 at 3:18 PM
    Ahluxd

    order prednisolone 5mg online cheap – buy neurontin 100mg online buy cialis 40mg

  3. May 11, 2022 at 5:54 AM
    Bzwoqe

    augmentin 1000mg price – order augmentin 1000mg pill order tadalafil 20mg pill

  4. May 13, 2022 at 2:40 PM
    Uhjdyq

    bactrim 960mg uk – sildenafil order online buy viagra 100mg

  5. May 15, 2022 at 7:55 PM
    Pyundr

    cephalexin 500mg usa – buy cephalexin 250mg pills erythromycin 250mg tablet

  6. May 17, 2022 at 7:11 PM
    Mhpoyf

    order fildena generic – order nolvadex 10mg generic ivermectin where to buy for humans

  7. May 19, 2022 at 7:39 AM
    Inocfr

    budesonide for sale – budesonide drug order antabuse 250mg

Leave Comment

Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

clear formSubmit

Recent Posts
  • The rise of mhealth and top five mhealth apps in India December 18, 2020
  • The Social Dilemma – 2020 – 95 Minutes – Available on Netflix December 18, 2020
  • Podcasts and the Pandemic: A crossover of technology and everyday life December 18, 2020
  • Blurring boundaries with Social media December 18, 2020
  • 2020 An Year of Ed-Tech December 18, 2020
Internet Rights was supported by

Funders and Partners
  • Cambridge
  • Facebook
  • Whatsapp
Contact us
Email: def@defindia.net

Find us on:

FacebookTwitterGoogle+YouTubeMail
Powered by Digital Empowerment Foundation