First consultation meeting to introduce 2020-2023 Paralegal Project at Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Bagalkote and Bellary Districts, conducted to get suggestions for implementation of the Project. Meeting was held on 05th Nov 2020.
Expert Committee Members:
- Mrs. Vani Periodi – Gender Expert and Women’s Rights Activists
- Dr. Anita Ravishankar – Director, Center for Women Studies (Mangalore University)
- Fr. Francis Assisi Almeida – Advocate & Director of Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education.
Major Suggestions:
- Working with Local NGOs, Department of Women and Child Development and District Legal Services Authority and Karnataka State Law University.
- Specialization for Paralegal Facilitators in accordance to their area of interest with reference to Domestic Violence Act, Pocso Act, POSH & Child Marriage Act.
