Training for the HR WATCHDOGS

SAMATA Foundation, Nepal has organized a 3 days training program on Capacity Enhancement of Dalit Human Rights Defenders on Dalit Human Rights Monitoring. This training held from September 15 to September 17 at Hotel Hardik, Bagbazar, Nepal. This program is a continuation of SAMATA Foundation's European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Project. This is the second phase of Dalit Human Rights Defenders (DHRDs) Training program. The first phase of this training program was held in 2013. This three days program was inaugural by the welcome speech of Mr Padam Sundas, Chairperson, SAMATA Foundation in the morning of September 15. The training ended with the presentation of DHRDs next activity planning and Participants were awarded with certificated on the evening of 18th September with a Valedictory Ceremony Program.
This training program aims to enhance capacity on monitoring Dalit Human Rights through- sharing learning's and challenges faced by the defenders during Cast Based Discrimination (CBD) and Human Rights Violation, providing inputs to reinforce the learning on CBD mechanisms and new progress in the country, providing practical knowledge on following up cases and their interventions and ensuring practical planning on Dalit Human Rights activities and involvement of DHRDs.
After getting the training the defenders returned to their areas and start working as the Human Rights watchdogs to identify any kind of violation in the society or in their community. These defenders will also help people to reach local police station, filing cases or FIR and contact with the networks for further activities. I feel lucky to be a participant of this program.