the at hop card is an electronic fare payment card that was released in two versions on auckland public transport services , beginning in may 2011 .

the smart card roll out was the first phase in the introduction of an integrated ticketing and fares system ( auckland integrated fares system , or " aifs " ) that is being rolled out across the region .

the first iteration of the card – commonly referred to as the " purple hop card " – was discontinued in 2012 because of issues with the delivery of key technologies .

the current card , called the at hop card , is in use on all ferry , train and bus services in auckland .

the rollout of the card to all three transport modes was completed in march 2014 .

the at hop card is a dark blue credit-card-sized stored-value contactless smartcard that can hold prepaid funds ( called hop money ) to pay for fares or monthly passes for unlimited travel within one or more of three " transport zones " .

either facility must be added to the card before travel .

passengers " tag on " and " tag off " their card on electronic terminals when entering and leaving the transport system in order to validate it or deduct funds .

cards may be " topped-up " or monthly passes purchased in the following ways : online , at ticket machines , at ticketing offices , and at selected retail outlets such as bookshops .

top ups may be made by credit or debit card , with the latter three mediums accepting cash payment .

the card is designed to reduce the number of transactions at ticket offices and the number of paper tickets .

usage is encouraged by offering cheaper fares than the cash ticket option , although there is an initial once-only fee to purchase the card .

monthly and/or multiple trip travel is only available with the at hop card .

the card can be used only for fare payments and only on auckland transport routes ; it can not be used to pay for refreshments or other items .

it can not be used to pay for travel on the northern explorer passenger train running between auckland and wellington or on inter-city bus services .

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find an at hop retailer to buy or top - up your at hop card .
13 . at hop card transfer : where you lawfully hold an at hop card , you may ( unless the at hop card is a registered at hop card ) permanently give that at hop card to another person and we will treat the new holder of the at hop card as the lawful holder , and he or she will be bound by these terms .
14 . at hop card return : we may at any time require you to return your at hop card in a manner notified by us . if this happens , we will replace your at hop card with a new at hop card having equivalent products loaded on it .
find an at hop retailer to buy or top up your at hop card . list of at hop retailers by auckland region or find on the map .
register your at hop card to your myat hop account to view your transactions online .
how to use your at hop card on public transport and all about managing your card .
44 . identification : retail agents can be identified by their display of an at hop is sold here sign . you should only present your at hop card when you see the at hop sign . if you present your at hop card at readers that do not show the at hop acceptance sign , this may damage the at hop card ( refer to sections 16 and 17 ) .
9 . expiry : the at hop card ( including any hop money or products loaded on the at hop card ) will expire if the at hop card is not used , no refund is requested , the at hop card is cancelled , or no products are loaded onto the at hop card for a continuous period of six years . when an at hop card expires , any hop money or products remaining on the at hop card will be forfeited and become our property on and from the date the at hop card is cancelled . in this instance you may contact us and we will put hop money on to another at hop card purchased by you . the amount of hop money we put on the new card will be equal to :
auckland transport have sold their millionth at hop card . at hop is a smart card which can be used for bus , rail and ferry travel throughout auckland .
find out about the savings you can make by using an at hop card .
find out if you can lend your at hop card for others to use .
bus and train fare prices for travel using cash or an at hop card .
23 . if you use hop money on your at hop card to pay for a paper ticket this will be charged at the applicable advertised cash fare , not the advertised at hop fare .
28 . obligation to examine : you must check the at hop card on purchase or issue and on each addition or subtraction of products to the at hop card .
find out different ways to add money to your at hop card by topping up .
16 . 1 . your responsibility : you are responsible for safeguarding your at hop card against loss , damage , and theft , and ensuring that your at hop card is not used by any person without your permission ( or by any person other than you in the case of a registered at hop card ) . 16 . 2 . our responsibility : we and the public transport operators accepting your at hop card for payment for public transport journeys have no obligation to prevent the use of a lost or stolen at hop card by a person . we also have no obligation to cancel any lost or stolen at hop card ( whether a registered at hop card or not ) or to transfer the products on that lost or stolen at hop card to a replacement at hop card .
you can buy your blue at hop card online or in person . you can only buy the gold at hop card in person and only if you are eligible for one .
17 . 1 . there are 2 types of non - functioning at hop cards : 17 . 1 . 1 . faulty cards : at hop cards which fail to function as the result of an inherent manufacturing defect or other technical fault or defect ; and 17 . 1 . 2 . damaged cards : at hop cards which fail to function for any other reason , such as physical damage . 17 . 2 . please bring your non - functioning at hop card into an at customer service centre . we shall investigate and determine whether a non - functioning at hop card is a faulty card or a damaged card . 17 . 3 . we will not be responsible or liable for replacing any non - functioning at hop card except where we determine that the at hop card it is a faulty card . 17 . 4 . if the at hop card is a faulty card we will retain the card and issue a replacement at hop card free of charge . we will also transfer any hop money and / or products from the non - functioning at hop card to such replacement at hop card .
register your at hop card to help protect your card from unauthorised use should it be lost or stolen , and to manage your card online .
find out how you can pay for more than one person with your at hop card .
find out about buying a card online , or places you can go to buy a blue or gold at hop card .
find out how to buy a blue at hop card online and have it mailed to you .
find out your nearest retail locations where you can buy a blue or gold at hop card .
at hop card must be registered to apply for a discount concession , if you are eligible .
the at hop card will eventually be used for travel on all forms of auckland public transport .
10 . suspension : we may suspend any at hop card or at hop online account ( online account ) if you breach any of these terms and such breach amounts to what at determines to be fraud or fare evasion . in the event that we suspend any at hop card or online account :
* you can read the full terms of use of the at hop cards , the registered prospectus relating to the at hop cards and other information regarding the at hop cards on our website or at the transport information centre , britomart . the obligations of auckland transport under the at hop cards are unsecured . urltoken
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to reactivate this top up at any time you can contact us and we will put the hop money back on your at hop card . again , you have 60 days from the date that hop money is put back on your at hop card to activate it .
at hop allows customers to use one travel card on different modes of transport and public transport operators .
mr edmonds says , “the next phase in the integrated ticketing project is at hop on ferries by the end of november 2012 with at hop rolling out on buses next year . for a few months nz bus users who also use trains will use both the hop / snapper card and an at hop card . the hop / snapper card will be phased out next year” .
20 . registered at hop cards only : you acknowledge and agree that the cancellation and transfer options set out in sections 18 and 19 are available only for registered at hop cards . if your at hop card is not registered , then it cannot be cancelled and no hop money and / or products can be transferred or refunded to you if your at hop card is lost or stolen
33 . interest : no interest will be payable to you in relation to any products loaded on any at hop card . all interest earned in relation to hop money and / or products loaded on any at hop card will remain our property .
repeatedly failing to tag on and tag off may result in your card being cancelled . if your card is cancelled you will need to purchase a replacement at hop card .
help protect the balance on your at hop card should it be lost or stolen , allowing it to be transferred to a new card .
your hop card can be used for other purchases alongside your bus fare . more details about what the card can be used for are on the hop card website .
at hop cards will be ferry friendly by the end of november and on buses next year . the at hop card will be used in conjunction with the old hop / snapper card on auckland ' s buses until the old system is phased out .
the at hop card has a non - refundable purchase cost of $ 10 , but use of the card also gives customers an automatic discount of at least 10 percent on full fares .
we would like you to know that our at hop terms of use have changed as of 22 may 2018 . find out about the changes and read the at hop card terms of use .
46 . at hop privacy policy : where we collect personal information from or about you in order to provide you with a registered at hop card or through your use of an at hop card , the at hop privacy policy available on our website will apply . for an explanation of our practices and policies relating to the collection , use , and storage of your personal information , please refer to the at hop privacy policy , which forms part of these terms .
ten dollars will get you one hop card that can be bought at britomart , newmarket and new lynn transport centres .
8 . 1 . you agree that risk of loss or damage to an at hop card that you have purchased , or a replacement at hop card provided in accordance with these terms , will pass to you on your receipt of that at hop card ; 8 . 2 . you carry and use an at hop card at your own risk , and we will not be responsible for any interference or damage suffered by , or to , any electronic device which occurs as a result of your carrying or using an at hop card ; 8 . 3 . we retain the right to manage and change the software and data on the at hop cards at any time ; and 8 . 4 . on demand by any employee or representative of us or of any retail agent or public transport operator at any time , you must produce for inspection all at hop cards in your possession or control .
9 . 1 . the hop money balance ; and 9 . 2 . the value ( at the time of purchase ) of any inactivated products ; that was on the expired card immediately before it expired . please note that for an unregistered at hop card that has expired , we will need you to present the expired card at an at customer service centre .
18 . 1 . if a registered at hop card is lost or stolen , you may ask us to cancel your at hop card by : 18 . 1 . 1 . calling us on 09 366 4hop ( 09 366 4467 ) . you will also be required to supply your at hop card number , full name , and answer some security questions ; and 18 . 1 . 2 . returning the at hop card to the address that we notify to you , to enable us to determine whether section 17 ( non - functioning at hop cards ) of these terms applies . 18 . 2 . on your registered at hop card you may apply for a refund in accordance with section 11 or apply for a transfer of any residual products on the registered at hop card in accordance with section 19 .
“at hop cards can be topped up at ticket & top - up machines or ticket offices on the rail network . from 27 october 2012 you will also be able to top up your card online . at hop cards are currently available for half price at a limited time , special introductory offer of five dollars at britomart , newmarket , papakura and new lynn offices and from mobile sales representatives at stations . information can be found at urltoken .
of course the current hop card is nothing more than a snapper card in drag , and clearly snapper haven ' t been able to make their card compliant with the hop system .
find out what you need and where you can buy a gold at hop card if you ' re a supergold cardholder .
2 . terms : all at hop cards are issued subject to , and must be used in accordance with , these terms . by purchasing or using an at hop card , you accept all of these terms .
hop cards can be loaded with up to $ 300 in e - money so users are encouraged to protect their balance by registering their card at the hop website .
the at hop cards will be introduced on ferries next month , and will be phased in to replace the hop / snapper card for buses from april next year .
at hop group manager , denise verrall , said surveys indicated 42 per cent of auckland adults had a card as of june .
12 . other rights : we may refuse to provide any information to you in relation to any at hop card if you do not provide us with all reasonably requested information for the purpose of verifying your identity as the lawful holder of the at hop card .
15 . 1 . we may offer you services enabling you to register your at hop card on our website , in which case you will need to provide your personal information ( such as your name , date of birth , email address , physical address and telephone number ) against the registered at hop card number . 15 . 2 . you must not allow your registered at hop card to be used by another person . if your registered at hop card is found in the possession of a person other than yourself , we ( and the retail agents and public transport operators ) reserve the right to retain that at hop card . 15 . 3 . you must ensure your contact and payment details on our website for your registered at hop card are kept up to date and correct .
21 . use : subject to specific at hop card functionality , and retail agent and public transport operator availability ( as applicable ) , you may use the at hop card to pay for public transport journeys provided by public transport operators in accordance with these terms .
43 . 1 . sell at hop cards to customers ; 43 . 2 . load hop money and sell products to customers ; and
5 . 1 . use the at hop card only in accordance with these terms ; 5 . 2 . comply with all notices , policies , and instructions relating to the use of the at hop card , concessions and products that we may issue from time to time ; 5 . 3 . provide us with any information and assistance that we may reasonably request relating to the issue , use , suspension , and cancellation of the at hop card ; 5 . 4 . tag on at the beginning of your trip and tag off at the end of your trip ; 5 . 5 . take proper care of the at hop card to avoid damage including keeping the at hop card flat and not bending it ( as that may damage the at hop card ) ; 5 . 6 . not misuse , deface , modify , or destroy , the at hop card ; 5 . 7 . not tamper , or allow anyone else to tamper , with the at hop card ; 5 . 8 . ensure that if carrying two or more cards together that only one is used at a time and that the same card is used to tag on and tag off for each trip and journey ; 5 . 9 . not alter , remove , or replace any notices , trade marks , or artwork on the at hop card ; and 5 . 10 . when using an at hop card loaded with a concession , carry a further form of identification to prove your eligibility for that concession . information about concessions and their eligibility criteria is available from at . govt . nz .
auckland transport has completed the rollout of at hop , its reusable pre - pay smart card for travel on trains , ferries and buses .
7 . co - operation : you agree to co - operate with us and , if applicable , the police , in recovering your at hop card if it is lost or stolen , or if we suspect any suspicious behaviour or activity in relation to your at hop card .
4 . 1 . period pass : a pass credit loaded onto an at hop card allowing you to have unlimited journeys within a number of days ( period pass ) . 4 . 2 . hop money : stored money value loaded onto an at hop card ( hop money ) , which can be used to purchase public transport journeys or paper tickets for public transport journeys ;
all aboard : auckland ' s new at hop cards can be used on trains from this weekend .
”we also advise you to register your at hop card . registering gives you benefits such as the ability to better protect your card from unauthorised use should it be lost or stolen only after advising at of the loss . it also protects the balance you have stored on your card and allows it to be transferred to a new card .
please note that your at hop card , and any value loaded on it , will expire if the card is not used , no refund is requested , the card is cancelled , or no hop money or monthly pass value is loaded onto it for a continuous period of six years . when your card expires , any value remaining on it will be forfeited and becomes the property of auckland transport . if this happens , you may contact us and we will transfer any hop money or the hop money equivalent of the product price at the time of purchase of any inactivated products to another at hop card purchased by you .
the card can be topped up at machines and ticket offices around the network as well as online .
eventually , the at hop card will become the sole smart card for all travel on public transport in auckland . but to begin with , its use will be limited to the city’s trains .
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one hundred and forty five at hop card readers , 60 ticket & top - up machines and 29 gates are now spread across auckland’s rail network .
30 . 1 . all transaction details , trip details , and other details recorded as a result of you using your at hop card will be recorded and retained by us . after you deposit hop money or products on your at hop card , we will update the at hop card balance to reflect that deposit : 30 . 1 . 1 . immediately , if you add products to your at hop card at our offices , via a retail agent , at an at customer service centre , or using a top up machine ; or 30 . 1 . 2 . immediately , if you have established an auto top - up facility in accordance with section 22 . 2 . in this case the direct debit payment instruction will be triggered , once the specified minimum balance has been reached and your at hop card has been automatically reloaded ; or 30 . 1 . 3 . at the next tag on event once we receive payment for the products into our bank account ( usually the next business day after your online transaction is processed ) if you add hop money and / or products to your at hop card using our website . 30 . 2 . using your online account ( for registered at hop cards only ) , you will be able to view transaction history and trip details for each registered at hop card ( online transaction history ) for the preceding 3 months or preceding 60 transactions via our website . to obtain an online transaction history , you must first register your at hop card using our website . 30 . 3 . you will be able to check the balance of your at hop card via our website ( for registered at hop cards only ) , or at an at customer service centre or via retail agents or top up machines . 30 . 4 . we will endeavour to update the online transaction history at least once per day , however there may be delays in updating certain online transaction history , which may result in that information appearing in your online account one or more days after the journey took place ; and 30 . 5 . we may add or update any online transaction history at any time .
“tag on at the start of every trip by placing your at hop card flat and still to the reader or electronic gate . a simple beep and green light will show that you have tagged on successfully .
11 . 1 . if your at hop card is registered on our website ( registered at hop card ) , you may apply to cancel your at hop card and receive a refund of the remaining hop money on your at hop card within 14 days of your completed application being received . only unused hop money can be refunded . no refunds are available for paper tickets purchased . no refunds are available for period passes . any refund given by us is inclusive of any goods and services tax ( gst ) . 11 . 2 . you acknowledge and agree that the cancellation and refund option set out in section 11 . 1 is available only for registered at hop cards . if your at hop card is not registered , then no hop money can be refunded to you . 11 . 3 . for at hop cards : we may , in addition to any other remedy available to at , cancel any at hop card or online account if you breach any of these terms and such breach amounts to what at determines to be fraud or fare evasion . any products remaining on the at hop card on cancellation for breach of these terms will be forfeited and become our property . if the remaining balance is negative we retain the right to recover the negative balance and may engage a collection agency the cost of which the card holder shall be liable . 11 . 4 . for at hop cards loaded with supergold travel concession : tagging on and off when you travel is essential because the tag on and off locations allow at to accurately identify the subsidy that should be applied to the fare and claim that subsidy from the nz government . for this reason , we may cancel the card ( except where it has a monthly period pass loaded on it ) for repeated failure to tag on and off . we will attempt to contact you before such cancellation . in this instance you may contact us and we will transfer any hop money or the hop money equivalent of any inactivated products to another at hop card purchased by you .
mr edmonds says , “at hop will be your one smart card for travel on public transport around auckland . it is a convenient , re - useable smart card that stores value , either as money , or as a rail monthly pass . an at hop card operates via a simple tag on / tag off system when you board and disembark .
find out how to transfer your card balance to another card registered to the same account .
i am planning to visit auckland and read about the hop card . would appreciate feed back on the use of the card for tourists .
people who want to transfer funds from their go rider card to their new hop card will be able to do so before october 31 .
36 . product types : public transport operators may accept any product as available from time to time for public transport journeys using the at hop card . we may at any time add , remove or amend the products available using the at hop card . at reserves the right to limit the usage of these products whether by operator , mode , date or time . where possible , we will give you at least two weeks’ notice via the notice methods set out in section 39 .
there are currently more than 250 , 000 at hop cards being regularly used by customers around the region .
at hop cards can be used for bus , rail , and ferry transport in auckland . photo / file
to use the card , passengers ‘tag on’ at the start of a journey by presenting the card to an electronic reader or gate , and then ‘tag off’ by doing the same at the end of a trip .
the amount passengers save using their hop card varies depending on how many stages they are travelling .
37 . 1 . each time you add hop money to your at hop card , you must add a minimum of $ 5 ( incl . gst ) . you will only be able to add hop money equal to or above this minimum loadable value . 37 . 2 . the maximum amount of hop money that may be held on any at hop card is $ 300 ( incl . gst ) . 37 . 3 . notwithstanding section 26 ( right to refuse ) , public transport operators may permit you to commence a public transport journey , and to complete each trip of the journey , as long as there is a positive or $ 0 . 00 hop money balance on the at hop card for each leg of your journey . hop money contained on multiple at hop cards cannot be combined to pay a single fare .
19 . 1 . if you hold a registered at hop card that has been lost or stolen , you may request the transfer of any residual hop money and unused products from that at hop card to a replacement at hop card purchased by you . when you request a transfer of products : 19 . 1 . 1 . you must confirm the reason for the transfer ( e . g . lost or stolen at hop card ) ; 19 . 1 . 2 . we will do our best to promptly cancel the original registered at hop card ( if not already cancelled ) and we will transfer any residual products ( as at the time you requested the transfer ) to the replacement at hop card ; 19 . 1 . 3 . our determination as to the amount of hop money and / or products transferred to the replacement at hop card will be final and conclusive , but we reserve the right to make subsequent adjustments to that determination if we obtain transaction records which indicate that an adjustment is required to the amount of products transferred ; and 19 . 2 . a balance transfer can only be completed between two cards registered to the same account . balance transfers cannot be completed between two separate accounts , from a primary to a linked account or between active cards .
one hundred and forty five at hop card readers , 60 ticket and top - up machines and 29 gates are now spread across auckland ' s rail network .
6 . 1 . we ( or a retail agent or public transport operator ) suspect or have reason to believe has been fraudulently issued , stolen , tampered with , or used in breach of the terms ; or 6 . 2 . was not issued to the person presenting the at hop card ( in the case of registered at hop cards ) or which the person presenting the at hop card is otherwise not entitled to use .
60 . new zealand use only : the at hop cards are intended for use in auckland , new zealand .
26 . 1 . the at hop card is expired , suspended , or cancelled , whether or not notice is given to you regarding such expiry , suspension or cancellation ; 26 . 2 . we , a retail agent or a public transport operator suspect that the at hop card has been fraudulently issued , stolen , tampered with , or used , or that the at hop card may in any way pose a risk to the system ; 26 . 3 . the hop money or products on the at hop card are insufficient or have been exhausted ; 26 . 4 . the system is unable to process the payment for any reason whatsoever , or any circumstance arises which prevents a retail agent or a public transport operator from accepting or processing the at hop card as a means of payment ; or 26 . 5 . you do not comply with these terms .
“hop / snapper card users on nz bus services will continue to use their current cards until their cards will be swapped out for free next year . the new cards will be known as at / hop cards .
1 . scope : these terms of use ( terms ) govern your possession and use of hop smartcards and at hop key tags , ( together referred to as at hop cards ) issued by auckland transport ( we , us , our ) or our authorised agents ( retail agents ) as part of the auckland integrated fare system ( system ) . by purchasing , or using , an at hop card you agree to be bound by these terms .
use your at hop card to tag on before you board your train , ferry or bus , then tag off when you finish your trip . if you don’t tag on or tag off your at hop card you may be charged a default fare of up to $ 20 , depending on the service used or the distance travelled .
the mayor is describing the extension of the use of the at hop card to trains as another milestone towards the creation of a fully integrated transport system in auckland .
auckland rail passengers will be able to use the new ‘at hop’ smartcard to pay for train travel from this saturday .
after weeks of testing , the first stage of auckland ' s new public transport ticket system , the at hop card , will go live on city trains this weekend .
– there has been strong growth of card usage versus cash usage even in the two months that hop has been on nz bus services in auckland . at a high level , here’s the growth in card usage in each service , comparing the average of the first month’s card usage vs . card usage in the last week :
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22 . 1 . you can add hop money and / or products to your at hop card at our offices , via retail agents , top up machines , by auto top up in accordance with section 22 . 2 ( for registered at hop cards ) , at at customer service centres or a one off top up via our website ( for registered at hop cards ) . products can be added to your at hop card an indefinite number of times unless the at hop card is reported stolen or lost , is expired , or is otherwise cancelled in accordance with these terms . 22 . 2 . you can add hop money to your registered at hop card automatically each specified period or each time the value of your hop money on your at hop card reaches a specified minimum level ( auto top up ) . to use auto top up on your at hop card , you : 22 . 2 . 1 . must provide us with details of the bank account or debit / credit card each auto top up is to be deducted from . where these details are provided online through the customer web portal , authority for us to undertake the auto top up is deemed to be granted once the payment means has been submitted by the customer ; 22 . 2 . 2 . must provide us with details of hop money threshold and value you wish to auto top up to your at hop card and when ; 22 . 2 . 3 . acknowledge that we will hold the information set out in section 22 . 2 . 1 and 22 . 2 . 2 on our system ; 22 . 2 . 4 . agree and acknowledge that you may not receive advance notice of direct debit / credit card payment in respect of each auto top up , but that we will notify you by email when the auto top up was triggered ; and 22 . 2 . 5 . agree that if a direct debit or credit card payment to us is dishonoured , rejected or we are otherwise unable to process the payment for any reason , we will attempt to process the direct debit or credit card payment again on two ( 2 ) occasions and if we are unable to process the payment three times , the top - up amount will be removed from your at hop card and the auto top - up will be cancelled .
sbiddle : hop is snapper at present , but once the thales system is in place it moves from snapper ' s jcop system to the thales mifare desfire system which means replacing every hop card . what a waste . governments for you .
at the same time it will double to 20 per cent the discount offered to passengers loading money on to its hop cards .
there’s a great discussion going on over at the auckland transport blog around some improvement’s that could be made to hop in auckland .
the card gives a discount of at least 20 per cent off single trip cash fares , excluding skybus and waiheke ferry services . when you tag - on with your at hop card it is read in a 300th of a milli - second .
paying with an at hop card allows customers to pay just once for a single journey , that can involve up to five bus or train trips over four hours , with a maximum transfer time of 30 minutes between each trip .
verrall said the uptake of the card has been very strong in auckland .
and the hop card will save passengers 50c on the new city link service which is being established later this year .
fare information for buses , trains and ferries . types of tickets , special passes , fare policies for discounted travel and using cash for single - trip paper tickets or an at hop card .
39 . 1 . you acknowledge that fares may change from time to time . hop money will be deducted at the fare , fee or rate in effect when the at hop card is used for a journey . at will give you at least two weeks’ notice of a fare change , where that fare change is instigated by us . a period pass that you have already commenced using prior to a fare change will be honoured at that pre - change price . 39 . 2 . at will also endeavour to give you at least two weeks’ notice of changes to timetables and routes . 39 . 3 . notice will be given through a range of media , including the at website , urltoken . customers with a registered at hop card and who have opted in to receive updates from us will also receive an email message advising such changes . 39 . 4 . information about the fares , routes , concessions , and other information relating to public transport journeys is available from urltoken
this means bus travellers already using the existing hop / snapper cards will have to keep hold of them – while also purchasing a new at hop card – if they want to immediately start tagging on and tagging off on both branches of the transport network .
find out what might be the cause if you have problems with your card , or if you have lost card .
52 . 1 . alter , remove , or obscure any copyright notice or other notice appearing on an at hop card ; or 52 . 2 . decompile , reverse engineer , decrypt , resell , distribute , reproduce , or modify any at hop card ( or any software or data stored on it ) in any way or for any purpose ( or permit anyone else to do so ) .
unless you have bought a prepay card , cards must be topped up before use and must be topped up at the time of purchase .
find out what you can do if your card is not working , or if you have any problems with your card .
27 . 1 . the determination by us , a retail agent or a public transport operator ( as the case may be ) as to the amount of hop money and other products on an at hop card will be final and conclusive . we reserve the right to correct the products loaded on your at hop card if we believe that a technical or accounting error has occurred . for the purposes of such determination , the value of products as determined by us , a retail agent or a public transport operator from any of the following sources will be deemed to be conclusive and binding : 27 . 1 . 1 . the products encoded in the at hop card ; or 27 . 1 . 2 . our records , including records that we generate from the system . 27 . 2 . if we determine that , as a result of error by us , the wrong product or wrong amount of hop money is deducted from your at hop card for a public transport journey , we will refund to you as hop money ( unless we in our sole discretion determine to give such refund ) the difference between the amount deducted from your at hop card and the correct fare or product value for the relevant public transport journey .
a woman who found her hop card balance had mysteriously gone to zero was shocked to find auckland transport ( at ) had taken the money . and it turns out , other hop card holders are experiencing similar losses . in the year to the end of april , $ 342 , 000 was wiped from hop cards under at ' s
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rule . there are over one million auckland transport hop cards in circulation , with people able to use them to pay for all forms of auckland transport - ferry , trains and bus .
if you top up online and do not to tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate at a train station or ferry terminal within 60 days of an online top up , this top up will expire and the payment will be reversed to the credit card or debit card you have used to top up . if this happens , we will send you an email to let you know we ' ve done the reversal .
travellers running low on fares will be prompted by an audio reminder when they scan their card to top up their hop balance .
35 . public transport operators : certain authorised public transport operators have entered into agreements with us to accept hop money and / or products on an at hop card as a means of payment for public transport journeys on services run by those public transport operators . if a public transport operator notifies us that it no longer accepts the at hop card as a means of payment , we will communicate this to customers as soon as reasonably practical via the notice methods set out in section 39 .
“to tag off place your at hop card flat and still to the reader . a single beep and green light will show that you have tagged off successfully . the fare charged will appear on the screen , as will your remaining hop money balance or monthly pass expiry date .
similar to the existing hop / snapper cards used on nz bus services in auckland , the at hop card is re - usable and stores value which is used to pay for travel . value is stored in the form of money or a monthly pass , and the cards can be topped up at a ticket office , self - service machine , or online .
31 . 1 . in the event of any refund claim being received we will investigate the circumstances of the claim . if we determine that the claim was the result of faulty equipment , a faulty card or a fault in the at hop system , we will refund the appropriate fare overcharge . 31 . 2 . if we do decide to provide a fare refund per section 31 . 1 : 31 . 2 . 1 . for registered at hop cards : the refund will be paid as hop money that can only be collected when your registered at hop card is next tagged on to the system ; 31 . 2 . 2 . for unregistered at hop cards : we will work with you to determine the easiest way to apply the top up , as this must be completed in person .
34 . gst : the charges and other amounts payable to us or our retail agents under these terms are stated and payable in new zealand dollars inclusive of gst , if any . no invoice or tax invoice will be provided to you when you purchase an at hop card or load any hop money and / or products on an at hop card . if you need to make an expense claim or gst claim , please use a printout from your online account as a basis for your claim .
25 . 1 . any hop money added to your at hop card via our website must be activated by tagging on within 60 days . if you don’t tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate within 60 days of your online top up , the top up will expire . if this happens the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used for your online top up . 25 . 2 . any period pass purchased on our website but not activated by tagging on within 60 days will automatically be cancelled . if this happens the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used to purchase the pass .
unlike the old go rider card , bus passengers using hop have to swipe their cards not once but twice during public transport trips .
auckland mayor len brown is a regular user of public transport and also acknowledges what a significant milestone completion of the at hop rollout is . “the transformation of auckland’s public transport system is well and truly underway , and the completion of the at hop rollout is a critical part of that , ” he says .
if you think a fare has been charged incorrectly , log in to your myat account and select view transactions , and you can request a refund for us to review . you can also print a record of your most recent travel at a top - up machine or ask at a customer service centre or at hop retailer .
24 . the time at which you tag on is deemed your travel start time .
54 . trade marks : you acknowledge and agree that the trademarks appearing on any at hop card or on the website belong to us , our suppliers , or other third parties ( as the case may be ) . except with the prior written permission of the trade mark owner , you must not use , copy , or adapt any trade mark appearing on an at hop card or the website ( or permit anyone else to do so ) .
64 . contact : if you have any questions , compliments , or complaints in relation to an at hop card or the system , please contact us using our online feedback form or via the contact details set out below .
– it is still very much early days in the change over from the go rider card ( a system in use for 15 + years ) and the speed of the contactless hop / snapper card . an express queue for hop / snapper users will certainly develop over time .
32 . trust arrangements : we maintain in a separate bank account an amount in excess of the face value of all products that we are liable to repay to holders of at hop cards in accordance with section 11 less any amounts cancelled , redeemed or otherwise forfeited in accordance with these terms from time to time , which is held on trust for all holders of at hop cards . you have a right to a proportion of the account equal to the value of the products loaded on your at hop card that we are liable to repay to holders of at hop cards in accordance with section 11 less any amounts cancelled , redeemed or otherwise forfeited in accordance with these terms from time to time . the bank where the account is maintained has been given written notice of the status of the account as a trust account for all holders of at hop cards .
if you top up online and do not to tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate at a train station or ferry terminal within 60 days of an online top up , this top up will expire and the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used to top up . if this happens we will send you an email to let you know we’ve done the reversal .
find out how you can enjoy free wifi at selected bus , train and ferry terminals .
i purchased the hop card and loaded $ 20 on it in december ,
said the woman , who did not want to be named .
for those who are eligible for the new card but have yet to make the switch to hop , below is a simple guide to the system .
in the next phase of one of the most significant transport technology projects in the history of auckland , at hop for trains goes live this saturday , 27 october 2012 .
after being contacted by stuff , at changed the hop card terms and conditions to make it clearer that it was willing to reinstate money taken under the 60 - day rule , and that there was no time limit for getting your money back .
the hop card is just an electronic ticket card . there is a $ 10 charge for the card itself . as far as i know the actual ticket charges are the same as if you paid for paper tickets , its main advantage is ease of payment and quick passage through transport terminals etc .
cardholders will be able to top up snapper cards by credit card over the internet by clipping their card to a usb device that plugs into a computer .
40 . default fares : when you do not correctly complete both a
tag on
and
tag off
transaction for your trip , a default fare may be charged . the default will be calculated and applied to your hop money balance at your next
tag on
event . if the application of a default fare puts your hop money balance below $ 0 . 00 , you will be unable to
tag on
using hop money until such time as additional hop money has been loaded onto your at hop card . the exercise of remedies available under this section will not restrict the exercise of any additional or alternative remedies , including other remedies in these terms of use .


national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) is a coalition of dalit human rights activists and academics with the aim of putting an end to caste-based discrimination .

it was founded in 1998 .

it is centered in delhi , with offices in 14 states of india .

the objectives of ncdhr as mentioned on their website , are the following : ( 1 ) to increase visibility of dalit issues at various levels ; ( 2 ) to bring international attention and media coverage to dalit rights ; and ( 3 ) to hold the state accountable for all human rights violations committed against dalits .

their manifesto declares that they mean to fight casteism and discrimination in countries where such things are prevalent , such as india , bangladesh , burkina faso , japan ( see burakumin ) , pakistan , senegal , rwanda , and sri lanka .

national campaign on dalit human rights

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. caste may not be race . national campaign on dalit human rights , new delhi , 2001 .
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national campaign on dalit human rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . it is a democratic secular platform led by dal
. a historical overview of achievements and future action agenda . national campaign for dalit human rights , new delhi , 2001 .
1 . to launch campaign for human rights , social justice and good governance .
human rights watch works with victims and activists to investigate human rights violations and challenges governments and those in power to respect international human rights law . it has a specific campaign on caste at : urltoken
nhrc report , section vi , p . 115 , citing national campaign on dalit human rights , chennai hearing , op . cit . , 267 - 269 .
works collaboratively with organizations striving for the protection of human rights , and those particularly working for dalit human rights during disaster situations .
national campaign on dalit human rights is committed to the protection of dalit rights in the country , since 1998 . the national dalit watch ( ndw ) is an effort spearheaded by ncdhr in 2009 to respond in an organized and systematic manner to the scenario of exclusion of dalit communities during disasters . . . .
the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) works to ensure that india and the international community recognize that dalit rights are human rights . 34 / 15 , east patel nagar , first floor , new delhi , 110 008 tel : + 91 11 30966234 email : [ email protected ] web : urltoken
- a body that india characterizes as the apex national institution to protect human rights and redress grievances .
the 2007 rafto prize was awarded to the indian organization the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) . the ncdhr received the prize for its work to promote dalit rights and for its efforts to make the international society aware that discrimination and oppression resulting from caste prejudice is a serious violation of human rights .
the dalit human rights organization ( dhro ) campaigns on dalit human rights in nepal . new plaza , putalisadak , kathmandu . tel : + 977 1 4445300 email : [ email protected ]
every ( indian ) politician would want support from this 16 percent voting bloc for any election ,
vimal thorat , an activist and convenor of the national campaign on dalit human rights , told afp .
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ibid . , 114 citing sakshi , op . cit . , pp . 90 - 91 ; national campaign on dalit human rights , chennai hearing , op . cit . , pp 73 - 76 ; human rights watch , op . cit . , pp . 115 - 121 .
ibid . , p . 111 from national campaign on dalit human rights , national public hearing , april 18 - 19 , 20 ( x ) , chennai , vol . i - summary : jury ' s interim observations and recommendations , pp . 309 - 317 .
national human rights commission ,
report on prevention of atrocities against scheduled castes ,
2004 , [ hereinafter
nhrc report
] .
national campaign on dalit human rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . a democratic secular platform led by dalit women and men activists , with support and solidarity from movements and organizations , academics , individuals , people’s organizations and institutions throughout the country who are committed to work to protect and promote human rights of dalits focusing on women and children .
according to separate investigations by the national campaign on dalit human rights and human rights watch , india discriminated against dalits in distribution of aid in the wake of two of india ' s largest natural disasters in recent years : the gujarat earthquake in january 2001 and the indian ocean tsunami in december 2004 .
the bihar government appointed her vice chairperson of the state minority commission in 2012 for three years . she represented bihar at national commission for protection of child rights and coordinated a two - year study on “violence of dalit women” in 2005 . she is a member of the national dalit human rights campaign since 1998 , the bihar unit people’s union for civil liberties and national alliance of women .
fact - finding ( may 2017 ) chri was part of a national fact - finding organised by the national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) to assess the situation in the aftermath of caste violence that took place on 5th may 2017 in shabbirpur village of saharanpur district , uttar pradesh .
. murder and mayhem in pankhan : atrocities on the dalits of gujarat . a report submitted to the national human rights commission , new delhi , 2000 .
also urltoken has information not just on dr ambedkar but on dalit issues in general .
human rights watch , small change , p . 42 . ( citing human rights watch group interview with dalit villagers , varanasi district , uttar pradesh , march 14 , 2002 ) .
human rights watch and chrgj thank the committee for its consideration of this information .
the report was reviewed by members of the asia division of human rights watch .
human rights watch , caste discrimination : a global concern , p . 6 .
human rights watch , caste discrimination : a global concern , p . 11 .
cases documented by india ' s national commission for women , by local and national non - governmental women ' s rights organizations , and by the press , reveal a pattern of impunity for attacks on dalit women .
ndw monitors such “unintended” exclusion from a perspective of dalit human rights , with a clear cut agenda of treating such exclusion as serious human rights violation as any other form of violation ; and demanding state’s accountability in ensuring protection of dalit rights in this sphere too .
smita narula is a visiting research scholar at the roosevelt house public policy institute , hunter college . both her scholarship and clinical work focus on key human rights issues , including the impact of economic globalization and counter - terrorism policies on human rights , and the accountability of corporations and international financial institutions for human rights abuses . she has authored numerous publications on these and other human rights subjects , and regularly briefs u . n . agencies , international human rights mechanisms , government officials , civil society groups , and the media on her findings .
2 . to run campaign for the elimination of cast discrimination from the society .
the national campaign on dalit human rights - india ( a network of human rights groups working with dalits ) had taken on the task of raising the issue of caste based discrimination at this un - organised conference . stalin’s responsibility was to ‘make caste discrimination visible’ . designed and executed posters , banners and art installations . put together a 12 - member percussion group with members from four states in india .
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, are a recurrent phenomenon . national dalit watch together with the rural volunteers centre , an ngo working on flood plains of
two national consultations were held on the formation of ncdhr during october and november 1998 . over 220 academics , activists , dalit movements , human rights organizations and dalit organizations participated in these consultations . in these consultations , a national level committee and 10 state level committees were formed , thereby initiating ncdhr .
human rights watch , we have no orders to save you , p . 39 .
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. dalit human rights : problems and opportunities . ‘humanscape’ 8 ( 8 ) : september 2001 : 14 - 15 .
in 2002 human rights watch interviewed dalit villagers in uttar pradesh who weave saris on looms owned by traders and who are forced to labor on agricultural lands .
we have very little land , less than five acres ,
a dalit woman told human rights watch .
yes , of course we work on the landlords ' land .
violation of human rights : the case of dalits in gujarat . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 158 - 172 .
fifty years of the indian constitution – human rights of daits . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 69 - 82 .
3 . offered ledership campaign against caste discrimination in far western and mid western region .
national dalit watch of ncdhr . simple theme . theme images by luoman . powered by blogger .
broken people : caste violence against india’s “untouchables” – a 2008 report by human rights watch .
human rights of dalits ( societal violation ) . new delhi : gyan publishing , 1999 .
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human rights violation of the dalits : an inquiry into indian social reality . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 121 - 134 .
illegal police raids on dalit villages under the pretext of looking for suspects in the aftermath of caste conflicts . human rights watch has documented a number of such instances .
in october 1998 , seventy - eight dalit activists and human rights activists from across india , concerned about the frequent atrocities and the blatant lack of implementation of the sc / st ( prevention of atrocities ) act , 1989 , met in bangalore to discuss a program of action . we were anguished that though our nation had just completed her 50th year of independence and in spite of our constitutional and international commitments to the contrary , the prevalence of “untouchability” continued unabated in many parts of the country . in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights , we called for an urgent national campaign to highlight dalit human rights and to uphold that “dalit rights are human rights . ”
whrf - thematic forum old - age human rights : opportunities and ways to protect . . .
jayne huckerby , research director , center for human rights and global justice , nyuschool of law .
ncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire , p . 17 ; human rights watch ,
human rights watch , small change , p . 31 . ( citing human rights watch interview with 14 - year - old boy , varanasi , uttar pradesh , march 13 , 2002 ) .
broken people : caste violence against india’s ‘untouchables’ . human rights watch publication , usa , 1999 .
the purpose of the ncdhr is to oppose all forms of this horrifying discrimination . the campaign and its supporters work to combat violations of human rights in general , usually by documenting human rights violations . the campaign also provides legal aid to victims of discrimination and violence , and serves as an advocate of dalit rights in india and at the international level . the ncdhr is now a coalition of four movements , each working to overcome different aspects of caste discrimination :
the budget replaces sc sub plan ( scsp ) and tribal sub plan ( tsp ) by ' allocations for welfare of sc and st ' which is a
retrogressive step
as sub plans had been key policy for flow of financial resources to dalit and tribal communities in the country , said paul divakar in a press conference organised by national campaign on dalit human rights .
dalit women , occupying the bottom of both the caste and gender hierarchies , are both uniquely susceptible to violence and particularly vulnerable to the infringements of their right to equal treatment before organs administering justice . cases documented by the national commission for women , human rights watch , local and national women ' s rights organizations , and the press , overwhelmingly demonstrate a systemic pattern of impunity in attacks on dalit women .
in 2004 the nhrc characterized the law enforcement machinery as the greatest violator of dalits ' human rights .
state agencies have also colluded with private actors from dominant castes in committing human rights violations against dalits .
using the international human rights system to combat racial discrimination . amnesty international publication , uk , 2001 .
gauri pradhan completed his six year service ( 2007 - 2013 ) as a commissioner ( member ) and as the spokesperson of the national human rights commission ( nhrc ) , a national constitutional body of nepal . during the period he led a number of high - profiled fact finding missions and forensic investigations on serious cases of human rights violations and abuses that have occurred during a decade long armed conflict ( 996 - 2005 ) in nepal . in this capacity he coordinated a number of delegations to regional and international forums held in different parts of the world . he also played a significant role at the nhrc by introducing a number of guidelines and directives for the promotion and protection of civil , political , economic , social and cultural rights in nepal . as a head , he also led the national delegation consist of nhrc , national women’s commission and national dalit commission to the upr session of human rights council held in geneva in 2011 . in his capacity as human rights commissioner , gauri pradhan actively involved in dialogues at the highest national level on issues of human rights , justice , and peace building in nepal .
he joined the first human rights organization in nepal - fophur ( forum for the protection of human rights ) - as the secretary in 1986 . he coordinated the first asia regional seminar - workshop on human rights held in kathmandu in 1986 under the repressive government . during the general elections in 1991 , he worked as the executive coordinator of the national election observation committee ( neoc ) , which had coordinated the international election observation in nepal . he was one of the founder members and national president of the human rights alliance , an alliance of human rights organizations working throughout the country for the period of 2003 - 2007 . he has been an integral part of the civil society initiatives to advocating the rights of women , children , dalit , person with disabilities and esc rights in the country . he also successfully served as the national president of ngo federation of nepal for the period of 2001 - 2003 .
the dalit freedom network is a canada - based organization that partners with indian dalit - rights groups . they have a particular focus on work to end the trafficking of dalit people and child labour .
investigations in bihar and tamil nadu conducted by human rights watch also confirmed that women have been beaten , arrested , and sometimes tortured during violent search and raid operations on dalit villages .
“in any community we have to make a very viable environment to feel equal irrespective of what is their class and caste . until and unless one such environment is created we are not going to have a free access to education , ” said n paul divakar , who is a dalit activist and general secretary of national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) .
gauri pradhan has completed his service as a commissioner ( member ) and spokesperson for the national human rights commission ( nhrc ) , a national constitutional body of nepal . he is a well - known social activist and human rights defender in south asia . he is a founding president of a number of national institutes including a pioneer child rights organisation cwin ( child workers in nepal ) . for his work on child rights in nepal he has received a number of national and international honors including the unicef global leadership on the rights of the child in 2000 along with mr . nelson mandela , the former president of south africa . currently , he is working as the international coordinator of ldc watch , a global cso platform of the least developed countries .
pradeep has also advocated for human rights on an international level . from 2001 to 2004 she participated in the second preparatory committee meeting at the united nations in geneva on behalf of the national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) lobbying for caste - based discrimination to be included in the agenda of the world conference against racism . she also took part of the delegation of 200 representatives from ncdhr to address the issue of caste - based discrimination in the united nations world conference against racism held in durban , south africa .
joy maliekal , director of the rural literacy and health programme and national convenor of the campaign against child labour told human rights watch :
it is important to make the link between child labor and discrimination in school . in our experience , dalit children are made to sit in the back and are asked to do work [ i . e . chores rather than schoolwork ] .
human rights watch , small change , p . 44 .
. the triple oppression of dalit women in nepal . ‘human rights solidarity’ ( usa ) 11 ( 8 ) : august 2001 : 8 - 10 .
national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) is an effort to galvanize movements into a representation body that can collectively organize , educate , agitate and demand for ending discrimination once and for all in both government and civil societies . ncdhr is a forum launched in 1998 , committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . a democratic secular platform led by dalit women and men activists , with support and solidarity from movements and organizations , academics , individuals , people’s organizations and institutions throughout the country who are committed to work to protect and promote human rights of dalits .
buraku liberation league is a movement demanding a national policy on buraku problems . email : [ email protected ] web : urltoken
smita narula , assistant professor of clinical law , nyu school of law ; faculty director , center for human rights and global justice , nyu school of law ; and former senior researcher for south asia at human rights watch .
the national campaign on dalit human rights - india ( a network of human rights groups working with dalits ) undertook a rally through 18 states of our country , culminating in mumbai at the world social forum . the brief was to train the rallyists in public speaking , creating slogans , drama , music etc . and also to create a visual image of the rally consistent with the dalit politics . stalin and his team designed and printed posters , banners , jackets , headbands , flags , vehicle - design , etc . for the rally .
because one ' s caste can be determinative of one ' s occupation , caste discrimination is also referred to as discrimination on the basis of
work and descent .
the un sub - commission on the promotion and protection of human rights passed a resolution in august 2000 reaffirming that discrimination based on work and descent is prohibited under international human rights law .
dalit village head faces constant intimidation due to caste discrimination in uttar pradesh ,
asian human rights commission , urgent appeal , november 22 , 2006 .
ibid . , p . 43 ( citing human rights watch group interview with dalit villagers , varanasi district , uttar pradesh , march 14 , 2002 ) .
dalit consciousness in andhra : a hypothesis . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 137 - 148 .
provide data , disaggregated inter alia , by caste and gender on the enjoyment of convention rights .
according to an activist working with dalit communities in 120 villages in villapuram district , tamil nadu , all 120 villages have segregated dalit colonies . human rights watch , broken people , p . 26 .
human rights watch , broken people , p . 4 ( citing national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of fourth report ( new delhi , government of india , 1998 ) ) .
the national human rights commission has reported that dalit women are forced to turn to prostitution in times of extreme hardship , such as natural calamities , in order for the family to survive . moreover , in certain communities , prostitution is an integral part of social survival for dalit women .
on the verge of the 10th year of its journey , the national committee of ncdhr had undertaken an external review of its character , structure , focus , interventions and linkages so that it could evolve a clear framework for its future involvements . members of the national governing council ( ngc ) , national executive committee ( nec ) , and the national council ( nc ) from state chapters , full timers , staff of the national secretariat , and friends of the ncdhr were invited for a three day consultation on strategic planning between to discuss the future directions for the involvement of the ncdhr based on the observations , findings , areas to be improved upon , and the recommendations and decided to initiate the following four movements . a . dalit ardhik adhikar andolan ( daaa ) b . all india dalit mahila adhikar manch ( aidmam ) c . national federation of dalit land rights movements ( nfdlrm ) d . national dalit movement for justice ( ndmj )
raising visibility of dalit issues at various levels –primarily relying on an event - based strategy , nchdr has managed to successfully raise the visibility of dalit issues at the state , national and international level . some of the key achievements during this phase were :  massive signature campaign with 25 lakh signatures submitted to the prime minister  the unwcar durban conference of 2001  dalit swadhikar rally conceptualised during the dalit sector consultation at hyderabad , started on 6th december 2003 .  the millennium dalit charter was released on 10th - 11th august 2005 at jaipur .
the rafto foundation is a non - profit and non - partisan organization dedicated to the global promotion of human rights .
ramesh nathan , national dalit movement for justice said that the students of jnu have alleged caste - based discrimination in the varsity .
the death of merit – a documentary on the higher incidence of suicide among dalit students .
from untouchable to dalit : essays on the ambedkar movement . delhi : manohar , 1996 .
narula directs and undertakes key research and advocacy initiatives on economic and social rights , including the right to food and access to land and natural resources . her 2013 article on the subject , the global land rush : markets , rights , and the politics of food , critically assesses market - and rights - based responses to the global phenomenon of agricultural “land grabbing . ” narula is project director and co - author of the recent ihrc and escr - net report the price of steel : human rights and forced evictions in the posco - india project , and together with escr - net , co - founded and directs the business and human rights documentation project . in 2008 , narula was appointed legal adviser to the un special rapporteur on the right to food . before joining nyu in 2003 , she spent six years at human rights watch , first as the organization’s india researcher and later as senior researcher for south asia . a world - renowned expert on caste discrimination , narula authored the award - winning book broken people : caste violence against india’s “untouchables” and helped found india’s national campaign for dalit human rights and the international dalit solidarity network .
human rights watch , we have no orders to save you , pp . 39 - 40 ; see also human rights watch , politics by other means : attacks against christians in india , vol . 11 , no . 6 , september 1999 .
human rights watch , broken people , p . 146 ( citing human rights watch interview , ahmedabad district , gujarat , july 23 , 1998 ,
when we ask for our rights from the government , the municipality officials threaten to fire us . so we don ' t say anything . this is what happens to people who demand their rights
) .
human rights watch called on the indian government to make all efforts to counter caste or religious discrimination throughout the entire post - tsunami process of relief , rehabilitation and redevelopment .
chenigall suseela received a national bravery award for her courage in fighting her child marriage and for insisting on continuing her education . see ,
bravery award for gutsy dalit girl ,
this report also relies on sources provided by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) , a network of indian ngos that has worked on caste discrimination issues for the past eight years . the report draws in particular from the case papers submitted in the national public hearings held by ncdhr in 2000 and the ncdhr ' s
response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire on work and descent based discrimination
[ hereinafter
ncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire
] . this report further draws information from a study published in 2006 on the forms and prevalence of
untouchability
in rural india , which is based on an extensive survey of 565 villages in 11 indian states . see generally , ghanshyam shah et al . ,
ibid . according to a local activist , workers in the community were receiving five kilograms of wheat solely because they had organized themselves ; elsewhere workers received only two kilograms . human rights watch , small change , p . 42 ( citing human rights watch interview with lenin raghuvanshi , people ' s vigilance committee for human rights , varanasi district , march 14 , 2002 ) .
elaborate on measures taken pursuant to general recommendation xxix , and monitor and report on such measures .
activists sit a protest against attacks on muslim minorities and dalits and the ban on trade in cattle at jantar mantar on july 4 , 2017 .
human rights watch , broken people , p . 26 ;
economic , social and cultural rights for dalits in india : case study on primary education in gujarat ,
woodrowwilsonschool of public and international affairs , p . 17 .
with the result that more dalit women and girls work as manual scavengers than dalit men .
gauri pradhan also became the first national chairperson of central child welfare board ( ccwb ) , the high level state ' s organization on the rights of children , representing civil society . he also served the global march against child labour as the south asia regional coordinator from 2003 - 2007 . more globally , he was also nominated to and acted as an adviser to the un - ngo committee on violence against children in 2006 . he had also served as an adviser to global march against child labour and human rights adviser to oecd good governance and human rights program . he is the one who first formulated the concept and campaigned for the children as zone of peace campaign ( czop ) in nepal in 1999 , at the initial period of a decade long armed conflict in nepal . as a commissioner of nhrc , he had also taken up the responsibility for the monitoring of promotion and protection of child rights in the country . he also served the national ngos as the national president at the children at risk networking group ( car - nwg ) from 1992 - 1997 and global campaign for education ( gce ) later registered as national education campaign ( nce ) in 2001 - 2003 respectively .
collective campaign for peace ( cocap ) conducted an interaction program on findings of its ‘the nepal peace monitor project’s annual review 2017’ publication on june 28 , 2018 . trends about last year’s incidents documented by cocap’s . . .
this note presents commonwealth human rights initiative’s ( chri ) analysis and recommendations on the latest draft notification constituting the police complaints authority for the national capital territory of delhi . the draft notification was submitted to the delhi high court by the office of the lieutenant governor based on which the analysis and recommendations have been prepared .
4 . to bring positive changes in the existing discriminatory social structure by organizing sustainable campaign and formation of professional staff members .
in all cases of attacks on women documented by human rights watch , the accused state and private actors escaped punishment ; in most cases , attacks were neither investigated nor prosecuted .
hidden apartheid : caste discrimination against india’s
untouchables
– a 2007 report by the center for human rights and global justice .
. double discrimination for marginalised women in asia . ‘human rights solidarity’ 11 ( 9 ) : september 2001 : 8 - 9 .
according to one estimate 83 . 2 percent of bonded laborers belong to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes . nhrc report , section v , p . 64 . almost all bonded children interviewed for a 2003 human rights watch report on bonded child labor in the silk industry were either dalit or muslim . human rights watch , small change , p . 6 .
additionally , dalit children are often subjected to corporal punishment by their teachers . as the special rapporteur on the right to education noted in his report before the 67th session of the then - commission on human rights ,
teachers have been known to declare that dalit pupils ' cannot learn unless they are beaten . '
human rights watch and the center for human rights and global justice ( chrgj ) at new york university school of law submit the following information to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination ( committee or cerd ) for consideration in its review of india ' s fifteenth , sixteenth , seventeenth , eighteenth , and nineteenth periodic reports under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination ( convention or icerd ) . this joint - submission is based on in - depth human rights watch investigations on caste discrimination in india and the findings of indian governmental and non - governmental organizations ( ngos ) on caste - based abuses .
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according to the national human rights commission ,
reports in the press about atrocities against persons belonging to these groups and the frequency with which they occur is a cause for disquiet .
nhrc report , p . vii .
remembering m . n . roy and his heresy . human rights of dalits on the agenda of un . ‘mainstream’ 39 ( 14 ) : 24 march 2001 : 23 - 25 .
sub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights . resolution 2004 / 17 , 56th session , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / 2004 / l . 8 ( 2004 ) ( reaffirming resolution 2000 / 4 and appointing two special rapporteurs to prepare
a comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent
) , approved by u . n . commission on human rights , 61st session ( 2005 ) .
dalit solidary works for dalit health care , education and economic empowerment through a variety of organizations .
human rights watch , broken people , p . 29 ( citing national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of the report of the national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for the years 1994 - 95 & 1995 - 96 ( new delhi , government of india , 1997 ) , p . 2 ) .
ibid . , p . 43 , citing human rights watch interview with joy maliekal , mysore , karnataka , march 30 , 2002 .
human rights watch , broken people , pp . 145 - 46 ( citing human rights watch interview with bejawada wilson , bangalore , july 26 , 1998 , in which wilson told human rights watch ,
even other scheduled - caste people won ' t touch the safai karamcharis [ manual scavengers ] . it is ' untouchability ' within the ' untouchables , ' yet nobody questions it .
) .
human rights watch , broken people , p . 25 ; ncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire , p . 7 .
. occupation and descent - based discrimination against dalits . ‘human rights solidarity’ 11 ( 4 ) : april 2001 : 3 - 10 .
chrgj is directed by professors philip alston , smita narula , and margaret satterthwaite . jayne huckerby is research director . chrgj aims to generate substantive , cutting - edge , and sophisticated contributions to human rights research and legal scholarship , and to actively engage in public affairs by making original and constructive contributions to ongoing policy debates relating to human rights . it achieves these aims by undertaking rigorous legal analysis and disseminating studies in five key research and project areas : detainees and the
war on terror ,
discrimination and national security , economic , social , and cultural rights , extrajudicial executions , and transitional justice . in its work on discrimination , the center and the international human rights clinic ( a program of the center ) have focused on caste discrimination in south asia , collaborating extensively with the international dalit solidarity network , of which professor narula is a co - founder . professor narula is also former researcher for south asia at human rights watch where she investigated and authored a number of human rights watch ' s reports on caste discrimination and discrimination against religious minorities in india . most recently , in august 2005 , during the meeting of the united nations ( un ) sub - commission on the promotion and protection of human rights , the center released a 65 - page report entitled
the special rapporteur on housing has also expressed his concern with the extreme violations of dalits ' human rights , including with respect to land and housing rights . the special rapporteur ' s 2005 annual report notes :
a majority of dalits are still prevented from owning land and are forced to live on the outskirts of villages , often on barren land .
ncdhr learned of rampant caste discrimination during the indian ocean tsunami in tamil nadu ( 2004 ) and made visits to the affected regions , following which a comprehensive study was conducted by * international dalit solidarity network of netherlands . subsequent to the field visit a national public hearing was jointly organized by together with human rights forum for dalit liberation ( hrfdl ) and dalit mannurimai kootamaippu ( dmk ) , on discrimination against dalits in tsunami relief and rehabilitation
the dalit rights initiative at hrln has been instrumental in bringing about some landmark legal decisions on dalit / adivasi rights , which have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people around the country . dalit populations are often forced into manual labour and scavenging ( disposing of human excrement , animal carcasses , etc . ) . a decision passed by the delhi high court achieved significant results when the court directed the government to improve the safety conditions of sewer workers in delhi . this case , however , also created a wider impact in the dalit community , when the courts also directed that the state should aim towards completely phasing out of the employment of persons to clean sewers , on an emergent basis . ( see : national campaign for dignity and rights of sewerage and allied workers vs . mcd & ors . )
the state party ' s failure to collect and record information on the enjoyment of human rights by dalits is in itself suggestive of the government ' s inattention to the issue of caste discrimination .
human rights watch , politics by other means : attacks against christians in india , vol . 11 , no . 6 , september 1999 .
caste , race and human rights . ‘economic and political weekly’ 36 ( 35 ) : 1 - 7 september 2001 : 3344 - 3346 .
according to many press reports and an on - site investigation by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) , a highly respected indian organization , some higher - caste fishing communities refused to share emergency shelter and rations with the dalits . the ncdhr investigation also documented incidents in which authorities in parts of andhra pradesh and tamil nadu provided dalits with less relief and support than other victims . dalit areas have been the last to have electricity and water supplies restored during rehabilitation efforts . ncdhr also cited allegations that officials are discriminating in providing financial assistance to the families of deceased dalits .
the indian government should ensure that tsunami victims receive assistance in an equitable manner without caste or religious bias , human rights watch said today . human rights watch has received credible reports of discrimination in tsunami - stricken areas against dalit ( so - called untouchables ) communities by the authorities as well as by some aid groups and local communities .
untouchable : voice of the dalit liberation on movement . new delhi : select book service syndicate , 1986 .
special rapporteur of the commission on human rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living , and on the right to non - discrimination in this context , annual report 2005 ( 61st chr session ) , report e / cn . 4 / 2005 / 48 , para 62 .
the dalit ngo federation is an umbrella organization of dalit ngos which aims to eradicate caste - based discrimination through the process of empowerment , networking and alliance building of dalit and pro - dalit institutions . web : urltoken
the practices and policies of governments , local authorities , private sector entities , schools , religious institutions , and the media have had on discrimination based on work and descent ; obtaining information on existing measures taken by governments , national human rights groups , the un , and ngos to combat discrimination based on work and descent ; and drafting a set of principles or guidelines setting forth the measures necessary to effectively eliminate discrimination based on work and descent . the appointment of the rapporteurs was approved by the chr at its 61st session in april 2005 .
special rapporteur of the commission on human rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living , and on the right to non - discrimination in this context , annual report 2005 ( 61st chr session ) , report e / cn . 4 / 2005 / 48 , para . 62 .
ibid . , p . 26 ( citing the national commission on scheduled castes and scheduled tribes - seventh report ( 2001 - 2002 ) , p . 128 ) .
. pan on fire : eight dalit women tell their story . new delhi : indian social institute , 1988 .
these abuses are outside the scope of this report . concerning the dissemination of anti - dalit propaganda , d . b . parmar , a dalit social worker in gujarat , told human rights watch in 2003 that the vhp had circulated pamphlets demonizing dalit community members and calling on vhp members to attack dalits . the vhp has also actively promoted community enmity between dalits and muslims .
an independent , new york - based nongovernmental organization , human rights watch conducts regular , systematic fact - finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world . human rights watch examines human rights practices of state and non - state actors irrespective of their political affiliation , geopolitical alignments , ethnic or religious persuasions . it defends freedom of thought and expression , due process and equal protection of the law , and a vigorous civil society . founded in 1978 , human rights watch today includes divisions that cover africa , asia , the americas , europe and central asia , and the middle east in addition to its thematic divisions . it is supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide . it accepts no government funds , directly or indirectly . kenneth roth is the executive director and brad adams heads the asia division . human rights watch has worked on caste - based discrimination in south asia for almost a decade , but particularly since the 1999 publication of its report
a comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent .
the rapporteurs were tasked with : determining the impact that
human rights watch and the center for human rights and global justice ( chrgj ) at new york university school of law submit the following report to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination ( committee or cerd ) for consideration in its review of india ' s fifteenth , sixteenth , seventeenth , eighteenth , and nineteenth periodic reports under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination ( convention or icerd ) .
when a devadasi is raped , it is not considered rape . she can be had by any man at any time .
human rights watch interview with jyothi raj , rural education and development society , bangalore , july 26 , 1998 , in human rights watch , broken people , p . 152 .
prevention of discrimination and protection of indigenous peoples and minorities . ‘human rights solidarity’ ( usa ) 11 ( 9 ) : september 2001 : 3 - 7 .
the sangh parivar and the bjp ' s hindutva ( hindu nationalism ) ideology has also led these groups to conduct a campaign of hate against muslim and christian communities , which has included the spreading of discriminatory propaganda and violent attacks against muslims and christians . see , e . g . , human rights watch ,
, sub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights ( 53rdsession ) , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / 2001 / 16 ( 2001 ) ( indicating that :
mr . gll - ahanhanzo , special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and related intolerance , submitted pursuant to commission on human rights resolution 1998 / 26 , january 15 , 1999 ( 55th chr session ) e / cn . 4 / 1999 / 15 ,
according to human rights watch ' s investigations , the firings - in which 10 people were killed and 27 were injured - were both unprovoked and caste motivated .
• the practice of untouchability and discrimination against dalits / adivasis • unorganised labour ( migrant labour , bonded labour & child labour etc . ) • manual scavenging • dalit / adivasi women’s rights • protecting the rights of couples in inter - caste / intra - gotra marriages • dalit / adivasi land rights • affirmative actions / protective discrimination • special developmental schemes / policies related to dalit / adivasi populations
national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of the report for the years 1994 - 95 & 1995 - 96 ( new delhi : government of india , 1997 ) , p . 2 ; human rights watch , broken people , p . 26 , fn 22 .
in their attacks on dalit communities , ranvir sena members committed acts of sexual violence against dalit women . human rights watch has documented a massacre of dalits committed in laxmanpur - bathe , bihar ( see section v ( a ) ( 1 ) ( a ) ( i ) ) , in which women were raped and mutilated before being killed .
he was born on 5 august 1962 in chautara , sindhupalchok , nepal and undertook his schooling in the native birth place and higher studies in kathmandu , nepal . he has studied masters in business administration ( mba ) and bachelors in law ( thesis on child labour in nepal ) from tribhuvan university , kathmandu . he has also received several professional training on human rights , child rights , conflict resolutions and peace building , international relation , development studies , leadership development , and gender justice through a variety of national , regional and international institutes .
for the effects of water deprivation on individuals and communities , see committee on economic , social and cultural rights , general comment 15 - the right to water ( arts . 11 and 12 of international covenant of economic , social and cultural rights ) , para . 6 .
according to separate investigations by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) and human rights watch , india failed to protect dalits from discrimination in the distribution of aid in the wake of two of india ' s largest natural disasters in recent years : the gujarat earthquake in january 2001 and the indian ocean tsunami in december 2004 . india has also failed to encourage integrationist movements or eliminate barriers between castes . it has allowed segregation in schools and housing , and has failed to faithfully implement constitutional and legislative abolitions of
untouchability
practices . additionally , as dalits increasingly organize to protest their discriminatory treatment and claim their rights , the government has consistently failed to protect dalits against retaliatory attacks by upper - caste groups , including the rape of dalit women , and has failed to address social and economic boycotts against dalits , thereby further discouraging integrationist movements .
promotion of the rights of dalit women , wh often suffer double discrimination as dalits and as women , and caste - based violence .
india ' s failure to ensure that all public authorities and public institutions do not engage in caste - based discrimination is widespread . two examples exemplify this failure : treatment of dalits by the police and discrimination in the provision of disaster relief . india ' s national human rights commission ( nhrc ) - a statutory government body that the indian government describes as the apex national institution to protect human rights and redress grievances - has commented that the law enforcement machinery is the greatest violator of dalits ' human rights . according to the nhrc , widespread custodial torture and killing of dalits , rape and sexual assault of dalit women , and looting of dalit property by the police
are condoned , or at best ignored .
this problem is not a recent one . in 1979 india constituted the national police commission to analyze problems in police performance . however , the commission ' s recommendations , which include recommendations specific to police abuse of dalits , have still not been adopted .
committee on economic , social and cultural rights , general comment 15 - the right to water ( arts . 11 and 12 of international covenant of economic , social and cultural rights ) , paras 4 and 6 .
ibid . , p . 142 ( citing a human rights watch interview with martin macwan , new york , october 15 , 1998 . martin macwan is founder of navsarjan , an ngo that has led the campaign to abolish manual scavenging in the western state of gujarat describing what happens when navsarjan had attempted to rehabilitate scavengers ) .
human rights watch and the chrgj respectfully request that the following issues be raised in the list of issues addressed to the state party and in the state party examination .
ibid . , p . 113 ( citing human rights watch interview with burnad fatima , tamil nadu women ' s forum , madras , february 14 , 1998 ) .
educational deprivation of women and dalits in south asia . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 181 - 192 .
survey found that out of the 483 villages surveyed , a ban on marriage processions on roads was in place in 47 . 4 percent of villages , while a ban on festival processions on public roads was in place in 23 . 8 percent of villages .
and the supreme court guidelines set out in the d . k . basu case are available legal tools to prevent torture , illegal detention , or improper interrogation of dalits , jurists , human rights activists and civil rights groups claim that a lack of political will and immunity laws that shield those responsible for human rights abuses from prosecution , allow the problem of torture and other forms of custodial abuse to continue unchecked .
in what has been called india ' s
hidden apartheid ,
entire villages in many indian states remain completely segregated by caste . in focusing on caste discrimination in india , this report acknowledges , but does not explore , the other pervasive practices of discrimination in india , including those that target religious minorities . in particular , human rights watch has extensively documented human rights violations against india ' s christian
like dalit students , dalit teachers also face rampant discrimination ; they too are segregated for purposes of food and water consumption .
, sub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights . resolution 2000 / 4 ( 52ndsession ) , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / res / 2000 / 4 ( 2000 )
this problem is not a recent one . in 1979 india constituted the national police commission to analyze problems in police performance .
prejudicial exploitation : the issue of caste and race . ‘indian journal of human rights’ 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december , 2000 : 25 - 64 .
about 150 groups working on human rights issues came together for a week - long conference from december 26 th 2000 to 1 st january 2001 . stalin led a team of architecture students to design and execute the entire media and arts work : conference logo , identity badges , food coupons , posters , banners , photo exhibitions , art installations , organizing evening cultural performances . he also designed a documentary film festival on human rights show - casing 64 films from around the world .
as with sexual abuse of dalit women by upper - caste men , the sexual abuse of dalit women by the police is used as a tool to punish dalit communities as a whole .
a fact - finding report by people ' s watch - tamil nadu and dalit human rights monitoring revealed that in 2004 the dalits of kalapatti village in tamil nadu were forced to flee after an attack by upper - caste hindus in which over 100 dalit homes were burned and other property was destroyed .
in its first phase , ncdhr undertook interventions for raising visibility of dalit issues at various levels and has managed to successfully raise the visibility of dalit issues at the state , national and international level . some of the key achievements during this phase were :
article 1 : in this convention , the term
racial discrimination
shall mean any distinction , exclusion , restriction or preference based on race , colour , descent , or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition , enjoyment or exercise , on an equal footing , of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political , economic , social , cultural or any other field of public life .