Celebration of the National Girl Child Day at CSR

At the Centre for Social Research, 24th of January is a day for celebration. It is a day for celebrating the rights of the girl child and promoting gender equality in society. It is also a day for recognising women who have raised their voice against violence and those who have spent their lives fighting against the long-standing injustice done to women. It is a day to thank those who have paved a better future for the women of tomorrow and to support the next generation of women leaders to find there voice- it is the NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY!

In an initiative to raise awareness of women’s rights at the grassroot level, CSR celebrated the National Girl Child Day with 40 young girls from its four Crisis Intervention Centres across Delhi. The Celebration commenced with a welcome note by Vikram Sheoran on the importance of the National Girl Child Day for young women and girls across India.

Our view on Regulation of Social Media sites

Social Media sites, as with all media outlets, require mechanisms to regulate against discrimination and defamation. However, it is necessary to ensure regulation does not breach people’s right to expression and right to information.

Government run regulatory bodies can restrict people’s freedom of expression and dissent through censorship of specific social media and internet sites.

Independent media watchdogs can be a more effective regulation body – ensuring people’s right to expression and information are protected whilst also upholding anti-discrimination legislation. These bodies must be completely independent of the government and have secure funding.

Twitter and facebook both have mechanisms to prevent harassment and defamation on their sites. These include privacy policies, site guidelines and rules and structures to report offensive content or inappropriate users.