CRACKERS ARE OF NO USE ... THEY ARE JUST ENVIRONMENT ABUSE

October 22, 2011

Crackers are a source of highly toxic chemical air pollutants. Besides air pollution there are other ethical reasons for not using crackers.

Thousands of children are employed in the manufacturing of crackers. This violates the rights of the children – they should be in school, not exposing themselves to severe health hazards while making crackers. Additionally, air pollution and smog is extremely common at night and on the morning after Deepavali, and may be harmful to inhale and creates difficulty for drivers through reduced visibility.

We Are Free: An Attempt To Unravel The Real

When man settled himself, when civilization started growing, various creative forms also found space for their growth. The creative one among them nurtured these forms with great care, thus mankind was gifted with a great form that came to be known as theatre. When his creative skills adorned with ornamental wings, started flying sky high, we were gifted with n number of plays that transcended the boundaries of time and space. Theatre in different parts of the world played different roles like shaping the society and reforming the thought processes. Its appeal never got limited to any particular class, creed or religion; rather it acted as a bridge that brought different segments under one roof.

Orientation Programme with CRY

On 29th September 2011, An orientation programme about CRY was conducted in the Campus Law Centre under the aegis of the CLC Legal Aid Society.

                  

The programme with scores of students showing inclination to join the movement either as volunteers or as interns. The orientation programme was conducted by volunteers from ACR (Advocates for Child Rights), who are also members of the CLC Legal Aid Society one of the many groups under the umbrella of CRY. It started with a general information about CRY, its work and it’s main focus i.e., child rights.

CRY, as of present, has developed into a mass movement that does not confine itself merely to talking children’s problems but takes a holistic approach to peek and try to redress the problems in the families of the children and general environment in which these children live.

short play: We are Free

Notice

LEGAL AID SOCIETY

CAMPUS LAW CENTRE

Presents a short play

Cellular Phone Towers: Cause of ill-Health

These days a lot of concern looming around us about the effect of cell towers on human health. So, keeping in mind, I have tried to brought the issue through this article.

Cellular phone towers have two kinds of effects thermal and non-thermal. Thermal effect of radiation certainly has ill effect on the health, while there is debate over the non-thermal effect.  According to Raman K R, “A person will fall prey to a thermal effect due to radiation only if he is close to the tower. Being exposed to the thermal effect could cause fatigue, cataracts and reduced mental concentration. This largely occurs to the amount of heat that is generated due to radiation.”

A Report on Fact finding trip to Vasant Kunj by Legal Aid Society

Based on an article published in 'The Hindu' on the issue of the establishment of a mobile tower near Bloom Valley School in Vasant Kunj, a group of volunteer from the environment and RTI subgroups of the Legal Aid Society went on a fact finding trip to Vasant Kunj. As per the directives of the World Health Organization, establishing mobile towers in the vicinity of schools, hospitals and residential areas is prohibited as it is established that the radiation from these towers adversely effects physical and mental health of human beings. A mobile tower has been set up near the school which would effect the children who would be more susceptible to such harm.  The volunteer

Report on Movie Screening "MATRUBHOOMI"

On 29th September 2011, screening of the movie “MATRUBHOOMI” was held in Seminar Hall of Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi by the members of the Gender Sensitization Sub-Group, Legal Aid Society.

Power Point Presentation on ORDINANCE XV(D): PROHIBITION OF AND PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT , UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 2004

September 19, 2011

Click here for Power Point Presentation on ORDINANCE XV(D).

The present ordinance is based on the Policy against Sexual Harassment by the University and of Delhi seeks to maintain and create an academic and work environment free of sexual harassment for students, academic and non-teaching staff of the  University of  Delhi. The ordinance will also apply to outsiders and residents, on the University of Delhi campus, to the extent specified herein these rule and procedures.

Workshop on Child Deliquency: Law and Practice in India

The Legal Aid Society of Campus Law Centre in collaboration with Students for Human Rights organized a workshop on Juvenile Delinquency- Law and Practise in India. The speakers on the occasion were Anant Asthana  and Swetlana Correya from Human Rights Law Network and Rohan Alva from the Juvenile Justice Board. Ms. Smriti Minocha and Renuka Srinivasan from HRLN had also come for the workshop.