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Colin Gonsalves is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He is also the Executive Director of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN). A pioneer in the field ofpublic interest litigation in India,[1] he has successfully brought a number of cases dealing with economic, social and cultural rights. Most of these cases decided by the Supreme Court have been set as precedents.[2] Gonsalves is also the founder of the India Center for Human Rights and Law, an independent, one-stop information center for anyone involved in public interest law.[3] Contents 1 Education 2 Achievements 3 Important Public Interest Litigations brought by Colin Gonsalves 4 Notes 5 External links // Education Colin Gonsalves, is a B.Tech (1975) from the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay. He began working as a civil engineer, but was drawn to the law through union work and concerns over labour issues and exploitation. Thus, he started studying law at night school in 1979. Achievements Winner of the 2004 International Human Rights Award of the American Bar Association in public recognition of his contribution to the area of human rights. Important Public Interest Litigations brought by Colin Gonsalves In response to a case he argued the Supreme Court directed unions and state governments to implement several food security schemes.[4] In a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India filed by child rights group Bachpan Bachao Andolan on child labour and trafficking of children for forced labour, the court directed the government to ensure the implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Gonsalves appeared on behalf of Bachpan Bachao Andolan.[5] Notes ^ http://www.flac.ie/download/doc/colin_gonsalves_profile_2_yw.doc ^ http://www.sikhtimes.com/bios_102403a.html ^ http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/2003/hrds.cfm ^ http://www.law.yale.edu/news/foodpolicyspeakers.htm ^ http://www.bba.org.in/news/220110.php External links http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/02/stories/2006060200330900.htm http://thelangarhall.com/india/farmer-suicides-continue/ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bitter-pil-to-swallow/296747/0 http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-declines-plea-on-antibegging-law/9215-3.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VemYN2Q33s Interview on NDTV Persondata Name Gonsalves, Colin Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death This Indian law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e