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BEYOND ACCESS

BEYOND ACCESS. REALISING RIGHTS By Urvarshi Rajcoomar. BACKGROUND. Many civil society organisations have rallied to create awareness on rights and have accessed rights on behalf of individuals and communities

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BEYOND ACCESS

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  1. BEYOND ACCESS REALISING RIGHTS By Urvarshi Rajcoomar

  2. BACKGROUND • Many civil society organisations have rallied to create awareness on rights and have accessed rights on behalf of individuals and communities • Are beneficiaries able to realise their rights independently once suitable policies and frameworks are in place? • What do we mean by “access” and “realise”?

  3. Rights based Framework • Overwhelming and exhausting • Rights must be placed at the centre of development work • Many organisations were working with rights – different approaches used • Good on paper , bad in practise • Balancing act – when the need and demand is great

  4. Cont… • Given the need for a rights based response - how do we deal with the complexities of rights based programming including: • Dealing with our own prejudices, stereotypes & the impact this may have on our work • Ethical dilemma’s regarding what is right & wrong especially when communities may not regard the “action”/”situation” as wrong • Prioritising concerns

  5. Sessions • Community Service Forums: true voice of the people? • Rights or right : when needs conflict • Engaging with Policy • Sex worker rights are human rights

  6. What were the key talking points? • Holding duty bearers accountable – losing confidence in the justice system • “ for us but not without us” – public participation

  7. GAPS • How do we “make rights real”? - making new laws as opposed to identifying the blockages in implementation and addressing them. • fixed vs dynamic – culture • Using economic circumstances as justification for sex work – Why can’t it be a voluntary choice? - Reflection on own prejudices, ethical and moral dilemmas • Looking at the intersection of sexuality and morality and what kind of interventions do we use and how soon do we need it • Active citizenship – What do we mean by this? Is this part of our programs? What do we see our role as being when we work in communities?

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