Vigil India Movement Explained

Vigil India Movement
Formation:1977
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Founder:M.A. Thomas
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Type:NGO
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Location:Bangalore
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Leader Title:President
Leader Name:K. Pratap Reddy
Leader Title2:Managing Trustee
Leader Name2:P.P. Bopanna
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Vigil India Movement (Vigil India) is a non-governmental organisation based in Bangalore working in the field of human rights in India. Founded in 1977, by Rev. Dr. M.A. Thomas, who also founded the Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore in 1963 and Association of Christian Institutes for Social Concern in Asia.

In 1998, Vigil India launched The Institute of Human Rights with Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. The Institute is a training programme for human rights activists, "training trainers" for grass roots education in human rights.

Nomination open to M A Thomas Human Rights Award 2018.

The organisation awards the Rev. M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award annually.[1]

The recipients since 1993 include:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: vigilindia . Nomination open to M A Thomas Human Rights Award 2018 . 2024-05-29 . Vigil India Movement.
  2. Web site: vigilindia. Mr. Lenin Raghuvanshi gets the M.A. Thomas National Human Rights Award – 2016.. 2021-01-10. Vigil India Movement.
  3. Web site: vigilindia. Smt. Bandari Jayamma received M A Thomas National Human Rights Award 2014. 2021-01-10. Vigil India Movement.