25 YEARS OF SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER

Our Journey

1991 Jananeethi office inaugurated
1992 - May 13 Registration of Jananeethi Society
1992 December

Formal Inauguration

Initial services included – public adalats (neethimela), free legal aid, legal literacy, mediation & reconciliation and public interest litigation. Started campaign against torture, death penalty, dowry, child labour and trafficking.

1993 Launch of Jananeethi Publication
1994 Women’s Desk
1996 Environmental Advocacy launched
2000 Helpline for women, children and elderly in distress started
Declaration of first litigation-free village in Thichoor in Varavoor Panchayat
2000 Jananeethi Institute for Justice Education, Research, Training, Documentation and International Alliances was registered.
2000 Land at Thottappady in Mullakkara Desom, Ollukkara village was purchased by Jananeethi for Jananeethi Institute.
2002 Declaration of First Litigation-free and Legally Literate zone in Division XVII of Thrissur Municipal Corporation;
2003 Jananeethi Office building at Mannuthy campus completed.
2005 Jananeethi office was shifted from Thrissur city to its Mannuthy campus.
2012 Jananeethi Institute was merged into Jananeethi as per provisions of its Bye law.

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Our Journey

1991 Jananeethi office inaugurated
1992 - May 13 Registration of Jananeethi Society
1992 December

Formal Inauguration

Initial services included – public adalats (neethimela), free legal aid, legal literacy, mediation & reconciliation and public interest litigation. Started campaign against torture, death penalty, dowry, child labour and trafficking.

1993 Launch of Jananeethi Publication
1994 Women’s Desk
1996 Environmental Advocacy launched
2000 Helpline for women, children and elderly in distress started
Declaration of first litigation-free village in Thichoor in Varavoor Panchayat
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