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1. Canadian High Commission
7/8 Shantipath Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021
India
Phone: 91-11-6876500
Fax: 6886736
Contact person: John Butt, First
Secretary
Nature of work: Selection of refugees under
Canada's immigration programme and establishment of annual refugee
targets and protection of refugees.
Specialisation: Selection of refugees for
immigration and protection
2. Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group (MCRG)
5 B Mahanirban Road
Calcutta - 700 029
India
Phone: 91-33-464 0079
Fax: 464 0079
E-mail: mcrg@cal.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Sabyasachi Basu Ray
Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary
Nature of work: The organization is actively
involved in the work of refugees and IDPs, it brings out a quarterly on
refugees and IDPs, organizes workshops on refugees in east and northeast
and has a regular publication programme
Specialisation: Studies on refugees and IDPs in
east and north east.
3. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
197 Vasant Enclave
New Delhi 110057
India
Phone: 91-11-6153160
Fax: 91-11-6152009
E-mail: ipcs@vsnl.com
Website:
www.ipcs.org/nmt/ref-index.html
Contact person: P. R. Chari, Director
Nature of work: It runs the websites on refugees,
which contains news reports and opinion articles written by specialists
and young researchers. It is updated everyday.
Specialisation: Runs a websites on refugees and
the internally displaced persons
4. Jesuit Refugee Service
24 Benson Road
Bangalore 560046
India
Phone: 91-80-3537742/3536189
Fax: 3537700
E-mail: south.asia@jesref.org
Contact person: Director
Nature of work:
Specialisation:
5. People's Watch
7 P.T. Rajan Road, II Street
Madurai 625002
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91-452-532432/539520
Fax: 531874
E-mail: henri@pronet.net.in
E-mail: henri@satyam.net.in
Contact person: Henri Tiphange, Executive
Director
Nature of work: Looks after the situation in
refugee camps, special camps, forced repatriation and human rights
abuses in the refugee camps in the Tamilnadu state of India
Specialisation: Human rights abuses in the camps
in Tamil Nadu.
6. Peace and Human Rights Bureau
Charmwood Village
Surajkund Road
Fairdabad - 121009
India
Phone: 91-129-5251128
Fax: 6185844
Contact Person: R.C.Hingorani, Director
Nature of work: Hold seminar and workshop on
various aspects of international humanitarian law, including refugee
law.
Specialisation: International humanitarian law.
7. UNIFEM
C/o UNDP 55 Lodi Estate
New Delhi 11003
India
Phone: 91-11-4698297/4604351
Fax: 4622136
E-mail: chandni.joshi@undp.org
Website:
www.unifem.org.in
Contact person: Chandni Joshi, Regional
Programme Director.
Nature of work: Advocacy, research, publications,
and legal aid. Economic empowerment, good governance and transformative
leadership are the threes areas of work. UNIFEM executed a project among
A/ghani regugee women in Palusdan.
Specialisation:
8. Indian Social Institution
10, Institutional area
Lodi road, New Delhi 110003
India
Phone: 91-11-4611745 4622379
Fax: 4690660
E-mail: amberose@unv.ernet.in
Contact person: Ambrose Pinto S.J
Nature of work: Research, advocacy and legal aid.
Specialisation: Documentation
9. Organisation for Eelam Refugee Rehabilitation (OFERR)
14, 3rd floor, Sait Colony (First street)
Egmore, Chennai - 600 008
India
Phone: 91-44-8261063
Fax: 8274607
E-mail: oferr@md2.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: S.Sooriyakumary,
Secretary
Nature of work: Advocacy, protection, relief and
rehabilitation services to Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps of Tamilnadu,
covering counselling, health and nutrition, education, women
empowerment, vocational training, Income generation and other
development programme to equip the refugees to be able to rebuild their
homeland on return to Sri Lanka.
Specialisation: Empowerment of refugees.
10. Organisation for the Protection of Tamils of
Eelam forum Genocide and other Violations of Human Rights (ProTEG)
P.O. Box 782, Egmore
Chennai - 600 008
India
Phone: 91-44-8272329 8261063
E-mail: proteg@eth.net
Contact person: S.C. Chandrahasan,
Coordinator
Nature of work: Advocacy, protection, relief and
rehabilitation on behalf of Sri Lankan refugees. Monitoring the human
rights situation to the Tamils in Sri Lanka and alerting international
human rights groups and NGOs of the violations against Tamil people in
Sri Lanka.
Specialisation: Advocacy for better facilities and
treatment of Sri Lanka Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu.
11. South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC)
B - 6/ 6, Safdarjang Enclave Extension
New Delhi - 110029, India
Phone: 91-11-6192717 6192706
Fax: 6191120
E-mail: rnairsahrdc@hotmail.com
Website:
www.hri.ca/partners/sahrdc
Contact person: Ravi Nair
Nature of work: Research, protection publications,
advocacy, documentation and legal aid.
Specialisation: Advocacy, research and
documentation.
12. Asian-African legal Consultative Committee
E-66, Vasant Marg
Vasant Vihar
New Delhi - 110057
India
Phone: 91-11-6152251
Fax: 6152041
E-mail: aalcc@vsnl.com
Website: www.aalcc.org
Contact person: Ryo Takagi, Deputy
secretary General
Nature of work: Research and advice to government
on international law and works closely with the UNHCR on refugee law
matters.
Specialisation: Research work
13. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Block-III, Old JNU Campus
New Delhi-110067
India
Phone: 91-11-6170856-60
Fax: 6529832
E-mail: idsa@vsnl.com
Website:
www.idsa.india-org
Contact person: Smruti S. Pattaniak
Nature of work: Research and publication. A number
of articles is published on the issue of migration and refugees.
Specialisation: Research
14. Tiruchirapalli Multipurpose Social Service
Society
P.O. Box no. 12 Melapudur,
Tiruchirapalli - 620001
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91-431-410026
Fax: 463319
E-mail: tmsss@md3.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Fr. T. Eugune, Director
cum Secretary
Nature of work: Provides relief to the Srilankan
refugees and rehabilitate them by providing facilities for health care,
drinking water, street lightning of the refugee camp, vocational
training to the refugee youths, supply text and note books to the school
going children.
Specialisation: Relief and rehabilitation
15. Social Education and Economic Development
Society (SEEDS)
Kadambur Village and Post - 604 260
Gingee Taluk, Villupuram District
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 91-4145-22208
Contact person: A. Ganamani, President
Nature of work: Protection, legal aid and provides
relief for the livelihood, facilitate the training in self-employment,
income generation schemes.
Specialisation:
16. Tiruneveli Social Service Society
P.O. Box No. 108
Catholic Bishop's House
Palayamkottai - 627 002
Tirunelveli Dt. India
Phone: 578282
Fax: 578676
E-mail:
lawrence@md4.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Fr. S.J Lawerence,
Executive Director.
Nature of work: Relief and rehabilitation. impart
vocational training such as type writing, tailoring and driving, running
pre schools and tution centers and give medicial aid.
Specialisation:
17. Sivagangai Multipurpose Social Service Society
(SMSS)
3/574 Bagawathsingh Rosa
Paramakudi - 623 707
Ramnas Dt. Tamil Nadu
India
Phone: 25005/23282
E-mail: smsss@md4.vsnl.net.in
Contact person: Fr. D. Amal raj
Nature of work: relief and rehabilitation,
vocational training, balwaries and cresches for the children and
community organization through movement building.
Specialisation:
18. Shepard Department
St. Josephs's College
Tiruchirapalli - 620 002
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91-431-731321
Fax: 701501
E-mail: elias_maria@yahoo.com
Contact person: M. Elias S.J
Nature of work: Training, awarness campaign,
rehabilitation and vocational education.
Specialisation:
19. Coimbotore Multipurpose Social Service Society
Bishop's House
Post Box. No. 6
Coimbatore - 641 001
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91-422-391831
Fax: 391525
E-mail: cmsss@vsnl.com
Contact person: Fr. Maria Joseph,
Secretary
Nature of work: Relief and rehabilitation of
refugees.
Specialisation:
20. J.V. College
Baraut, Baghpat - 250 611
Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: 91-1234-62014
E-mail:
saumitra_mohan@hotmail.com
Contact person: Sumitra Mohan, Lecturer
Nature of work: Advocacy, research, relief and
rehabilitation
Specialisation:
21. Pondicherry Multipurpose Social Service Society
Paul VI Development Centre 14
St. Therese Street Archbishop's House
Pondicherry - 605 001
India
Phone: 91-413-332356
Fax: 331765
Contact person: Fr. Amaldoss, Executive
Director.
Nature of work: Non-formal education for general
public, school children. Relief and rehabilitation.
Specialisation:
22. RENAISSANCE
Kalamavoor Village and Post
Keeranur Via, Kulathur Tk
Pudukkottai Dt - 622 502
Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91-433-962527
Contact person: P. Mahalingum
Nature of work: Relief and rehabilitaion, supply
of educational materials and counseling.
Specialisation:
23. National Council of YMCAs of India
Bharat Yuwak Bhavan
Jai Singh Road
New Delhi - 110001
India
Phone: 91-11-3364309/3360769
Fax: 91-11-3342859
E-mail:
Contact person: T. Thomas, National
General Secretary
Nature of work:
Specialisation:
24. Voluntary Helth Association of Delhi
D - 63, Saket
New Delhi - 110017
India
Phone: 91-11-6488832
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact person: Alok Mukhopadhya,
Executive Director
Nature of work:
Specialisation:
25. Public interest Legal Support/Research Centre
C-569, New Friends Colony
New Delhi - 110065
India
Phone: 91-11-6822525/6841884
Fax: 91-11-3342859
E-mail:
Contact person: Rajeev Dhavan
Nature of work: Legal aid and campaign for legal
protection of asylum seekers, advocacy for enactment of a humane law for
refugees.
Specialisation:
26. National Law School of India University Central
College Campus
Bangalore 5600 01
India
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact Person: Prof.; Vijay Kumar
Nature of work: Refugee law, asylum policy, law,
development, social change and teaching.
The National Law School of India University was established in 1987
to advance and disseminate knowledge of law and legal processes in the
context of national development. While teaching law, the school
endeavours to look at law as an instrument for social change and human
well-being. It adopted a curriculum which is multi-disciplinary analysis
of socio-legal issues and practical application of problems, with
greater emphasis on high level of interaction between students and
teachers. In early 1996, the school entered into an agreement with UNHCR
to set up a chair on refugee law. The chair position is yet to be
filled. In addition, the school has a seminar paper course on refugee
law in the 5th year of 5 years LL.B programme. Dr. Jayagovind and Dr.
Kumar are supervisors of the course.
27. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) School of
International Studies / Centre for International Law
New Delhi 11067
India
Phone: 91-11-667676
Fax:
E-mail:
Contact persons: Mr. B.S. Chimni, Assoc.
Prof. of Law, Dawa Norbu, Prof. Central Asian Studies.
Nature of work: International law, human rights,
conflict resolution, refugees, voluntary repatriation, Tibetans, UNHCR,
Asian minorities and refugee law.
The School of International Studies, JNU has regional studies
organized by centres, and disciplinary-based studies including
international law and human rights. Past work on Central Asian refugees,
esp. Tibetans, in the Centre for Central Asian Studies.
28. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Human
Rights Teaching and Research Programme (HURITER) / School of
International Studies
New Delhi 110067
India
Phone: 91-11-667676 ext. 539
Fax: 91-11- 6865886
E-mail:
Contact persons: V.S. Mani, Prof.,
International Legal Studies, Satish Kumar, Prof. International
Relations, S.D. Muni, Prof. South Asian Studies.
Nature of work: Human rights, international law,
teaching, UNHCR, South Asia, conflict, refugee law, Central Asia,
refugee problems actions solutions, Asia.
The Centre for Human Rights Teaching and Studies (HURITER) is a
University Centre for promotion of human rights teaching and research.
Its research is based on a modest annual grant received from the
University Grants Commission of India. Among its research and teaching
interests is the refugee problem in South Asia. Currently, a number of
research scholars are working on legal and political aspects of refugee
problems in general and problems in the context of South Asia in
particular. Data sources in relation to research projects have been
gathered from UNHCR, UN, NGOs, interviews conducted by the Centre, and
court judgements. The main teaching courses of HURITER is the 'Law of
Peace and the Legal Controls for International Conflict', offered in the
Master's program. The Centre also teaches pre-doctoral courses in
General Principles of International Law.
29. Utkal University Department/Centre:Department
of Political Science
Shanta Niwas, 87 Satya Nagar
Bhubaneswar 751004
Orissa, India
Phone: 91-674-480214/401716
Fax: 91-674-480020
E-mail: asha@dte.vsnl.net.in
Contact Person: Asha Hans, Associate
Professor of Political Science
Nature of work: Human rights, conflict resolution,
refugee rights, women, NGOs, UNHCR, burden sharing, development,
environment, ethnic and national groups, ethnic conflict, migration,
international relations, India, South Asia.
The Department of Political Science has undertaken a number of
activities in refugee-related issues in India, and is currently involved
in the following research projects: - Afghan Women Refugees; -
Protection of Women Refugees Rights in Developing Countries; - Chakma
Refugees in India; - Reproductive Rights and Refugee Women. South Asia
remains the main area covered by the research, with a focus on India,
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, but also Pakistan and Afghanistan. The
Department will undertake a number of research projects which will
concentrate on the Indian Security Problems and Refugee Policy. One of
the important future studies is on Forced Repatriation of Chakma
Refugees from India. Data sources have been accumulated from camps in
India as well as Government of India decision makers. In addition, the
Department of Political Science is involved in seminars and networking
with UNHCR as well as several NGOs.
30. University of Madras Department of Southeast
Asian Studies
Chepauk, Trip Licane PO, 600 005
Madras 600005
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone: 91-44-568778
Fax: 91-44-566693
E-mail:
Contact Person: V. Suryanarayan, Prof.
Political Science
Nature of work: Asylum policy, South East Asian
studies, ethnic conflict, ethnic and national groups, Sri Lankan,
refugees, Sri Lankan minority groups, conflict and conflict resolution.
Professor Suryanarayan has done numerous studies on ethnicity and
conflict in South and Southeast Asia with special interest in Sri Lankan
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