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[Shalini Gera]

 

CLC LEGAL AID SOCIETY presents a discussion and film screening

SLUMS IN DELHI Human Rights and Government Accountability

SPEAKERS:  DUNU ROY and his team from Hazards Centre (Shabnam, Zahir, Mukesh and Basab) Short Films:  Hum Se Bhi Hai Sheher, New Delhi Private Ltd, BRT Dunu Roy and others at Hazards Centre have been working on the issue of rights of slum-dwellers and the various government policies that seek to evict and resettle them. They challenge the dominant judicial and administrative mindsets which try to make Delhi a “world-class city” by excluding the urban poor. While sharing their experiences with us, the team from Hazards Centre will also offer law students opportunities to volunteer on these projects and gain legal expertise around these issues.

TUESDAY, March 8th, 1:30 pm Seminar Room Campus Law Center The event is free and open to all.

Mr. Anorbotto (Dunu) Roy, Director of Hazards Centre has recently been felicitated by his excellency the President of India, for his life long work for the upliftment of tribals (in Shahadol, M.P. and elsewhere) and also for the work rendered by him during the recent Tsunami holocaust.  A graduate and post-graduate of IIT's, Mr. Roy is the recepient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Bombay and the Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur.

(Other opportunities to volunteer on projects of social justice will also be discussed.)