Human Rights Monitoring

Human rights monitoring and reporting is the foundation of all the human rights work that People’s Watch does today. It has set the standard for professional monitoring through scientific fact findings and information collection at incident sites. A Regional Human Rights Coordinator (RHRC) is placed in each of the state of Tamilnadu’s 10 regions. They function as People’s Watch’s local advocacy officers, conducting fact-finding missions in the cases of police torture, encounter death, custodial death, caste abuses & atrocities, violence against women, corporal punishment and violence against minorities. Our RHRCs engage trained human rights activists from the Citizens for Human Rights Movement to conduct fact finding. The fact-finding reports generated by the RHRC form the basis for all subsequent action to bring victims due remedy and justice. The Monitoring Unit also conducts trainings to provide human rights defenders with monitoring skills. Our team also does state and district level advocacy & lobbying in cases of human rights violation.

Structure

Reports

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Number of Fact findings conducted by RHRCs and CHRM from April 2009 to March 2010:

Police torture cases                                     

 242

Prison death                                                  

     1

Extra Judicial Killings                                 

     7

Custodial deaths                                           

     5

Violation against Dalits                               

 226

Violence against women                              

 254

Corporal Punishment                                   

  79

Bonded Labour                                             

  19

Social Ostracization                         

  33

Medical Negligence                         

  28

Negligence of Government             

  23

Personal Motivation                                    

  12

Total

929

Human Rights Monitoring Field Staff Details

           

Address of
Regional Human Rights Coordinator

Districts

Mr. S. Ganesan,
Mobile : 99943 68507
Email: sganesan@pwtn.org

Thirunelveli - Region
Kanniyakumari
Tuticorin

Mr. O. Anandakumar,
Mobile : 99943 68506
Email: anandhakumar@pwtn.org

Sivagngai- Region
Ramand
Viruthunagar

Mr. S. Baskar  
Mobile : 99943 68509
Email: baskar@pwtn.org

Vellore - Region
Thiuvannamalai
Thiuvallur

Mr. K. P. Senthilraja,
Mobile : 9994368510
Email:Senthilraja@pwtn.org

Salem -  Region
Namakkal
Krishanagiri
Dharumapuri

Mr.P. G. Vidyasagar,
Mobile – 9994984265
Email: vidya@pwtn.org

Coimbatore - Region
Erode
Tirupur
Nilgiris

Mr.S.Prabakar,
Mobile ; 9994919200
Email :prabarma@pwtn.org

Trichy – Region
Pudukottai
Karur
Perambalur

Mr. G. Thirumugam,
Mobile : 99949 68512
Email: thirumugam@pwtn.org

Nagai – Region
Thiruvaur
Tanjavur
Ariyalur

Mr.E.Sathish Rajkumar
Mobile : 99444 68512 
Email:satish@pwtn.org

Madurai- Region
Theni
Dindigul

Mr.A.Jeyaraman.         
Mobile : 99949 68514                                       Email:Jeyaramhrm@pwtn.org

Villupuram- Region
Cuddalore
Kanchipuram