Thank you for this down to earth communication . I hope those who talk about
being the next Super Power are reading carefully your communication below and
the sordid reality of the day to day existence of women and men a far cry from
so called empowerment .
Ironically Mahatma Gandhi who is dismissed as " political theatre" was one
of the very few who talked about the essential issues which would liberate
India , the necessity to free India its villages , towns and cities from
squalor and " filth " which the Commonwealth Games Village has been described
as in the international media a reflection on governance .
The Commonwealth Games brings the Indian financier and political class down to
earth and exposes the seamier side of the Indian story ,humbling those who
arrogantly articulated that having an increasing number of billionaires and
millionaires meant that India had arrived on the world stage , with little
realization that this is a game of snakes and ladders played out by
International finance and companiesin country after country in search of
cheaper labour and a comprador class ready to collaborate ; such gains can be
bubbles , unless there is a policy of all inclusive economic growth with basic
public services for all , within a political and constitutional framework
which reduces disparities ; what happend to the US economy can happen to any
other economy, in similar circumstances of corporate and financial rule.
Interestingly since the Commonwealth Games are to begin , the Squads , the
political instruments of divide and rule , are muted in their orchestration of
" Jehadi terrorism ". Yes the Indian elite will rue the propaganda on
terrorism , it will come to haunt us, as it has in the statement of the
Australian Prime Minister among others and many travel advisories which will
follow apart from the human and societal cost to the Indian nation as a whole
. Only occupied countries have terrorist alarms on the same scale as India .
Even the Separatists in the valley are suddenly quieter is it for the duration
of the Commonwealth Games ?????Now whom are they obliging ????????
This Petition needs endorsement .
Niloufer Bhagwat
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Protect the Right to life with dignity of women who do not have access
to toilet
Created by Jan Jagruti on September 20, 2010, 6:39 pm in Civil and
Human Rights
Large ViewSanitation - a big problem in India, as half the population
of our country do not have access to this facility.
Mumbai is one of the biggest cities in the world and advanced in terms
of its commercialization. However, sanitation is one of the most common issues
neglected. Our team of women from Jan Jagruti went into the lanes of 3 areas
Azad Mohala, Bharatiya Kamla Nagar, Vijay Nagar and spoke to women to
understand the severity of the sanitation issue prevailing. These areas have
severe problems with publichealth, due to improper sanitation infrastructure
and insufficiency of toilet facilities, compounded by numerous issues of
flooding during the monsoon season. Khaaddi, a local area/dumping ground, is
widely used by local residents for urination and defecation, leading to the
spread of contagious diseases. Though women use paid toilets, the issue of
cleanliness and waiting in long queues are the most common problem before them.
It is very insecure for them when they use open spaces for defecation.
Though it is the most basic responsibility of the government to provide
free lavatory facilities but it is not taken seriously by state. The
un-cleanliness of public toilets available is also need to concern because it
is also cause for infection and subsequent affects on women health. It is a
necessity and a matter of dignity that women need an easy access to toilet.
Women are mainly affected from this problem because several times they have to
face discrimination and disparity while using public toilets. Here in public
toilets of Mumbai, there is no urinal charge for men but it cost Rs.1 for
women. This poses a question on the fundamental right to equality for access to
facility which is different for men and women. The gynecological and urinary
tract problem run higher among who lack access to sanitation facilities. The
women who dont have access to toilets have to face many dilemmas and also feel
insecure while going open spaces.
After this survey, we came to know about certain severe problems of
women due to this lack of toilet facility. These major problems are pointed out
in brief here.
-Majority of women do not have lavatory provisions.
-Defecation in open spaces.
-Insecurity of women while going in open spaces.
-Health problem due to this unhygienic place used by them like dumping
ground.
-Disparity among men and women in use of public toilets.
-It has become a way of life and passing on to their generations -
making it a difficult cycle to break!
We need to understand that it is the violation of two fundamental
rights- RIGHT TO LIFE and RIGHT TO EQUALITY. Right to life means right to life
with dignity and are breached evidently in these cases.
Data Support:
-According to UNICEF report 12.2 crore houses do not have toilets in
their homes.
-Earlier reports of WHO said that out of 1.2 billion people who
defecate in the open 665 million are in India.
-India is major contributor for South Asia being the worst region in
the world in providing sanitation. About 2.5billion people in South Asia 64
percent of the population do not have clean sanitation facilities.
-It is worst record for any region in the world (Theres Dooley, Senior
Advisor at UNICEF water division in Newyork).
Demands:
-Each and every family should have a toilet as a basic facility
available for them. The number of public toilets should be increased up to a
level where every households would have a toilet.
-The toilets should be open free of cost to the people because it is
the matter of necessity and basic right and should not be a matter of business.
-The cleanliness of toilets should be maintained because it becomes a
source of infection to women and children. The cleaning activity should be
performed at 4 to 5 times a day.
-There should be a proper drainage system to avoid stagnation of water
and the diseases borne from this stagnated water.
-The basic right and necessities of people be should taken care by the
state as their primary agenda.
SIGN THE PETITION-
http://www.indianvoice.org/protect-the-right-to-life-with-petition.html
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Adv Kamayani Bali Mahabal
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rights. You can’t respect one of them and violate the others. When a society
doesn’t respect the rights of its citizens, it undermines peace and leads it
back to war.”
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