Welcome to Jananeethi

A secular collective of human rights defenders, eminent jurists, retired judges, lawyers, academics, writers, thinkers, artists, social workers, and activists representing humanism, culture, creativity and knowledge. We strive to defend life, dignity, liberty and other fundamental rights of all using law and legal systems as therapeutic agents. We adopt a rights-based, victim-centered approach for total healing through legal, social, psychological and emotional reparation.

About Jananeethi

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Vision

Justice is the birth right of all and Jananeethi aims at progressive changes in society, enabling individuals and societies to become aware of their inherent and inalienable rights to life, freedom and dignity.

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Mission

Jananeethi conceives justice as an incontrovertible right that should heal those who are broken and wounded due to oppression and exploitation. Justice should heal. Jananeethi attempts to achieve this through assisted negotiation and mediation, effectively employing psycho-legal counseling, clinical legal education, group therapy and facts-finding surveys, and facilitating timely and cost-effective grievance redressal to the weaker and vulnerable sections on a priority basis, in view of building a safer and more just society

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Our Objectives

To help people to access to justice

To provide free legal aid and legal consultancy.

To conduct mediation and reconciliation.

To conduct clinical legal education for healing justice.

To provide helpline to victims of domestic and gender-based violence and to abused children.

To train para-legal volunteers and field activists.

To promote true spirit of democracy, peace, public accountability and transparency in       governance and public transactions that involve public money.

To protect and promote nature and natural resources.

To campaign for a corruption-free, violence-free, litigation-free and discrimination-free       society where freedom, equality and dignity of all is respected and protected.

To undertake facts finding studies and to prepare alternate reports.

To net work with national and international agencies or organizations in promoting       democratic, human and environmental values for the well being of all.

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