Report about the 100-day campaign website on CNN

It is not often that a drop in the ocean feels like much, infact I will still call an action I took few months back as a mere drop in the ocean, but I am proud that I was atleast able to to make this one drop contribution.

I developed the website for the 100-day campaign against caste-based discrimination and untouchability, http://www.100daysagainstcastediscrimination.com. At the end of its 100-day activism, the website proudly received pledges from more than 1600 people who committed themselves to end caste-based discrimination and untouchability practices.

I was especially gratified to see the website being featured on the CNN iReport website, http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-676684. Rikke Nöhrlind, Coordinator of International Dalit Solidarity Network noted, “The campaign is a fantastic initiative and we would like to encourage everyone to go to the website and register their commitment to help end one of the biggest human rights issues the world is facing today.”

Read the complete CNN iReport at http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-676684

100 day campaign against caste discrimination and untouchability

Despite national legal standards and international obligations, caste discrimination and untouchability practices are still prevalent in Nepal, particularly in rural parts of the country.

To widely disseminate the content of the recently promulgated Caste-based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act 2068 to ensure its effective implementation, the United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) and the National Dalit Commission have jointly launched this campaign.

On 16th September, the President of Nepal officially inaugurated the launch of the campaign and over a 100 participants, including Government representatives, Human Rights Defenders and media personalities, took part in the campaign's first National Consultation programme organized later in the day.

The ultimate goal is to ensure that victims as well as their family members are able to invoke the rule of law in order to access justice. A culture of accountability must replace the present culture of impunity in Nepal.

To pledge your commitment to end practices of caste discrimination and untouchability, visit the campaign website: http://www.100daysagainstcastediscrimination.com and make your mark today!

Flash - XML - MySQL - PHP integration project

It has been a while since my last post, though I did not do much or did do a lot... strange that I can't remember, I did infact finish one project.

The project involves Flash - XML - MySQL and PHP integration. Primarily using Action Script, this is a campaign web presence and I urge to visit the website http://www.100daysagainstcastediscrimination.com/

On a side note, I will also encourage everyone, even if you who are not in Nepal or do not do any work related to human rights or social inclusion, to pledge your commitment to end caste discrimination and untouchability practicies. By getting people to know about these ghastly practicies in which people of "certain" communities are treated as "untouchables", and are subjected to inhumane acts and at times even killed for "violating" these so called norms.

Nepal has recently enacted a new law that outlaws such practicies and discrimination based on caste. This campaign aims to raise public awareness about the law and to advocate for its effective implementation.

Jointly undertaken by the United Nations Human Rights Office in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) and the country's National Dalit Commission, the campaign was started on 16 September and will continue until 24 December.

Make your mark - pledge your commitment - spread the word!
http://www.100daysagainstcastediscrimination.com/

Discrimination kills - Maternal mortality and human rights

Though this is not on a programme subject, it is something very important - the importance of which cannot be expressed even if all lines of code written in the world so far or will be written is raised to the power of nth degree where n is all lines of code written in the world so far and be written...
Please share this documentary as widely as you can in your blogs, on Facebook, through emails etc...

Discrimination kills - Maternal mortality and human rights

Discrimination against women leads to preventable deaths and injuries during pregnancy and child birth. Each year hundred of thousands of women and girls die and millions more become disabled as a result of complications during pregnancy and child birth.

A study by United Nations Human Rights office (OHCHR) finds a clear relationship between maternal mortality and morbidity and violations of human rights.

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The study by the UN Human Rights office is produced under the request of the Human Rights Council.

The short documentary is the story of a widower whose wife died during childbirth. He speaks of how his wife's death could have been prevented. The UN human rights office says discrimination against women is causing unnecessary deaths and injuries during pregnancy and childbirth.

For more details on this and other works of OHCHR, visit their global website: www.ohchr.org or the website of its Nepal office: nepal.ohchr.org