Human Rights Department

Human Rights as a subject was introduced at the undergraduate level in Loreto College in 2005.

Human Rights as an area of study is diverse and covers myriad topics such as tracing the historical development of Human Rights dating back centuries, United Nations and Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law and relevant issues as Women rights issues, Child rights issues, rights of Disabled Persons, Dalit rights, rights of Indigenous Peoples, rights of Refugees, rights of Migrant Workers, consumer rights and so on. Students of the Department participate in field visits, open book tests, group discussions, assignments and PowerPoint presentations.

The Department of Human Rights offers a career oriented Human Rights and Empowerment Course, it is a certificate course where the students are required to complete 30 hours [ Theory and Practical] in which students get an opportunity to learn and enrich themselves through interaction with resource persons from different NGOs. The motive of the certificate course is to impart career-oriented skills as per requirements of the NGO sector.

The students of this department are employed in NGOs and other development sectors. They are also recruited to undertake and supervise CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) projects in the corporate sector. Students have also been selected as part of a one-month intensive and gruelling internship training programme offered by National Human Rights Commission based in New Delhi.

Department: Faculty

Dr. Debolina Sarkar

Qualifications: M.A. , Ph.D.

Dr. Debolina Sarkar, Guest Lecturer in Dept of Human Rights Loreto college.
Dr Debolina Sarkar obtained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) in Human Rights in the University of Calcutta in the year 2018. She is a Guest Faculty in the Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta for the 2-year P.G Course in Human Rights. She teaches classes in RET Coursework program conducted by the Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta. She was a Resource Person in Refresher Courses in Education for college and university teachers conducted by the Department of Education, University of Calcutta. Dr. Sarkar has presented her research papers in national and international seminars and her areas of research interest are Human Rights Education (HRE) and inclusive education. She served as a Member of the Institutional Ethics Committee of NICED, Kolkata, a WHO collaborating centre. She is associated with many NGOs. She has also worked as a Guest Lecturer in Human Rights at Rabindra Bharati University and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, Degree College for Women, Dum Dum. Dr. Sarkar trained in counselling and psychotherapy with the reputed organization such as Samikshani, center for mental health in Kolkata.