Research Areas

violence and health

This programme concentrates directly on issues related to human rights and violence, and of course also interrelates with programmes with human rights dimensions.

Ongoing Projects

• Dilaasa: Intervention with the Health Sector for Responding to Violence Against Women (2000 Onwards)
• Implementing a Comprehensive Healthcare Response to Sexual Violence
• To Assess the Impact of a Counseling Intervention for Pregnant Women facing Domestic Violence
• Dilaasa Replication in 11 Peripheral Hospitals of Mumbai
• Study to understand the Impact of rape on survivors and families
• Analysis of Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence case records for Policy Advocacy
• Implementation Research to test approaches to rolling out WHO Guidelines and tools for the health sector response to violence against women

Completed Projects

• Armed Conflict and Health
• Status of Women’s Prisoners in Maharashtra
• Response of Hospitals to the Terror Attacks
• Evolving ‘good practice’ for responding to attempted suicide at the hospital
• Asia Regional Focal Point of International Federation of Health and Human Rights
• Safe Kit: Sexual Assault Care and Forensic Evidence Kit (1997-98 and 2004-2006)
• Involuntary Resettlement of a Slum Community in Mumbai - A Human Rights Perspective
• Analysis of Police Custody Deaths in Maharashtra
• Survey of Torture in Maharashtra
• Violence in Hindi Films and Television Serials