Jamia Millia Islamia begins online course in human rights and social inclusion
Students must know that during the course a special session on Mahatma Gandhi and a special address on refugees and migrants by Professor Georgia Dona of the University of East London, Dockland Campus will also be organised.
The Department of Political Science and UGC-HRDC at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) jointly launched a two-week online refresher course on human rights and social inclusion. According to the official reports, the online course will continue until September 19. The coordinator of the course is Bulbul Dhar James, Department of Political Science, JMI. Interested students must know that during the two-week course, a number of issues related to human rights will be discussed in various sessions including new social movements, conceptual framework of human rights and social justice, Dalit assertion and social inclusion, discourse on rights in India, debates and dilemmas, social inclusion of LGBTQI, citizenship and human rights, deconstructing gender, masculinity, women, violence and human rights, tribal rights, child rights and New Education Policy, contemporary debates around sex workers among many mothers.
Students must know that during the course a special session on Mahatma Gandhi and a special address on refugees and migrants by Professor Georgia Dona of the University of East London, Dockland Campus will also be organised.
During these sessions, lectures will be delivered by expert speakers from various foreign universities, NHRC, DU, JNU, JMI, Osmania University, Human Rights Organisations, NGOs, Police and Legal fields. In the last three days of the course, various groups comprising of participants will do their presentation on different topics.
While talking about the launch of the two-week online course, Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor said, “I hope that this course has been designed in such a way that this would be profoundly beneficial for all of you not only for enhancing your theoretical understanding but also sensitising you. After attending this course, you will be well equipped to impart the same to your students who would be educated to work for bringing social justice and equality in our society”.
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