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ManavadhikarSamajik Manch (MASM)is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest orreligion, does not support or oppose any government or political system, nordoes it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks toprotect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rightsorganization striving to empower the public, promote, reinforce and safeguardhuman rights and good governance in India and to bring transformation inthe observance of human rights at local, national and international level. MASMhas as its VISION, the creation of a Just and Equitable Society.

Thebroad objective of the organizations is to promote the cause of national andinternational integration by strengthening the efforts for recognition andimplementation of human rights and to create legal and human rights awarenessand empowerment among the general public through the provision of legal andcivic education, provision of legal aid, conducting research and follow-uphuman rights violations.

TheSpecific objectives of the organization are:

Promote, respect and observe of human rights and democracy
Promote, respect and observe of rule of law and due process
Create networks with the public interest and human rights organization, non-governmental organizations, universities, relevant research organizations and legal associations etc.
Make best efforts for protection, promotion and advancement of socio-economic and political rights of the public.
To fight lawfully for the causes of the rights of the masses and to file public interest petitions to safeguard the rights of the masses.
Organise and sponsor to undertake conferences, seminars, workshops, meetings and such other activities with a view to promoting the social and educational objectives of the MASM.
Raising funds for the purposes of the MASM on such terms as are compatible with the autonomy of MASM and within the spirit of its social and educational objectives.
Work out for all out socio-economic progress of the country and the society.

The strategy i.e. adopted by MASM includes actions suchas

To identifyand expose policy, law reform and issues of practice with a view to advocatingfor change and proactive information sharing;
To raisehuman rights and legal awareness and empowerment amongst the general public forgood governance in India;
Toput-forth the demands of the public on a continuous basis before the threeorgans of the government i.e., Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and ensurejustice.
To gatherand disseminate concrete, reliable and up-to-date information on policies,legal issues and issues of practice
To improvethe performance and sustainability of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch.

Strengtheningstrategic alliances with like minded organizations and individuals
Embarkingon effective advocacy for good governance in the country;
Devisingmeans to capture the needs of the public;
Makingeffective use of mass media
Strengtheningadministration of research
Putting inplace an effective human resource development system for effective andefficient service delivery

As part of its work, MASM always strives to bring awarenessamong the various sections of the population especially to poorest and vulnerablesections of the society who are often the victims of human right violations.The areas of interventions always focused to bring changes in policy, legalframework and issues of practices. To ensure justice, MASM always tried to putthe demands of the public on a continuous basis before the three organs of thegovernment i.e., Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.

At present, MASM has two wings one for legal aid and humanrights monitoring department with a legal aid clinic intending to do psychologicalcounseling to the victims, to identify the cases of Human Rights violations,raise the issues and do the follow up exercise and the other is for Researchpublication and documentation.

Human Touch, July 2010

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(A Monthly Publication of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch)
(Manavadhikar Samajik मंच की एक मासिक प्रकाशन)

Human Touch is a platform for non-partisan portrayal ofhuman rights issues in their different forms. Be it the rights of the weaker sectionsof our population such as the women, the children, the aged and the physicallychallenged, or the victims of some social customs, cultural traditions andeconomic & non-economic policies, the publication brings out the issuesobjectively and in a manner that would give succour to the people whose rightsare either violated or put in jeopardy. Human Touch acts as a forum forscholars, activists, concerned individuals and the common men & women toventilate their grievances, express their views and to highlight cases of humanrights violations, so that appropriate ameliorative actions can be taken by theconcerned agencies. It is meant to help the helpless and to speak for thosewhose voices are not heard. It engages in constructive and incisive debate onissues that are not only of day-to-day concern but also on issues that areimportant for posterity. This publication is a step forward in realising thevision of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch, i.e. creation of a just and equitablesociety.
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Human Touch, June 2010

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(A Monthly Publication of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch)
(Manavadhikar Samajik मंच की एक मासिक प्रकाशन)

Human Touch is a platform for non-partisan portrayal ofhuman rights issues in their different forms. Be it the rights of the weaker sectionsof our population such as the women, the children, the aged and the physicallychallenged, or the victims of some social customs, cultural traditions andeconomic & non-economic policies, the publication brings out the issuesobjectively and in a manner that would give succour to the people whose rightsare either violated or put in jeopardy. Human Touch acts as a forum forscholars, activists, concerned individuals and the common men & women toventilate their grievances, express their views and to highlight cases of humanrights violations, so that appropriate ameliorative actions can be taken by theconcerned agencies. It is meant to help the helpless and to speak for thosewhose voices are not heard. It engages in constructive and incisive debate onissues that are not only of day-to-day concern but also on issues that areimportant for posterity. This publication is a step forward in realising thevision of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch, i.e. creation of a just and equitablesociety.
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Human Touch, June 2010

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Human Touch June'10 -

Human Touch, May 2010

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MASM Magazine, May'10 -

Human Touch, April 2010

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MASM Magazine April 2010 -

Human Touch, May 2010

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(A Monthly Publication of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch)
(Manavadhikar Samajik मंच की एक मासिक प्रकाशन)

Human Touch, April 2010

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(A Monthly Publication of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch)
(Manavadhikar Samajik मंच की एक मासिक प्रकाशन)

Human Touch is a platform for non-partisan portrayal of human rights issues in their different forms. Be it the rights of the weaker sections of our population such as the women, the children, the aged and the physically challenged, or the victims of some social customs, cultural traditions and economic & non-economic policies, the publication brings out the issues objectively and in a manner that would give succour to the people whose rights are either violated or put in jeopardy. Human Touch acts as a forum for scholars, activists, concerned individuals and the common men & women to ventilate their grievances, express their views and to highlight cases of human rights violations, so that appropriate ameliorative actions can be taken by the concerned agencies. It is meant to help the helpless and to speak for those whose voices are not heard. It engages in constructive and incisive debate on issues that are not only of day-to-day concern but also on issues that are important for posterity. This publication is a step forward in realising the vision of Manavadhikar Samajik Manch, i.e. creation of a just and equitable society.

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