May 8, 2015

A street vendor working in India, where they are frequently harassed by law enforcement officials, who do not respect their rights but try to exact payments or make them move frequently. (Aashray Abhiyan / Shelter Campaign team members)

"The shift from charity to development to a rights-based approach has been an unfolding restoration of the lost dignity and humanity of people."

- Dorothy Fernandes, in Sisters work for the rights of street vendors in India, published on Global Sisters Report April 21, 2015

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