Concept, Need, Methodology

Since the Foundation endeavors to promote and protect the human rights of the neglected, marginal groups like women, children, accused persons, prisoners, senior citizens, disable persons, Dalits etc.; it believes in maintaining balance and cooperation between deprived groups and groups providing such rights. Its emphasis is on “Conflictless Awareness” of both the Victims of deprivations/Violation of human rights on, the one hand; and those who are protectors and administrators of such rights, on the other hand. The Foundation is motivated by the above principle and attempts to impart elementary information about laws in simple language that may be understood by such groups. For example: It is not enough that only the accused person be remained informed about his rights and struggle for them; it is equally essential for the police personnel as well to be informed about the rights of accused and understand the limit of their custodial powers. Similarly, if the teachers are well informed about the rights of students and parallel not only women but also men should be informed about the rights of women. Awareness of rights to both the groups is the condition precedent for harmonial and conflictless protection of Human Rights.

Indian Constitution contemplates universal free and compulsory primary education as per the provisions of fundamental rights. The Foundation has expanded this ideal in its second principle as “Free Elementary Legal Education”. It makes attempts to ensure that as many Citizens, Victims and beneficiaries of such rights and activists of human rights get well acquainted with and attain competent, universal and free of cost elementary information of various laws relevant to them as possible. Ignorance of law deserves to be eliminated from the society by and large more especially when plea as to any kind of ignorance of law is neither being approved nor excused by a court of law.

In order to achieve above level of elementary legal education, it is learnt by practice that such elementary legal literature must be in mother tongue of a citizen and thus the principle of “Primary Legal Education in Mother Tongue” is accepted and practiced by the foundation, pursuant to which booklets are published on various laws in simple language avoiding the legal technicalities and scholarly exposition. They are meant for the common man for his day-to-day life and acquaintance. Law gets simplified only when it is expressed through a media of mother tongue for lower strata of the society. The lucidity of law is also accomplished and its effectiveness procured provided its conveyance is in mother tongue.

List of Publications, Number of Copies – Free of Cost

  • Constitution of India and Laws (English and Gujarati Version) – Seven Edition in Gujarati Language and total Books Published 41,000 . One Edition in English Language and total Books Published 5,000
  • Human Rights (English and Gujarati Version) – Six Edition in Gujarati Language and total Books Published 41,000. One Addition in English Language and total Books Published 5,000
  • Police and Human Rights (Gujarati Version)-  Total Books Published 5,000
  • Laws pertaining to Primary Education (Gujarati Version)  – Total Books Published 15,000
  • Concepts of Criminal Laws (Gujarati Version)- Seven Edition in Gujarati Language and total Books Published 32,000
  • Right to Bail (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 5,000
  • Right of Prisoners (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 3,000
  • Remand and Human Rights (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 5,000
  • Right of Women (Gujarati Version) – Seven Edition in Gujarati Language and total Books Published 56,000
  • Right of Children (Gujarati Version) – Four Edition in Gujarati Language and total Books Published 23,000
  • Plea Bargaining (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 5,000
  • Probation of Offenders Act (Gujarati Version) Total Books Published 1,000
  • Teenagers and Laws (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 3,000
  • Right to Health and Hygiene (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 2,000
  • First Aid of Law (Gujarati Version) – Total Books Published 5,000

Human Rights Diary – Free of Cost (Since 2004 to 2014)

A unique Human Rights Diary was published continuously for 11 years distributed free of cost amounting 10,000 per year.

The Human Rights Diary has become a Brand Ambassador for Human Rights Executives and Administrators such as Judiciary, Police Officer, Prison Officers, Government Pleaders, Lawyers, and Human Rights Activists. It is observed after 10th of December the Human Rights Day everybody is eagerly waiting for the hand-to-hand delivery. This diary is “Santri” (Guard) and “Mantri” (Secretary) providing continuing human rights education and creating mind blowing effects in day to day life along with daily use inn routine life.

The Human Rights Diary was containing of offences under Indian Penal Code and Human Rights Cartoons. Twelve different articles at the end of each month pertinent to law and human rights were printed. Each page was containing legal maxims and moral quotations at the bottom of the every date. It was always been forwarded with the blessings by Hon’ble His Excellency Governor of Gujarat as well as Hon’ble Chairman of State Human Rights Commission.

Free Legal Awareness Magazine – Free of Cost – Bhavarth

This Bhavarth (Gujarati Quarterly Magazine) published by Foundation more than eight years. It was containing various details new Acts, Cartoons, Legal Maxims, HC and SC Landmark Judgments details. It also distributing free of cost among all Gujarat’s Police Stations, Courts, NGO, Advocates too.

Legal Awareness TV Serials Episodes

Foundation produced a TV Serials named Jivo Manav Gaurav Thi based on actual legal cases on different topics such as Domestic Violence, Fraudulent Marriages, Sexual Harassment, Bigamy, Rape, and Maintenance for Women and Children, Public Cleanness Hygiene and Utility of Public Toilet through Doordarshan.