Call for applications: Regional training for DPO’s and Lawyers on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

Are you a young lawyer, law student or social activist who wishes to work in the defense of the rights of persons with disability? Our 2-day regional training that's being conducted in Patna will equip you with the necessary skills and insight delivered first-hand from active practitioners in the field. This programme will include lectures and discussions with advocates, professors, and eminent social activists.

When?

April 28-29, 2018

Where?

State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Patna, Bihar

How to apply

Applications must be sent by April 25, 2018 and participants will be selected on the basis of these applications. To apply online, click here. If you are unable to use the online method, download the application (Word format) and e-mail the completed form along with your CV to ccri@slic.org.in.

Participants will be selected based on their application forms and their ability to demonstrate how they would apply the lessons of the Institute. Preference will be given to young lawyers and activists who wish to work in the field of human rights and belong to minority sections and SC/STs. Participants are required to stay for the duration of the course.

Travel

Mandatory arrival date for the course is Friday, April 27, 2018. Departure will be on April 30, 2018. Participants are responsible for incurring their travel costs to and from the institute.

Fees

The fees for the two-day course will be Rs 5,000.  This covers the training, resource package, spartan accommodation and all meals. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be available for all participants. Minorities, SC/ST and financially weak applicants may apply for concessions.  

For the selected candidates, fees must be paid on or before Monday, April 26 2018, through a mode communicated to them after the selection process is over.

To view the (tentative) programme, please click here.

For more details or questions, please write to richa@slic.org.in.