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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta
| image =
| caption = Dr. Mamatha in 2014
| birth_name = Mamatha Achanta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Activist
| awards =
| relatives =
| known for = Activism for [[children's rights]] and work against [[child marriages]]
| website = {{URL|http://mamatharaghuveer.in}}
}}
'''Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta''' (born December 19, 1967) is a women's and children's rights activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-08-07/New-body-formed-to-protect-women's-rights-168375|title=New Body Formed to Protect Women's Rights|date=2015-08-07|work=The Hans India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiapost.org/conflict-fuels-child-labour-in-india|title=Conflict fuels child labour in India|work=South Asia Post|access-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229132340/http://www.southasiapost.org/conflict-fuels-child-labour-in-india|archive-date=29 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/bikeathon-save-girl-child-today-850128/|title="Bikeathon" to save girl child today|work=The Siasat Daily|date=2015-10-10}}</ref> She has served as chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, [[Warangal Urban district|Warangal District]], as a member of the A.P. State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncpcr.gov.in/statecom.php|title=National Commission for Protection of Child Rights|work=Ncpcr.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/Other+State+Commissions|title=Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act|work=Delhi.gov.in|date=2015-09-28|access-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417132316/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/Other+State+Commissions|archive-date=17 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/Graveyard-is-Home-for-forty-Yrs-for-300-Families/2014/06/27/article2302978.ece|title=Graveyard is Home for forty Yrs for 300 Families|work=The New Indian Express|date=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140627/nation-current-affairs/article/kids-nellore-play-human-skulls|title=Kids in Nellore play with human skulls|work=Deccanchronicle.com|date=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/media-coverage-on-child-issues-dismal-study/article6439023.ece|title=Media coverage on child rights issues dismal: study|work=The Hindu|date=2014-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/files/6th-UNICEF-Awards-Report_lowres.pdf |format=PDF |title=6th UNICEF Awards |website=Cmsindia.org |accessdate=2016-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040330/http://cmsindia.org/sites/default/files/6th-UNICEF-Awards-Report_lowres.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and as the founder and executive director of Tharuni,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citymirchi.com/cm-slv-6357-NRI-Samay---TharuniOrg-Empowering-Adolescent-Girls-for-over-a-decade---Dr-Achanta-Mamatha-Raghuveer.html|title=NRI Samay - Tharuni.Org Empowering Adolescent Girls for over a decade - Dr Achanta Mamatha Raghuveer|work=citymirchi.com|access-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152444/http://www.citymirchi.com/cm-slv-6357-NRI-Samay---TharuniOrg-Empowering-Adolescent-Girls-for-over-a-decade---Dr-Achanta-Mamatha-Raghuveer.html|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> a [[Non-governmental organization|non-government organization]] (NGO)<ref name="ipsnews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/05/maternal-healthcare-evades-marginalised-mothers/|title=Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers | Inter Press Service|work=Ipsnews.net|date=2013-05-28}}</ref><ref name="globalissues1">{{cite web|last=Paul|first=Stella|url=http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/05/28/16657|title=Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers — Global Issues|work=Globalissues.org|date=2013-05-28}}</ref> that focuses on the empowerment of girls and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/to-be-born-a-girl-is-still-looked-at-as-a-curse/article2867568.ece|title='To be born a girl is still looked at as a curse'|work=The Hindu|date=2012-02-07}}</ref> She has participated in rescues and adjudicated issues such as exploitation, violence, [[child sexual abuse]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/hyderabad-abuse-723446.html|title=Hyderabad: School under scanner for sexual abuse of students|work=IBNLive|date=2014-11-01}}</ref> [[child marriages]],<ref name="ipsnews1"/><ref name="globalissues1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shaheencollective.org/images/Annual%20Report%202014-15.pdf |format=PDF |title=SHAHEEN WOMEN´S RESOURCE AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION |website=Shaheencollective.org |accessdate=2016-02-04}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.kcci.org.in/Document%20Repository/49%20balika%20sanghas.pdf |format=PDF |title=KCCI / 2008 - 04 : Championing Gender Issues : A case study of Balika Sanghas in Warangal and Kurnool |website=Kcci.org |accessdate=2016-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041835/http://www.kcci.org.in/Document%20Repository/49%20balika%20sanghas.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[child neglect]].

==Work against child marriages==
Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta formed [[Balika Sanghas]] (Girls’ Collectives/Girl Child Clubs), to empower girls aged between 14 and 18 years using multiple approaches such as savings schemes, awareness-building programmes, and [[vocational training]], to raise the self-worth of their members, and specifically to stop child marriages in [[Warangal Urban district|Warangal District]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

== NILA (Network of International Legal Activists) ==
Dr. Mamatha founded [[Network of International Legal Activists]] (NILA) in 2015 which works for the protection of the rights of women and children globally. NILA's Mission is to help women and children get access to speedy justice through legal aid and counseling. It helps them become aware of the law and protects their rights by offering victim assistance services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/create-awareness-on-women-and-child-rights/article7510493.ece|title=‘Create awareness on women and child rights’|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref> This network aspires to bring together legal activists to ensure that the human rights of vulnerable groups that are subjected to [[marginalization]], such as women and children, are addressed in the context of crime prevention and criminal justice reform. The network is international in scope to make justice accessible to all, which is especially necessary due to the migration of women and children from one part of the world to another. NILA aims to increase the access to judicial and other legal mechanisms, extend assistance to victims by ensuring [[Legal aid|legal counseling and aid]], offer physical and psychological support and [[therapy]], and create an environment for their rehabilitation.

NILA has taken up 45 cases from five countries and helped the women through legal aid and counseling. NILA filed two [[Public interest law|Public Interest Litigation]] (PIL) cases with [[Lokayukta]] of [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] related to child deaths in academic institutions due to the negligence of management and unnecessary surgeries performed on women and children aversely affecting their health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nilawcr.org/2015/08/17/nila-filed-a-pil-in-lokayukta-hyderabad-on-child-deaths-in-academic-institutions/|title=NILA filed a PIL in Lokayukta, Hyderabad on Child Deaths in Academic Institutions|date=2015-08-17|website=NILA|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref>

NILA along with [[Save the Children]] organized a conference to review the [[Child labour|Child Labour]] (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill. It was held on Sep. 15, 2015 at ASCI, Banjarahills Campus, Hyd from 11 AM to 2 PM. The Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Sri Bandaru Dattatreya, was the Chief Guest and the Minister for Home and Labour, Employment and Training, Telanagna Sri Nayani Narsimha Reddy, was the Guest of Honour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-09-16/Govt-chalks-out-plans-to-check-child-labour/176261|title=Govt chalks out plans to check child labour|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref>

== BHAROSA - Support Center For Women & Children (An Initiative of Hyderabad City Police) ==
Dr. Mamatha is the Technical Partner to BHAROSA - Support Center For Women & Children <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/un-women-team-lauds-work-bharosa-centre-teams-1003408/|title=UN Women team lauds work of Bharosa centre, She Teams {{!}} The Siasat Daily|website=www.siasat.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref> which is an initiative of the [[Hyderabad City Police]]. She has conceptualized this unique initiative along with Ms. Swati Lakra IPS to help the victims of violence, both women and children. For the past 1 1/2 years, Dr. Mamatha has been giving her voluntary services to Bharosa and doing the hand holding for the center. Bharosa provides integrated services, like [[trauma counseling]], to the victims and legal, medical, police and prosecution help, all under one roof. The victim need not go to court as there is a video conferencing facility in Bharosa for both evidence recording and trial procedure. This one of its kind center in India has a special child friendly counseling facility to record the statements of child abuse victims.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

==References==
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== External links ==

* [http://nilawcr.org/ Network of International Legal Activists (NILA)]
* [http://nilawcr.org/2015/10/04/consultation-on-child-labour-amendment-bill-2012-held-on-15092015/ Consultation to review the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) bill, 2012 held on 15/09/2015]
* [http://www.bharosahydpolice.org/ “BHAROSA” – A SUPPORT CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN]

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